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Scout School

Evaluating the Delivery:  A Scouting Perspective

By Garrett Quinn
Pitching Coach, Liberty University

ImageIt is always interesting to sit at various ballparks during the hot summer months and listen to pro scouts and college scouts evaluate the pitching mechanics of a particular prospect.  This is a discipline where beauty, most certainly, is in the eye of the beholder.  ...

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Balls and Strikes

Does Poor Command Carry Over to the Next Level?

ImageAt any level of baseball too many walks can be devastating to a pitchers overall success.  Any pitching coach in the country would agree that if given the option, you would build your staff with a group of pitchers who can keep walks to a minimum.  In recruiting however, coaches put a premium on attributes like, size, projectability, arm action, and velocity potential.  In many cases, coaches believe if they can get some of these raw tools that they can teach the comma...

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Strength Training

In Season Total Body Care 

ImageBy Bill Jarman
Pitching Coach, East Carolina University

Arm Care is a primary concern we all have as coaches.  When delivering a baseball, the arm is the leading actor with the body being the supporting cast.  With this in mind, I would like to share with you how total body care is done here at East Carolina University.

 I am very much a routine guy.  There are three areas that are covered in our pitchers routines:  



1) Toss, my word for throwing.
2) Weights 
3) Conditioning; this includes pre/post stretching and running.

With these three areas in mind, I create a weekly routine for each pitcher.  While as a whole each routine has its similarities they may differ due to the fact that each pitcher is different.  Our pitchers start their routines in the fall.  This is done so our new players get famil...

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The Sandlot

Excited Coaches equal Excited Players

By Tom Oldham
Former AAA Pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
Private Instructor

ImageYouth baseball is an interesting level of development for not only young pitchers, but young players in general.  Many times in youth program, the coaches are unpaid and their work is volunteer based.  Because of this setup, at times their motivation is lacking and is apparent by the effort that they put forth on the field with the players.  However, we must realize that the important aspect of our time is making these young ...

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