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Structured or structure-less parameters
Though most throwing programs are formatted so a pitcher has structure throughout the off-season, our throwing program places more responsibility on a pitcher listening to his arm.
Though it would be convenient to tell pitchers to make X amount of throws for X amount of minutes each Monday, Wednesday and Friday for six weeks, this can be very limiting to the pitchers development. (With that said, I have outlined a throwing program that does have structure for those players and coaches who quite simply, want structure.) How to be structure-less
"Allow the pitchers’ arm to dictate the amount of throwing"
In a sense, our program's structure is to be structure-less. This doesn’t mean reckless abandon. Quite the contrary. It means to abandon those contrived restraints which prevent the arm from being built the most effective way - by allowing the pitchers’ arm to dictate the amount of throwing rather than following someone else’s pre-determined format...Only the arm knows from day to day, what it wants and what it needs. And that’s we want our players to ultimately learn to do… Reader Commentary: WebBall members are invited to comment.
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Alan Jaeger Part pitching instructor with an emphasis on the healthy arm, Alan Jaeger is also a spiritual mentor focused on teaching his students how to find the right focus and stay in the zone. He refers to it as 'finding your process'. Certainly his own 'process' has met with great success. Alan Jaeger has worked privately with many professional players including Barry Zito, Dan Haren and Joel Zumaya, and has consulted with several high school/college programs including Cal State Fullerton, U. San Diego & UCLA. He also has a following among leading instructors and many more pitching coaches in both pro and college ranks. He is certainly one of the people who has greatly influenced many of today's leading pitching instructors, Alan Jaeger has also had a direct impact through his camps and programs on many of today's young pitchers. (Also check out Alan's mental training book 'Getting Focused, Staying Focused', arm strength and conditioning throwing program, 'Thrive on Throwing' (on DVD) and surgical tubing bands (J-bands) available through the WebBall Store.) (Click to close.)
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