Product Details

• Actors: Marty Schupak, Baseball Fundamentals, Baseball Bats, Baseball Gloves, Little League Coaching
• Directors: Marty Schupak, Baseball Equipment, Baseball Training, Baseball Instruction, Little League
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Youth Sports Club
• VHS Release Date: February 17, 2004
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001KOPQO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,601 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

From Marty Schupak: "Pitching Drills & Techniques" explores the most fundamental aspects of throwing a baseball. In my years of coaching youth baseball, rather then explaining to kids under the age of 12 the different theories about pitching, I took the most basic throwing drills to show that different parts of the body are involved with the pitching motion and not just the arm. Pitchers throw a baseball from their toes all the way up to the top of their head. Young players that understand this will be successful and be able to understand more advanced techniques. Don't over coach and confuse the kids. These drills work!

Product Description

VIDEO LIBRARIAN
THE VIDEO REVIEW GUIDE FOR LIBRARIES
July-August 2004

SPORTS,GAMES & RECREATION

Pitching Drills & Techniques
***1/2
( 2004 ) 34 min. VHS or DVD: Youth Sports Club .

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable To Grasp, February 21, 2004

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Lonnie Meer (San Diego,CA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball Coaching:Pitching Drills and Techniques [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This guy seems to get it right. Most pitching pitching videos
I've seen have way too much talking and complicate an already complicated subject. Heck, my son is 9 and I don't think he'll sign with the Padres. So I'm not interested in a lot of the technical jargon. This video has relative easy, simple pitching drills for players ages 8-12. Most of the pitching drills can be used for older players with some adjustmnts. He gives the drills names such as , "Multiple Home Plate Drill", "Knee Drill" and more. Paying close attention to the narrator, there are excellent subtle hints ("practice pitching against a wall with your eyes closed") that youth coaches and parents will find useful. He goes into a pitching anyalsis which is very good but could have used some more info. My son and I have watched this a few times and it is enjoyable. We went outside to do some of these drills and look forward to trying them with the team. The written hints at the end of the video should be mounted on every Little League dugout in America.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Baseball Pitching Info!, February 20, 2004

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Warren DePaul (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball Coaching:Pitching Drills and Techniques [VHS] (VHS Tape)

More of a pitching drill video, "Pitching Drills & Techniques" is long on the drills and a little short on the techniques. However, this valuable tool for 7-12 year olds is a "must have" item for Little League parents and coaches who have kids that aspire to pitch and pitch well. The producer of this video takes the approach that there are way too many theories on pitching, especially for young players, and that you are better off teaching them the basic fundamentals and instill different drills to make players aware of the different parts of their body that make up the pitching motion. Some advanced drills like the "Concentration Drill" with one lefty and one righty batter standing in the batter's box together, is a sight to behold. Tried it already and can see the potential positive results. The program goes at a terrific pace and there is no boring parts to it. Pitching analysis is addressed and done so in a clear consise manner. I would have liked to see a bit more with this. The producer also gives some very valuable tips toward the end about how to recognize if your pitcher is tired plus other bonuses. He is right on the money when he states: "With Pitching, It Is Better To Have Youth Players Master 4 or 5 Techniques Than Be Confused By 20".
Words most leagues and parents should live by. All in all this is a real winner and leagues should make this part of their library.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Pitching Drills, April 17, 2004

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Walter Robinson (Concord,CA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball Coaching:Pitching Drills & Techniques (DVD)

Hey, here is a pitching DVD that keeps it simple. Exclusively for 7-12 year olds, the drills used will teach your players the diferent parts of the body that make up the pitching motion.
Very good drills. For first year coaches, this is a must!