@@_u0nda928 oh sorry pal, your dad loves you and he's looking forward to watch you play with the rest of the little leaguers, happy winterball. How was that?
Daniel Harris Yo Daniel what’s up. I’m 15 years old and my friends are trying to encourage me to try out baseball. Although I know the rules I’ve never actually played it in my life! I’m experienced with soccer, football, and basketball, but not Baseball, but good luck! I think I’m a bit too old to learn, but what do you think?
@@saikik.6534 Honestly, I would give it a try! Even though you're at high school level there is a group called nationalists and you can still play! I would definitely try it out. You are never too old and you can still try! It's very cool that you play a lot of other sports too! I think you should and I apologize for the late reply. Good luck! >:D
I was showing this video to my grand kids, ages 8 and 10, and they too were disappointed not to see you actually pitch a ball. Do you have any videos of you throwing and hitting? Excellent teaching of the basics using the lower body for throwing and hitting power.
I'm coaching my 8 y/o daughters baseball team this summer because there was no one else to volunteer. I've never officially been taught baseball or the mechanics of throwing. This video is helping me like crazy! Thank you!
Great video!! Thank you! Im 47 yrs old and never could throw very well. I was never, ever taught these things you talk about! Now I have more confidence in throwing things.
devv0 I’ve been to the batting cages and playing deep catch with my brother but unfortunately my school was canceled till may, and tryouts started in late april so my season might get canceled. This isn’t that bad for me since I’m a newbie and can get some what average before I start
Great video. I'm returning to baseball after 20 years and have found I have totally lost the muscle memory I had and I needed this refresher. If only we have RUclips on the 90s!
Thanks for reminding me how to throw a baseball correctly, I have noticed that on the mound I kind of push the ball with my wrist and kind of using all arms when I throw and I lose a few mph on my fastball. I’m going to go on the field and practice immediately , thank you
Hello, I'm Dante. I am 13 years old and started baseball 3 months ago. I am a big hitter and good fielder but didn't get the pitching down. I always practiced but didn't get any better. I threw around 51 miles per our and couldn't get better.. until I saw this video! I pitch way more accurate and can pitch a 62 miles per hour. Thank you so much for your help. :)
I’m hoping this year is my first year and I have only had played soccer for 5 years and that was that for my sport career recently baseball has caught my attention I’m looking forward to trying it out but I’m looking up tutorials for basics and this help me quite a bit
Hey Coach Justin. I like your videos especially the stuff on basic mechanics. I have been using them to help coach a team of 8 year olds on the basics of the game. I like your videos a lot. Just one small piece of advice would be to show You actually performing the skill in action. If you do this before and after the video tip I think it would go a long way to really helping the kids and other coaches out there. You break it down perfectly. Just the put it all together examples would make it the best. If you sampled it 3 times in a loop. Just a suggestion
I have an 8 and 10 year old grandsons, I video them often and we review their throwing and batting technique after every game. They benefit greatly by watching themselves and fine tuning their technique both hitting and throwing
As a 46 yerar old dad who grew up playing hockey & surfing here in Hawaiʻi, but who now has a 6 year old son who LOVES CATCHING....MAHALO & thank you!!!! My accuracy is improving day by day & I might just join an adult rec league soon too.
Nice tips... need to end the throw with the follow thru of throwing hand going to opposite hip and throwing side leg coming through... didn't explain how your base turns either
I really enjoyed this video because I’m getting ready for my first year of baseball but quarantine postponed its done I’m practicing and this video really helped ⚾️⚾️⚾️
I am so thankfull for this RUclips channel since I am the coach's son everybody expects me to be a great baseball player and no it's not that easy so thanks
I’ve been playing baseball for a few years now and I’ve been throwing really great but all of a sudden I was starting to throw SideArm and this video is really helped me to get back not doing it.
Nice to see solid throwing mechanics caught for a pitching coach for many years so I can get picky but you’re teaching everything I learned and yes everybody we worked on mechanics every week up through college level and even the pros do it
This helps a lot because lately in this offseason I’ve been slumping and I realize that my legs weren’t lined up and also I wasn’t pointing after I throw it
This information is awesome. I played t- ball a few years ago and I quit when I got to the age where I had to throw the ball because I was pushing and aiming with my hand. I am doing softball this year and I am 11. This video made me more confident in myself that I can do it! 😀
Im 17 even though im in the UK and i would have to go to DR or USA to get to be a baseball player im still ganna try and learn from home but i found this video really useful thank you sooo much for the information ill keep learning the basics of baseball
Thanks for this video coach! I can see a real benefit from doing a split screen or PIP to show not only forward view but also from behind (synced together). That would help to show proper upper arm positioning on another plane. Thanks again.
