Over the past few years, we have had hundreds of baseball players, specifically pitchers come through our facility. While they come in all shapes, sizes and technical ability, they all are looking to do the same thing, how to throw a baseball harder and do so safely working with a baseball throwing program. So, while this article is about how we build throwing programs, it’s important to highlight that the body has its own language and agenda, and you cannot learn it by only learning 3 or 4 words. You certainly can’t do it by slapping together some throwing drills with long toss and pull-down days. Continue reading “How to Build a Baseball Throwing Program”
Which Plyo Balls Drills Can Help Improve Pitching Mechanics
Plyo Balls drills for improving pitching mechanics and overall movement patterns have been around for quite some time. We’re not here to re-invent the wheel, just giving you our recommended list of what has worked through trial and error for our pitchers over the years. They are as follows. Continue reading “Which Plyo Balls Drills Can Help Improve Pitching Mechanics”
How We Use Data to Develop the Complete Pitcher
Here at RPP, the value and importance of our assessments cannot be stressed enough. When it comes down to creating an athlete’s programming from both a strength and throwing aspect, it’s pretty simple. If you program without a thorough assessment, you’re basically flying blind. Continue reading “How We Use Data to Develop the Complete Pitcher”
8-Week Baseball Throwing Program – Maintenance
The following 8-week baseball throwing programs are intended for pitchers who are physically mature, physically healthy and pain free with a good base foundation of strength:
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- Ages 17 and older
- Ages 14-16
Please note, this is NOT a ramp-up, on-ramping or customized program. Assuming that you were already prepared after a full off-season for spring, the programs are for maintaining your arm health and capacity. Continue reading “8-Week Baseball Throwing Program — Maintenance”
New Jersey’s Most Comprehensive Baseball Training Facility
RPP Baseball is a high performance baseball training facility located in Paramus (Bergen county), New Jersey. From the weight room to our pitching and hitting programs, we utilize the latest in technology, in a holistic and data-driven approach which allows us to assess, train and re-assess players on an ongoing basis. Our athletes are walking testimonials as to the power of our highly customized programming. Below is a summary of our extensive services for pitchers and baseball players: Continue reading “New Jersey’s Most Comprehensive Baseball Training Facility”
Pitching Lab… How We Merge Pitching and Strength Training
The Pitching Lab is a unique training program specifically designed to produce the “complete pitcher”. It’s truly a merger of strength training (in the weight room) and pitching (inside the nets). Most players that haven’t trained with us probably don’t appreciate how intertwined our strength training is with our pitching program.
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Summer Throwing Program; A Look at Pitch Design
Our Summer Throwing Program has many components, including pitch design. For pitchers looking for more than just velo, we incorporate a Pitch Design component in the program to help improve their overall movement pattern. The program not only teaches you the science and data analytics that go into pitch design but also how to implement it on the mound. Continue reading “Summer Throwing Program; A Look at Pitch Design”
10 Musts on How to Throw a Baseball Harder
Velocity… It’s the one thing that seems to be the most sought after, yet few know how to deliver it effectively. Everyone thinks they know how to do it. But there are many different threads that need to be weaved into a safe and effective velo program to help you throw a baseball harder. Today, we’re going to go over this topic of “how to throw a baseball harder” and what we believe to be some of the key points to look for in an effective velo program. Honestly, they should ALL be present. Here we go… Continue reading “10 Musts on How to Throw a Baseball Harder”
Throwing 1x per Week Simply Doesn’t Cut it
The pitching police tend to fall into one of 2 categories. You have those that believe:
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- You have only so many bullets in the gun “crowd”
- You can load as many bullets as you need.
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8-Week Throwing Program – Week 3 (Ages 14-16)
Week 3 – Maintenance (ages 14-16)
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