
Pitch Like a Pro
A Guide for Young Pitchers and Their Coaches, Little League Through High School
- 113 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Pitch Like a Pro
A Guide for Young Pitchers and Their Coaches, Little League Through High School
About this book
Leo Mazzone was one of pro baseball's premier pitching coaches. In his years with the Atlanta Braves, he trained several Cy Young Award winners and helped lead his team to the World Series.
In
Pitch like a Pro, Mazzone and coauthor Jim Rosenthal offer step-by-step instructions for players and coaches in Little League through high school. They teach all of the pitching basics and give athletes advice on how they can use the right training techniques to grow stronger and stay healthier. Contents include:
Mazzone's between-starts throwing program
How to grip different pitches
Proper mechanics and delivery technique
Pitching strategies and tactics
Field the position
Pitch like a Pro offers contributions by such well known pitchers as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smotz, and Denny Neagle, along with black-and-white instructional photographs.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Contents
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. The Throwing Program for Pitchers
- Chapter 2. Getting a Grip
- Chapter 3. Mechanics and Delivery
- Chapter 4. Strategies and Tactics
- Chapter 5. Fielding the Position
- Chapter 6. Physical Conditioning for Pitchers
- Chapter 7. Mazzone’s Musings
- Also by Jim Rosenthal
- Copyright