Little league Baseball

[IRISHDODGER]

Along with the questions in my prior post, what is everyone's thoughts on the Jaeger approach to building up arm strength? My son was called on to pitch and really developed an interest in it. I saw Jaeger suggests slowly increasing the distance by doing long toss and "stretching out the arm" for a few weeks before slowly working back in with intentionality, removing the arc and trying to put it on a rope.

My sons arm velocity is not upper tier and I'd like to play catch with him in a way that'll help strengthen and build it's ability to create power. I don't mind just going out and throwing back and forth but I like to incorporate things in a fun way so any suggestions on this would be very much appreciated. My son shouldn't be penalized for his dad's ineptitude!

Tom House has some interesting drills & even created an app to help w/ mechanics. We used it in the beta stage so not sure if it made it successfully to the market.

Velo is so overrated in youth ball. That’s not coming from me but from buddies of mine whose kids pitch on SEC squads. Focus on his lower buddy as well. Power is generated from legs. IMO, be concerned w/ your son understanding the importance of hitting spots. Walks are infuriating at any level when they start to pile up. In MLB, I heard a leadoff walk scores mores than 30% of the time. I’d rather give up a solo shot than a walk that gets driven in.

 

[Irish2155]

My son’s HS team had a 6’5” kid w/ an early Arkansas offer. He played on some elite travel teams prior to HS but was basically a PO & wanted as much. Idiot HS coach immediateday started throwing him as a sophomore & playing him in RF b/c he had that offer so he felt he had to be great. He struck out almost every AB. On the mound, the poor kid was a head case. He did great in the summer but again…his role was a PO. DVH started ghosting him during his JR season, so he saw the writing on the wall & flipped his commitment to Meatchicken. Enrolled there but don’t think he ever dressed before transferring back home to a small D3 school.

Had another one w/ similar measurables a year ahead of my son. He had moved in from another part of the state so HS coach didn’t know him & ended up cutting him. Then he got an offer to pitch at Purdue & the coach begged him to come back out. Tool. Great kid but also heard nothing but negative feedback from HC so he typically got lit up on the mound. Until summer, when he was away from HS Coach and looked like a totally different pitcher. Don’t think he lasted at Purdue long & transferred to a smaller school as well.

Probably topped out at 84 too.

6’3” and above isn’t easy to hit if they stay on top of the ball. Most won’t.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Here’s the app I was referring do designed by Tom House. It’s called Mustard