How to Teach Pitching When you know nothing about it
Many situations arise when a person is called on to guide pitchers when they admittedly know little about pitching technique - parents, a youth team coach, a middle school coach etc. A positive learning experience may help instill in a young girl the passion to become the varsity pitcher some day. Learning proper technique from the beginning can help a student not only pitch well now but also become a good pitcher later on. Bad habits developed early, often learned from teachers who are kind of guessing based on some tidbit picked up from the internet or elsewhere, can be very difficult to change later on.
This six part video series, each about 10 minutes, can give the teacher/coach the knowledge needed to instruct a beginning or intermediate pitcher the basic technique that will be valuable for her entire pitching career, wherever that may lead. In addition to the videos there are text sections that help explain the technique and how to identify flaws. This video series was completed in 2019 and does not reflect rule changes (start back, leaping etc.) since then (The Drill Book Incorporates 2027 technique). Also the technique I teach is continually evolving. Still, the underlying basics of pitching haven't changed much in the past 30 years so there is a lot of good information here.
Click here to see an overview of the six video series on how to teach pitching when you know nothing about pitching technique
