Description: The National Pitching Association was formed by leading coaches, athletes, and management teams to help pitchers of all ages safely develop to their fullest potential. In today's non-professional baseball programs, (youth, little league, college, etc.), too many pitchers get injured thus limiting their opportunity to continue playing baseball. Many times the desire to win has superceded what is best for a young athlete's development and future potential. This combined with general misinformation about what is good, better, or best for the development of young pitchers has seriously impaired or injured pitchers beyond rehabilitation. With this in mind, the National Pitching Association was formed to:
Gather the best research and perform new research
Change what we know and believe about what is best for pitchers
Share what we've learned and teach others to learn and use everyday
We have brought together the best advisory team and faculty available to help us learn more about how and when to pitch. Through scientific research, we are continually updating the basics of pitching. We focus on teaching: the mechanics of pitching, strength and conditioning requirements, nutritional necessities, as well as, the mental and emotional elements of the sport. We help develop the support group that the pitcher requires, including their parents and coaches. What we provide is unique and valuable; for the pitcher, the parents and the coach. |
Camp Season:2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31
Sessions: Clinic Road Map
Every participant in the NPA Advanced Pitching Clinic will receive:
- A detailed review of the four performance absolutes:
1. Pitching mechanics
2. Functional strength and conditioning
3. Mental and emotional competence
4. Nutritional requirements and performance recovery protocols
- Three field throwing sessions that include drills and individual bull pen work
- An individual assessment of each pitcher's mechanics
- Instruction on holding runners, pick off moves, reading hitters weaknesses, and mound presence
- Two functional fitness strength and conditioning sessions designed specifically for pitchers
- An individual assessment of each pitcher's functional strength
- An improvement plan that identifies development priorities with appropriate supporting strength and conditioning exercises as well as throwing drills
- A spiral bound copy of the NPA Advanced Pitching Guide hand out that provides an overview of the information covering each camp session.
- An interactive NPA Choices Program workbook that has been developed to help pitchers (on the mound, in the classroom, and at home) set goals and make the choices that will lead them to be more successful in every area of their lives.
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