Sitting Drill

Two pitchers sit, with legs crossed, about 20-30 feet from each other. The receiver puts his glove in front of his face as the target. The thrower must hit the target without the ball bouncing, and with minimal rocking motion. This will require the elbow above the shoulder, and a good rotation of the shoulders [...]

Goal Post Drill

The pitcher stands in front of the mound, with his feet spread wider than the shoulders, and weight on the back foot. Before he throws, he raises both arms up, looking like a goalpost from the side. As he throws, he pushes off with the back leg. This teaches pitching with the lower body, and [...]

No Slinging Drill

Have the player stand the normal pitching distance from a catcher, with his non-throwing shoulder to the catcher. A person should stand behind the pitcher so that his shoulder brushes the back of the pitcher’s shoulder. The pitcher must kick straight up and stay there for a count of 2 and then he has to [...]

Wall Drill

A good pitching drill that I have our pitchers do is called the wall drill. We have our kids line up about a foot or so from a wall with their body perpendicular and their throwing arm closest to the wall. We make them deliver the ball to a catcher 40 or so feet away. [...]

Read And React Drill

Pitchers line up on the mound or designated area. One pitcher goes to homeplate, one to first base, others remain on the mound. The pitchers on the mound deliver the ball to homeplate, then read and react to the ball. If the player at the plate rolls the ball out, the pitcher throwing the ball [...]

Stride Drill

The Stride Drill is designed to train a pitcher’s body to get into the proper throwing position enabling him to maximize velocity while minimizing the risk of injury during game situations.
This drill can be performed without a baseball and can be done individually by a pitcher if a throwing partner is not [...]

Knee Drill

The Knee Drill can be performed by pitchers of all ages and is a safe and effective way to isolate the lower body while focusing specifically on the proper pitching mechanics of the arms.
This is also a good warm up drill for all players.
To get into position, kneel on the knee of the [...]

Bucket Drill

The Bucket Drill addresses the follow-through phase of the pitching delivery and is a variation of The Knee Drill.
It is a more advanced drill and requires a sufficient amount of leg strength before the drill can be performed properly. If a pitcher can bend over and touch his opposite hand to his [...]

Pause And Balance Drill

The Pause and Balance Drill is a very effective drill to get a pitcher into a controlled and balanced balance position.
This drill is particularly effective for pitchers who “rush” their motion, fall forward too soon, have trouble getting “on top” of the baseball into a high-¾ arm slot, or are imbalanced in [...]

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