Tonight, I want to talk about the order of importance between command, movement, and velocity, and what they mean to a young kid in terms of recruiting.
Most kids want to get up on the bump, and throw the ball as hard as they can. We've all done it, we've all been there. In the order of importance, throwing the ball hard comes in third place, out of three possible spots. The most important part of pitching is commanding both sides of the plate with the fastball, and then mixing in some sort of off speed pitch that we can throw with command to both sides of the plate as well. The second of the three is movement. We want our fastball, breaking ball, and change up to all have some sort of movement. If we can become efficient with three pitches, we'll be able to make the ball move three different directions. When we combine command, with movement, we become an extremely dangerous adversary. Velocity, the third of three, is the least important. Obviously, we all would like to throw 102 mph, but it's not in the cards for ninety nine percent of us. Your velocity will come as a combination of proper mechanics, weight training, and physical maturity.
1) Command, 2) Movement, 3) Velocity. Focus your efforts in getting better at these three essentials to pitching, starting with number 1. Number 1, alone, can land you a college scholarship. If you focus on velocity, and end up at 80 mph, with no command or movement, you're chances of playing college baseball are slim to none. Allow your body to grow into itself, focus your efforts in places you can control right now.
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