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Coaching Baseball: Pitching Fundamentals
Sammy Dunn
Vestavia Hills High School
The 2 1/2 Finger Change-Up - Adds another change-up pitch to your pitchers arsenal of pitches. (pitching)
Curve Ball - There is a right and wrong way to throw this pitch. (pitching)
Curve Ball (part 2) - Topics covered in this segment are the grip, the location of the fingers, and how finger placement affects the flight of the ball. (pitching)
Curve Ball (part 3) - More on how to throw a curve ball and some important mental tips on throwing this pitch. (pitching)
Stretch & Wind-up - This is a packed segment, and covers the following: preparing to take the mound, foot placement, hand placement and pulling set. (pitching)
Post Position - Coaching points of getting to a proper post position, with emphasis on the head, knees and foot. (pitching)
Break Phase - Techniques for identifying leaking, or rushing the delivery, then correcting that problem. (pitching)
Finish Phase - Put it all together, the front foot lands and the ball is on the way to the catcher. This segment covers the fine points that the pitcher need to work on to put the ball where it should be, at the speed he wants. (pitching)
The Circle Change-Up - Coach Dunn demonstrates how to throw the circle grip change up pitch. (pitching)
Baseball Coach Sammy Dunn: Throwing Fast Balls - Head baseball coach at Vestavia Hills High School introduces himself and some of his players then discusses the basic grips for throwing fast balls. (pitching)
One Knee Drill - Working from the waist up, we see how to isolate each part of the pitch to hone the proper mechanics of throwing different pitches. (pitching)
SQUARE DRILL - Still isolating the upper body, but adding some rhythm. (pitching)
STRIDE CHECK - The question "how long should the stride be?" is answered in this segment and Coach Dunn shows how to determine how long the stride should be. (pitching)
GLIDE AND SLIDE - This drill works on getting better handspeed which translates into a faster pitch. (pitching)
BALANCE DRILL - Emphasizing the breaking of the hands to help the pitcher determine if he is leaking. (pitching)