Hey Justin thank you so much for making this video because on new years day i was think of buying a baseball glove and ball and i was so lost on what i was doing this strange glove because im in northern Ireland right and im not one part American but my love of american sport so i had a tough time growing up but with videos like this i hope some kid will have a better time then i did so thank you.
My son just started playing with a new club time and playing on the 60, 90 field for the first time. He is struggling throwing, but I think this video will really help him.
Just started playing baseball and I was wondering why I wasn’t throwing the ball fast and accurate 😂. This quarantine got me playing all the sports and definitely baseball is my favorite sport ⚾️⚾️⚾️
Find a field with rocks, fist sized rocks. Pick a target and get out there and throw the rocks as HARD as you can at the target. After a few weeks you'll realize that this baseball stuff is very natural, you just need to realize it. You'll be able to throw these rocks far, straight, and with a spin. I live in a desert and go ti the dry riverbed to throw small rocks at big rocks, and it's always great fun to see either the small rocks explode on the big rocks, or to see a big blast of dirt from the rock hitting the ground at 60+ mph.
Since when is side-arming bad? Different players have different "arm slots" and upper body positioning that they prefer when throwing the ball. If you line up 5 players and have them throw, you'll see 5 slightly different paths that their arms travel when throwing. Side-arming is really no more dangerous than over-hand throwing. The stress on the elbow has more to do with the relationship between the arm and the tilt of the upper torso. So... if you're throwing side arm without tilting your torso toward your throwing arm, it could be a bad thing. But if you're tilting your shoulders so your elbow is aligned with your shoulders at roughly the same angle as it would be with an overhand throw, you're fine. If the player can throw accurately and with decent "abduction" (proper angle between elbow and shoulders), I don't see the problem.
My only comment on this otherwise excellent video is you talk about the power of the throw coming from the legs, which of course need to need properly positioned, but then watching you it’s apparent (and as you mention briefly toward the end) your power is coming more from turning your core, than from the legs. Granted, throwing properly involves many aspects of the body, but I believe core rotation to be the principal source of throwing power.
I think you should include a couple minutes of you demonstrating, people will then have a base they can adapt and build off of. I am a very visual learner and this vid helps but some examples would be a great help
Hey Justin, study MLB pitchers in slow Mo....I believe the ball is facing same as chest now. I'm not sure, but I've heard "ball has bad breath" kinda deal is old school. Love the vids.
I felt like a dog watching this. Every time you demonstrated something I thought you were gonna throw the ball and got excited, but then you didn't throw it 😩😫 honestly though. Great video!
Hey coach I know I’m late but I have less than a week before my tryout and I have a tendency to drop my elbow and push the ball when I throw. Any tips or advice? ( I play at elite levels but since it isn’t my first sport I don’t focus on it as much)
Very helpful video. I do have a question though: following these tips, do you have any other pointers as to how to avoid injuring your elbow when throwing? I sometimes get carried away by throwing the ball hard and end up injuring my elbow in the process. Thus ending my practice session.
Video idea: Play a game and explain what you are doing. It would be great to see these tips in action :) Anyway these videos are all super helpful! I am training to play in little league and it’s great to know all these things.
Thx for this video I just started at a older age and I’m trying to play to impress my dad
You're welcome!
Too late ur pops moved on, he's no longer interested in you
@@Theoretically00 Yo dude, that's too rough
@@_u0nda928 oh sorry pal, your dad loves you and he's looking forward to watch you play with the rest of the little leaguers, happy winterball. How was that?
@@Theoretically00 I was just saying, pal. Lmao
It is my first year of baseball and I'm still learning how to throw and catch. I really appreciate this tutorial and I hope I get better soon!
Daniel Harris Yo Daniel what’s up. I’m 15 years old and my friends are trying to encourage me to try out baseball. Although I know the rules I’ve never actually played it in my life! I’m experienced with soccer, football, and basketball, but not Baseball, but good luck! I think I’m a bit too old to learn, but what do you think?
