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Baseball Coaching–Eight Excellent Warning Signs That Your Pitcher Is Getting Tired!
Anyone involved in baseball coaching can give out many baseball tips on hitting, baseball tips on pitching, have many baseball coaching drills etc, but nothing is more important than protecting your pitcher from injury.
Eight Serious Warning Signs to Be on the Lookout For::
1) Keep track of the number of pitches thrown.There isn’t anyone on the planet that can give me one valid reason as to why baseball coaches at any level of play do not keep a pitch count on their pitchers. In no time at all, you will know for sure at what number of pitches any of your pitchers are starting to run out of gas. It can influence the outcome of the game by leaving the pitcher in the game too long but more importantly it can increase the chance of injury to your pitcher’s arm! It’s one of the easiest things to do in baseball. You can pick one person on the team to do it. It can be the manager, coach or a player on the bench. If you are not doing this, you really should start immediately.
2) Watch to see if the pitcher’s elbow is dropping down lower. If your pitcher’s elbow is starting to drop below the point that it is normally raised to, which is usually about shoulder height, it is because fatigue has set in and the arm is saying “no” when the pitcher is asking it to elevate. Obviously, this would not apply to side-arm pitchers because their elbow is low already. Aside from a pitch count, which is foolproof, this is a VERY STRONG indicator that a pitcher is getting tired. It also causes a pitcher to “push” the ball instead of throw the ball. It will make the fast ball and off speed pitches miss high and the curve will flatten out. “Pushing” the ball instead of throwing the ball will also greatly increase the risk of injury to your pitcher’s arm.
3) Is your pitcher taking more time between pitches? Be very observant if your normally fast worker has slowed down the pace considerably and is taking more time between pitches. Occasionally, the opposite can also be true. A normally slow and deliberate pitcher is starting to take less time between pitches.This is because he knows he’s tiring and wants to hurry up and get the inning over with.
4) Watch for a pitcher who stops following through.The more a pitcher tires, the less he follows through and doesn’t “finish” his pitches. It’s affectionately called “getting lazy.” Remember that the follow through protects the arm from coming to a sudden halt. It’s not good for your automobile if you’re driving 60 m.p.h. and jam on the brakes and it’s not healthy for your pitcher’s arm to be accelerating and then coming to an abrupt stop either.
5) Watch for any changes in your pitcher’s usual mechanics.Watch everything in general. He may be raising his front leg more, he may be raising it less, he may be turning his hips more or less, he may be leaning back more, etc. He may be consciously or sub-consciously changing his mechanics because he is tired. Knowing your pitcher’s normal mechanics ahead of time will make it easier for you to recognize a change in his mechanics.
6) Is your pitcher striding longer than he usually does? This clearly tells you that your pitcher is trying to use his legs more to compensate for his tiring arm.
7) Observe the pitch selection. He may be throwing more of a certain type of pitch and less of another type of pitch. Watch to see if your pitcher hardly ever throws breaking balls and all of a sudden he’s throwing them often. It’s quite possible that he’s tired and finds the breaking ball easier to throw but of greater concern is the fastball may be hurting his arm when he throws it!
Is the fast ball losing velocity? If you have a power pitcher on the mound and have watched batters swing late for several innings and all of a sudden they are out in front and pulling his fastball, he is running out of gas. You should strongly consider making a pitching change.
Please take these eight guidelines very seriously and put them near the top of your list of baseball coaching tips.They can determine the outcome of the ball game but the real important thing here is they will lessen the chance of injury to your pichers!
About the Author
You CAN improve and overcome any of your baseball weaknesses if you are a player, a coach, or if you are a parent and your child is struggling. Larry has some FREE baseball tips on hitting and FREE baseball pitching tips available at http://www.larrybaseball.com. You will be raising more than a few eyebrows!
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