I really love The Half Kneel Turn & Throw Drill because it allows athletes to feel their trunk (torso) turn back (counter-rotate) against the hips as the hips and stride are occurring! The movement of when the shoulder blade (scap retraction) and latissimus activation occurs,  is easily seen in the clips below. This activation starts […]

I recently wrote an article on squat technique and the “Knees Out” vs “Knees In” Debate. If you missed it, you can find it HERE. But can we take this a bit further? Can we apply the knees out debate to throwing patterns? Will this increase the resistance between that back hip and trunk? Let’s […]

I recently had some discussions with a physical therapist about how to incorporate efficient lower trap exercises into a group training session without compromising technique. She mentioned modifying the Prone Y Exercise (performed on a table) to a 3-Point Contact Y exercise. This modification is awesome due to the effectiveness of the movement, how easily […]

Getting athletes to understand the hip to trunk relationship (separation) with normal step and throws is often a difficult task. We need athletes to feel their trunk (trunk defined as everything above the hips and just below the sternum) turn back against the hips. They need to feel this without compromising the total throwing sequence. […]

When an athlete is able to understand basic baseball and softball fundamentals such as throwing, swinging, fielding and bunting, hand positioning and grip awareness during a throw should also be discussed. The majority of athletes who come to us from other programs are still unaware of hand positioning or what a 4-Seam grip is. These […]