Saiki K. Do it! This was my first year really shows how much you can improve upon not only as a baseball player but an athlete
@@saikik.6534 Honestly, I would give it a try! Even though you're at high school level there is a group called nationalists and you can still play! I would definitely try it out. You are never too old and you can still try! It's very cool that you play a lot of other sports too! I think you should and I apologize for the late reply. Good luck! >:D
@@nickpillow5692 I agree. :)
@@saikik.6534 did you do it ?
I’m here cuz my dad wasn’t there
Relatable
Word😂
I’m both yall daddy ok
how about an example throw, you did everything but throw it.
Agreed
I was waiting the whole time for him to throw it
Amen.
Yeah
I was showing this video to my grand kids, ages 8 and 10, and they too were disappointed not to see you actually pitch a ball. Do you have any videos of you throwing and hitting? Excellent teaching of the basics using the lower body for throwing and hitting power.
Haven't played since school and now playing catch with my kids, the pain reminds me that I should probably figure this shit out.
Same here man lol. My shoulder 😂
I'm coaching my 8 y/o daughters baseball team this summer because there was no one else to volunteer. I've never officially been taught baseball or the mechanics of throwing. This video is helping me like crazy! Thank you!
that's do wholesome!! I know it's been a long time but how it went?
my dad never taught or played ball with me(divorced parents) now i’m watching this at 39 to help my son learn proper technique. Thank you
The best part is how articulate, intelligent and professional your videos are. Its A LOT easier to take in everything.
This is really good. I wish we had this kind of stuff in 1990
You old fart
@@BruhMoment-lv8qs shahshahah
Great video!! Thank you! Im 47 yrs old and never could throw very well. I was never, ever taught these things you talk about! Now I have more confidence in throwing things.
This helped I’m a freshmen hoping to start January I’m practicing and I’ve never played before I really want to be pitcher wish me luck!!
Same bro I’m going to be a freshman and never played before either
TheLuckyDragon 07 how has it gone for you?
That TyHigh how has your journey been so far?
TheLuckyDragon 07 how has it been so far?
devv0 I’ve been to the batting cages and playing deep catch with my brother but unfortunately my school was canceled till may, and tryouts started in late april so my season might get canceled. This isn’t that bad for me since I’m a newbie and can get some what average before I start
I’m 33 starting my journey to professional baseball.. this was a great video
Im 13 and have never played baseball but i play other sports and i wanted to learn how to throw a baseball and this really helped so thank you
Coach Justin,
Please keep doing this kind of videos. I’m going to be in a very competitive baseball league.
THANKS A LOT
Great video. I'm returning to baseball after 20 years and have found I have totally lost the muscle memory I had and I needed this refresher. If only we have RUclips on the 90s!
Thanks for reminding me how to throw a baseball correctly, I have noticed that on the mound I kind of push the ball with my wrist and kind of using all arms when I throw and I lose a few mph on my fastball. I’m going to go on the field and practice immediately , thank you
throw improved on my first attempt after watching. Thanks!
Hello, I'm Dante. I am 13 years old and started baseball 3 months ago. I am a big hitter and good fielder but didn't get the pitching down. I always practiced but didn't get any better. I threw around 51 miles per our and couldn't get better.. until I saw this video! I pitch way more accurate and can pitch a 62 miles per hour. Thank you so much for your help. :)
Thanks I’m a freshman in high school and have played for 9 years but this really did help.
We are having a great season partly because of baseballsecrets! Using some of the drills have worked big time. So keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot man. Even as a high school player this really helped
djstyle gaming yeah I forgot how to throw for some reason
Thank you my son just learned how to throw properly because of you thank you again
I’m hoping this year is my first year and I have only had played soccer for 5 years and that was that for my sport career recently baseball has caught my attention I’m looking forward to trying it out but I’m looking up tutorials for basics and this help me quite a bit
Hey Coach Justin. I like your videos especially the stuff on basic mechanics. I have been using them to help coach a team of 8 year olds on the basics of the game. I like your videos a lot. Just one small piece of advice would be to show You actually performing the skill in action. If you do this before and after the video tip I think it would go a long way to really helping the kids and other coaches out there. You break it down perfectly. Just the put it all together examples would make it the best. If you sampled it 3 times in a loop. Just a suggestion
Thank you for the support AJ and I appreciate the feedback! I'll keep that in mind and try to implement that moving forward.
Thank you so much, now maybe I can teach my son! I am his mother, and I am not sporty but maybe this will give him a chance... so thank you! 😊❤
Thank you so much for this refresh!
