Get Your Body Right…And Your Mind Too
It is hard to believe that the high school season is done for many while some are in the playoffs where lose 1X and your season is over. A few players will get to extend their season by at least a week, and others might make a run and play for the next 3 weeks. Either scenarios are huge accomplishments and are the epitome of a player’s why when playing the game.
However, in a month’s time, high school player’s season and school year will be done. For the Senior class of ball players, a decision needs to be made on whether they move on to the next level of playing. For many of these players that will move on to 4 year or 2 year college, the end of the regular season is a time to improve strength both in their total body as well as their arm.
For Juniors, Sophomores and Freshman, as well as incoming Freshman, it is an important time to improve their arm health and strength through our summer program and also in the gym.
Our 2025 Summer training camp is one of the Elite programs here in California and always allows players to reach deep down and throw harder plus stay healthy.
The summer time is NOT the time to rest after a long season. It is a time to improve in areas that you cannot really work on during the season.
For a number of those pitchers, coaches have completely worn down their arms as well as those coaches who have not pitched their pitcher much at all. Either case means that taking care of your arm during the summer time will put you further along than others when practices start at the beginning of the school year. The ability to throw harder as well as to get healthy happens in the ‘off’ season.
I get asked a lot about summer baseball and going to showcases and such so players can get seen by college coaches. My advice is that if you don’t have a skill set to throw in the mid-80’s or have an amazing secondary pitch then going to a showcase is a big waste time, AND MONEY. Coaches may see you but they will put the radar gun away once 70’s and low 80’s are flashing. Another scenario if a coach is watching your game and they do not have a radar gun in their grips then those guys are not interested in that player as a prospect. If there is no one there to watch your game then you are not going to have the interest of colleges. 92 miles per hour and above is the new norm for D1 colleges, 90 is for D2, D3 and NAIA. This is a fact I have learned after 25 plus years of talking to coaches.
In fact, I reached out to a D1 coach this week about what he wants to see specifically for left-handed pitchers and his text back was: Clean arm action, Change Up, and repeatability. Also, 91+ miles per hour for right-hander and 88 mph for lefty. Now this a Top 20 ranked D1 program. For almost all high school prospects these are areas that need to be worked on.
And the good news is that we at Throwzone Academy can help assist you in your journey.
Our Summer Velocity Program will go into it’s 19th year of training beginning in June and will continue for 8 weeks on its quest to improve overall body strength, arm velocity through our continued arm care, health and recovery modalities and also, improve throwing mechanics with the multitude of drills and repetitions. There is no one that is running this type of summer training program like Throwzone does. Others may claim they do but I guarantee they don’t. Don’t be fooled by other people who claim to create velocity, Throwzone Academy is the one leader in velocity and arm health training programs as evidenced by our average of 100+ players / per week.
You should be seeing emails coming to families from here and the next 4 weeks. Space is going to limited so your early sign-up is very important to take full advantage of a very important summer for you son!!
Along with taking care of the body, the mental side of the game is as important if not more. If your body is car, then your mindset acts like the computer which tells the car what to do. However, building up your mental strength is something that gets put off time after time. Imagine if you only hit 1x/week or threw a baseball 1x/week. You would be very challenged to improve your overall game skill set yet our player’s ability to work on their mental strength is an area we take for granted.
There is an old saying that Hope is Not a Plan, and a Plan doesn’t involve Hope. It takes a special someone who is willing to be as dedicated as possible to becoming the very best self on the mound and the field. The best part is that we here at Throwzone Academy has a proven plan to involve ourselves and our training and throwing protocols. We will harness your untapped potential, and all we ask of you is to have the dedication and mental fortitude to become the best person on the baseball field you can as well as a Winner attitude here during training. You will not be disappointed whatsoever and the gains will give you a physical edge as well as a mental and emotional fortitude to dominate the competition. Let our PLAN work for you!
There are a lot of exciting news coming up in the next week and beyond. Below is the information on our Summer training. I hope that your son will be a part of all of this excitement!
Until next time…
Jim
Jim Wagner's ThrowZone Academy 