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November 04, 2010 09:07 PM

"Max Effort" Pitchers

I began pitching when I was a kid, around 8 or 9 years old, and continued until I was in my mid 20’s, yet one of the things I heard...

October 31, 2010 10:07 PM

Balance Pad, Oval Balance Pad, and Balance Pod

I wanted to take the opportunity in this post to bring to your attention a newly added section on the Oates Specialties home page. The new tab located on the...

October 11, 2010 04:24 PM

Drills for Mobility of the Shoulder and Stability of the Elbow

I want to end my series of articles regarding stability and mobility by talking about the last link of the kinetic chain for a pitcher (or any throwing athlete). This...

September 26, 2010 02:39 PM

Drills for Stability and Mobility of the Spine and Scapula

This week I wanted to discuss a number of drills which are helpful in improving the mobility and stability of an athlete’s spine and back. As I have mentioned before,...

September 19, 2010 09:08 PM

Drills for Stability and Mobility of the Lower Half

In my last blog I discussed the stability/mobility kinetic chain that exists within an athlete’s body. As I mentioned before, the joints in a body alternate between being inherently in...

September 12, 2010 08:31 PM

Stability and Mobility

Over the course of the last few years I have become more and more attuned to the importance of both stability and mobility in athletes. Being a former pitcher, I...

September 04, 2010 05:14 PM

Teaching Pronation

My last blog was on the subject of pronation and how it is the body’s natural way to slow down the arm after a throw as well as its way...

August 28, 2010 09:15 PM

Pronation: The key to a healthy arm

Last weekend I traveled to Montgomery, Texas to attend an Elite Pitchers Bootcamp at the Texas Baseball Ranch. I had not been to the Ranch in a number of months...

August 18, 2010 09:01 PM

Underload Training

Now that many of you have read my article about overload training I want to focus this week on the concept of underload training. While overload training has to do...

August 10, 2010 08:51 PM

Overload Training

My last article focused on weighted balls and the benefits in which they can have for a throwing athlete. Since weighted balls are a type of overload training I thought...

July 30, 2010 08:42 PM

Increase Velocity with Weighted Balls

There always seems to be a whirlwind which accompanies the subject of throwing weighted balls. People are often divided in terms of how they feel about using them. Many coaches...

July 23, 2010 07:16 PM

Visit to Hanover High School in VA

Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Mechanicsville, VA, a suburb of Richmond, to visit with Coach Hunter Hoy at Hanover High School. Since Hanover High School opened...