I have an 8 and 10 year old grandsons, I video them often and we review their throwing and batting technique after every game. They benefit greatly by watching themselves and fine tuning their technique both hitting and throwing
Just started back at 15 after 7 years off. I’m on the grind cuz I wanna get on the high school team next year. Thanks for this video!
Do it bro
Thank you! I've been playing for a few years, but this helped me brush up on the fundamentals I had forgotten about. Much appreciated!
As a 46 yerar old dad who grew up playing hockey & surfing here in Hawaiʻi, but who now has a 6 year old son who LOVES CATCHING....MAHALO & thank you!!!! My accuracy is improving day by day & I might just join an adult rec league soon too.
Thanks for your help, my son is 10 and loves baseball. The video you posted really helped me so I can show my son the proper way to throw! Thankq
You're welcome!
I have to up my game! I recently became a citizen and my son plays baseball.
Nice tips... need to end the throw with the follow thru of throwing hand going to opposite hip and throwing side leg coming through... didn't explain how your base turns either
Thanks bro. I know nothing bout baseball trying to teach my son.
The most helpful video I have watched all day on how to throw a baseball
I really enjoyed this video because I’m getting ready for my first year of baseball but quarantine postponed its done I’m practicing and this video really helped ⚾️⚾️⚾️
I am so thankfull for this RUclips channel since I am the coach's son everybody expects me to be a great baseball player and no it's not that easy so thanks
I’ve been playing baseball for a few years now and I’ve been throwing really great but all of a sudden I was starting to throw SideArm and this video is really helped me to get back not doing it.
Nice to see solid throwing mechanics caught for a pitching coach for many years so I can get picky but you’re teaching everything I learned and yes everybody we worked on mechanics every week up through college level and even the pros do it
Your vids are the best.You have help me with my son a lot.Thank you.
Thanks Cain! I appreciate that
Perfect refresher. Thanks so much!!!
Excellent step by step procedure however, seeing you do it in full speed would have made this video perfect. I learned a lot!!! THANKS!!!
The youth teaching! Love it
This helps a lot because lately in this offseason I’ve been slumping and I realize that my legs weren’t lined up and also I wasn’t pointing after I throw it
This information is awesome. I played t- ball a few years ago and I quit when I got to the age where I had to throw the ball because I was pushing and aiming with my hand. I am doing softball this year and I am 11. This video made me more confident in myself that I can do it! 😀
I'm so glad to hear you found this video helpful! Thank you for watching!
Im 17 even though im in the UK and i would have to go to DR or USA to get to be a baseball player im still ganna try and learn from home but i found this video really useful thank you sooo much for the information ill keep learning the basics of baseball
Good...basic...fundamental stuff. Sometimes we forget about them when coaching but this is great.
Thx I’m in little league last year and I am doing better mechanic wise thank you for the tutorial!😄😁😃😀😆
This really helped because I forgot how to throw a baseball as I haven’t played since tee ball, now I’m in high school and just started
As a former pitcher most of this was a much needed refresher. I do pivot my hips more when I want to throw hard but excellent tutorial.
I think I learned how to throw an American baseball ball. Open equal. Thanks.
Just started playing catch with my daughter. I never learned how to throw a ball. This is what I needed.
this is super helpful. I am learning how to throw with my "non dominant" arm due to a severe injury.
Thanks Coach Justin …..Great Video
Thanks for this video coach! I can see a real benefit from doing a split screen or PIP to show not only forward view but also from behind (synced together). That would help to show proper upper arm positioning on another plane. Thanks again.
This was really helpful, especially pulling back your arm. This definitely improved my accuracy and power.
I quit for 2 years in 5th and 6th grade and that really affected my ability but came back in 7th and can absolutely rail that thang, thanks
Hey Justin thank you so much for making this video because on new years day i was think of buying a baseball glove and ball and i was so lost on what i was doing this strange glove because im in northern Ireland right and im not one part American but my love of american sport so i had a tough time growing up but with videos like this i hope some kid will have a better time then i did so thank you.
My son just started playing with a new club time and playing on the 60, 90 field for the first time. He is struggling throwing, but I think this video will really help him.
Just started playing baseball and I was wondering why I wasn’t throwing the ball fast and accurate 😂. This quarantine got me playing all the sports and definitely baseball is my favorite sport ⚾️⚾️⚾️
Very Impressed. Lots of instruction. Thank You.
