Youth Pitching Mechanics: A Guide For Parents & Coaches

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Learn the key checkpoints in youth pitching mechanics - things for coaches and players to focus on without getting bogged down in granular details. Enjoy the tutorial? 📣 Watch my free Pitching Webinar 👉 danblewett.com/pitching-webinar-signup/
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:55 Feet & Stance in Wind up
1:41 Hand Placement in Wind up
2:35 Leg Kick Considerations
3:42 Stretch Position - Coming Set
5:25 Hip Bump during the stride
5:47 Shoulder Tilt
6:38 The Wall-Hip Drill
8:54 Glove arm action
9:50 Does the arm point to home plate?
10:20 How the foot lands during stride
11:19 How to do the slide step
12:24 Glove tuck and front side
13:40 Final acceleration, follow through and more
14:43 Coaching considerations
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All Comments (21)

@DanBlewett 2 years ago

✅My online pitching instruction courses (beginner and advanced) are here: danblewett.com/pitching-isnt-complicated-course/
@coreyabraham8617 9 months ago

My son is a 1st year catcher at 11 years old. So we're out the every day minus rainy days of course. I'm throwing 60-80 pitches a day and at 52 my arm was hurting daily. UNTIL ! I watched your pitching mechanics videos . My arm has not been sore ever since and I'm throwing 75 mile an hour. It makes me wish I had a real coach when I was a youth. And also a lot of your other advise , such as when your kid has a bad game, find something they did well, and show them you have they're back. Great stuff !!! We really appreciate you Sir.
@mikedezolt1018 14 days ago

Thanks for this great video. My son has been struggling with his command of the strike zone, and I believe the information you have provided will not only simplify his delivery, but make it easier for him to consistently repeat to throw more strikes. Thank you!!
@johnkruger7261 2 years ago

Thanks Dan, I really appreciate the time you take to teach kids the fundamentals.
@truthlevato 2 years ago

Best pitching mechanics vid I've watched. Thank you sir.
@donaldhunt4 9 months ago

Awesome video, a must watch for a youth dad who is trying to coach their child
@JoeDisMe 1 year ago

this is exactly how I used to pitch and then I went to my friends pitching class with him and his dad was one of my coaches..anyways he fed into everthing the pitching coach said and this guy had us doing a style way different then this..long story short I ended up with an arm injury 6 months later after pitching for 4 years without any problems..good video man
@sped8084 1 year ago

Great video.. my son played darts while pitching.. we corrected it this season.. but i was just glad you mentioned it.. also that hip leading drills looks good.. gonna try them out see if they work for us.. thank you..
@ThomasMusto 2 months ago

Thank you for all the content you produce! Really helpful!
@coachv7520 1 year ago

Thank you Coach Dan!
@rob_kasper_4410 2 years ago

Thanks for the tips, i have no business on a mound but Ive been throwing curveballs around a tree in my backyard for my dogs to chase for years, theyll appreciate this too!
@jakerichards9133 1 year ago

Excellent video!
@mattkatemaybee1979 2 years ago

Great easy to understand content for us parents trying to help our boys. Thank you.
@stevemerril3086 2 years ago

Thanks Dan... great info and explanation! ⚾️ 👍
@CarterLee-ii5yv 2 months ago

Love your style so much
@teriyakiiiii_1685 2 years ago

Always awesome information just ordered a copy of your book for my son Much love
@wjlliamclerico1984 3 months ago

Phenomenal video
@FordTough41510 11 months ago

Follow through!
@coachprinci 2 years ago

Very good.
@dannytetreault 1 year ago

Awesome! I’m a 50-year man and I loved it! Always dreamed of being a professional MLB knuckleballer.