I have been absent from my schools baseball program for approximately 2 years because of personal relations with the head coach. Because of him i did not play my junior year. This is my senior year and I have decided to put aside my personal problems with him and try playing my last year. I have the talent to start, depending upon how the coach reacts thought will determine if I even make the team. My question is, now that I am seriously back, what do I need to do to get my arm back to its full potential, what type ofdrills to start off with. I have about 6 months still before practice starts. Any help is appreciated, especially if you have been in this situation before.

curves...What is important in this situation before you even start your rigorous physical training for the springtime, is for you to talk with the coach and see if he's going to let you back on the team.

Yeah its my senior year and we got a new coach nobody gets along with him, Cause he use's running and yelling to hide the fact he doesn't know much about the game itself. But anyway do what you can to play your sr. year you have to look at it this way no matter what the conditions your getting to play baseball even though things could be better its still an awsome game. Also if you have any chance of going to college just look at it as a personal step to get you to the next level.

I sent a kid to college on scholarship last year that never played a day of high school ball. he played for me in the summer because my son asked me if he could play for us. The HS coach cut him his frosh year, what a mistake. What I am trying to say is if you have talent and u know u do look for other avenues to get what u want, call me I can help.

Not knowing the details of the falling out between you and the coach it is tough to say what will happen--- as advised above talk tot he coach now before you set yourself up another fall

TRhit

Hit The Weight Room Get Your Chest and arms built up, then if you're a pitcher start throwing with the "TEAM" catcher. You have to form a chemistry so that it looks like you know exactly what you're doing this will catch they eye of the coach. I have a similar question to add---------------------------------------------------------------How the hell can i get my forearms as big as lets say Sheffield? (not that they will ever get that big, but how did he do it)

If you are a pitcher just start throwin to get in physical shape, i will be our ace on this year and my workout is-- mound work every other monday (you dont need to do any mound work until your arm is back in shape), I throw everyday to stay in "groove" but in this case i would say throw till you are good and loose then throw alittle long toss, after i throw i run a mile one day and sprints the next...if you are a position player i would like betterthanjeter said hit the weight room to get built, but find ur own routine running to build speed and endurance....

o yeah and betterthanjeter...i have no clue how he got them that big...LOL but i would say he does alot of wrist curls....

If you are a pitcher BE VERY CAREFUL IN THE WEIGHT ROOM !!!!!!

Any work with weights should be done in a baseball training atmosphere with a coach who knows baseball weight training

TRhit

TRHIT DO YOU GO AGAINST EVERYTHING I SAY??? I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER AGREED WITH ME!!!! WHAT WITH IT???

betterthan-
I don't think TRHit is disagreeing with you. I am sure he realizes the importance of weight training for baseball players. He is just saying that your advice for working out for pitching is not very good. Look at many major league power pitchers: Prior, Clemens, Beckett, Hudson etc. All have big and strong legs and i doubt they care about being big in their chest and arms. This isn't to say upper body strength isn't important for throwing hard, but bulk definetly is not.

better than jeter

I did not disagree with you-- I said BE CAREFUL

My sons college coaches did not allow the pitchers in the weight room--they ran and ran and ran --- right or wrong I do not know but that was their philosophy

TRhit

While Roger Clemens and those others are without a doubt the Best Pitchers not everyone has the ability to throw a ball that hard no matter how strong there legs are....I believe that for a pitcher who throws the ball with his "arm" his arms should be very strong, especially shoulders and forearms, I may be wrong but this seems to make sense to me.

Better then Jeter,

You are right, a strong arm is important, strong legs are even more important..

TR's point, which I agree with completely, is BE CAREFUL! A pitcher can do a lot of damage by bulking up too much and doing the wrong routine.

Unlike TR's sons coach, my son's coach does have them lift weights (as well as run, run, run) but most of the lifting is from the waist down and very little from the chest up.

Best of luck to you

Play every game as if it were your last