This video was so helpful! Tysm!
THANK YOU FOR THIS HELP!
Find a field with rocks, fist sized rocks.
Pick a target and get out there and throw the rocks as HARD as you can at the target.
After a few weeks you'll realize that this baseball stuff is very natural, you just need to realize it.
You'll be able to throw these rocks far, straight, and with a spin.
I live in a desert and go ti the dry riverbed to throw small rocks at big rocks, and it's always great fun to see either the small rocks explode on the big rocks, or to see a big blast of dirt from the rock hitting the ground at 60+ mph.
I am in the top team for traveling at 13u and still never learned how to properly throw a baseball, so thanks for this video!
What about if you have a habit of side arming the baseball ??? Please help coach Justin
Since when is side-arming bad? Different players have different "arm slots" and upper body positioning that they prefer when throwing the ball. If you line up 5 players and have them throw, you'll see 5 slightly different paths that their arms travel when throwing. Side-arming is really no more dangerous than over-hand throwing. The stress on the elbow has more to do with the relationship between the arm and the tilt of the upper torso. So... if you're throwing side arm without tilting your torso toward your throwing arm, it could be a bad thing. But if you're tilting your shoulders so your elbow is aligned with your shoulders at roughly the same angle as it would be with an overhand throw, you're fine. If the player can throw accurately and with decent "abduction" (proper angle between elbow and shoulders), I don't see the problem.
Thanx for the help. Im getting ready to teach my 3 yo grandson how to throw. I am a former t-ball coach and this was helpful
Love the fact that you said follow your throw at the end. Not enough coaches say that!
Can you please make a catcher video because my coach said I will be a catcher for my games and practice I need to impress my coach & dad
Thank you so much!
Exactly how I teach it, and I’m working with some kids who had never picked up a ball before we started training together
Great tips, thanks
My only comment on this otherwise excellent video is you talk about the power of the throw coming from the legs, which of course need to need properly positioned, but then watching you it’s apparent (and as you mention briefly toward the end) your power is coming more from turning your core, than from the legs. Granted, throwing properly involves many aspects of the body, but I believe core rotation to be the principal source of throwing power.
very similar to batting I see. thank you
Duuuude. Duuuude. Nice job. I'm going to learn how to play baseball. This is perfect start. Thanks very much
Always Helpful…
thx for the vid enjoyed
You're welcome!
I think you should include a couple minutes of you demonstrating, people will then have a base they can adapt and build off of. I am a very visual learner and this vid helps but some examples would be a great help
Great video thanks for the help
i have always been doing it the wrong way.huh. thank you for showing me the right way!
thank you for the tip
I have bin playing baseball for 9 years but this was a good
Great work
Thx tryna get my chance in baseball and football.
Hey Justin, study MLB pitchers in slow Mo....I believe the ball is facing same as chest now. I'm not sure, but I've heard "ball has bad breath" kinda deal is old school. Love the vids.
Great stuff. Trying to my son to throw a cricket ball further and this has helped me too!
thanks for the tips best tips ever
how about that, i'm 79 years old and i finally learnt how to throw a ball the correct way, never too late to learn. thank you.
Thank you this helped me a bit, maybe with this bit I can prove to my father I’m not a disappointment 🙏
Great video! Very good review for younger players! Thanks.
Thx this helped alot
This video really helped. Thanks!
Here in Kentucky, small run down buildings for our schools. Never had a baseball team. I'm 15 and learning to pitch so I can play with my friends
I felt like a dog watching this. Every time you demonstrated something I thought you were gonna throw the ball and got excited, but then you didn't throw it 😩😫 honestly though. Great video!
Hey coach I know I’m late but I have less than a week before my tryout and I have a tendency to drop my elbow and push the ball when I throw. Any tips or advice? ( I play at elite levels but since it isn’t my first sport I don’t focus on it as much)
You've got great videos... keep it up.
Thank you!!!
Very helpful video. I do have a question though: following these tips, do you have any other pointers as to how to avoid injuring your elbow when throwing? I sometimes get carried away by throwing the ball hard and end up injuring my elbow in the process. Thus ending my practice session.
I don't think so. Bound to happen
Video idea: Play a game and explain what you are doing. It would be great to see these tips in action :)
Anyway these videos are all super helpful! I am training to play in little league and it’s great to know all these things.
thanks
I'm teaching myself how to throw with my other hand this is gonna help a lot