Pitching Drill: Balanced Stationary Drill with Upper Body (Baseball)

1 partner on left/right field foul line, 1 partner 30 feet away in left/right field Players start with glove shoulder pointed towards partner in the same landing spot as when pitching off of a mound, throwing side foot is anchored behind as if it was on the rubber Players should be in athletic positions on the balls of their feet before throwing Receiving partner should have glove as a target in front of their chest Before throwing, players should come to a set position and then rotate the upper body to gain momentum into the throw Players throw to the target focusing on the extension and getting core engaged in throw The back foot should be brought up to follow through for hip rotation Players throw back and forth to each other until they have each had 10 repetitions

• Come to set position
• Rotate upper body to gain momentum
• Throw with full extension
• Back foot follows through for hip rotation
• Core engaged through entire throw
• Building toward full delivery