S11E03 - Pitching Mechanics and Training Methods: the connection to the current elbow injury epidemic
Release Date: 05/10/2024
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Coaches and Pitchers: Simple Guidelines for Pitching Days to Reduce the Risk of Elbow Damage High School Coach Davis Ellington joins Angel to discuss on-the-field ideas that coaches can implement today to help protect their pitchers. Email Angel at
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Ali Cepeda hits a home run with great questions that every coach, pitcher, and father, should be asking. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com Get Engineering the Pitching Elbow and First Pitch Strike Program for $17.76 each by using the code below at checkout. Discount Code: 1776 Expires 7/31/26
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S13E01 - Fastball Command: Are You Sure You’re Behind the Ball? Velocity doesn’t matter if you can’t locate your fastball. This episode will walk you through a solution that I use in my sessions that gives immediate and noticeable improvement. Email Angel at
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Going deep… with Dr. Glenn Fleisig… on elbow injuries, modified baseballs, mechanics, velocity and more. Don’t miss this MVP episode! Email Angel Borrelli at Email Dr. Glenn Fleisig at
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Episode topics: arm injuries, a food-for-thought World Series viewing assignment, and new research on UCL injury risk factors In anticipation of Dr. Glenn Fleisig’s guest appearance on my next podcast, his most recent elbow injury research is discussed. We wrap up the Coaching the Coaches series and finish with a food-for-thought observation assignment for you during this week’s games. Email Angel at
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The Coaching the Coaches series continues: this third of four episodes features Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School asking some great questions and we get to it: Should pitchers throw a football? You will be able to decide for yourself. What should you do when a pitcher is missing high…over-the-hitters-head type high? How can you tell when your pitcher is fatigued? Email Angel at
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Coaching the Coaches: Part Two - Out-of-the Glove Mechanics… and more I am joined by Varsity Pitching Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School in the second episode of a three-part series. Alex and I are talk about some of the issues and questions important to youth and high school pitching coaches. In today’s episode, along with many other topics, I discuss how to teach efficient arm mechanics from the top of the knee lift to the stride-foot-contact shoulder-height position. Email Angel at
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Coaching the Coaches: Part One I am joined by Varsity Pitching Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School in this first of a three-part series. Alex and I will be talking about issues and questions important to youth and high-school pitching coaches. A fall-ball throwing schedule was just one of the topics discussed today. Email Angel at
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Lower Body Stride Mechanics: are you moving towards your target? This episode teaches about the importance of the direction of your stride for power and control and how which side of the rubber you stand on can have a negative effect on performance as well as arm health. Email Angel at
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Maximum Velocity Produced By The Way You Use Your Shoulder During Acceleration: How To Do It Watch this episode on YouTube here: In another visual teaching episode, Angel demonstrates with Jacob the most efficient style of shoulder acceleration for maximal velocity production. Email Angel at
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Looking at mechanics and training methods as possible contributing factors to the pitching injury crisis is not only necessary to understand the entire scope of the situation but also to eliminate blind spots that keep us from finding solutions. Don’t miss this podcast with video demonstrations that, I guarantee, will give you food for thought.
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