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What's A Good Pre-Game Pitching Routine?

Here's one:

  1. About 2 hour ahead pregame mental focus session.
  2. Run and/or jump rope until a good sweat is built up 45 min pregame time.
  3. Stretch.
  4. Full set of arm circles.
  5. Tubing with additional stretching.
  6. Long toss out to not quite near max with out pull down.
  7. 15-25 minutes prior to game bull pen session to get pitch feel.
  8. 5-10 minute go over pitches and pitch selection with pitching coach and catcher.
  9. 5 minutes get away from others and last minute mental focus session.
  10. Start game and blow um down!

Here's another:

  1. 50 minutes prior to game, run and stretch and mentally focus.
  2. 35 minutes prior to game, warm-up the arm in the following manner:
  3.     From 60' 6" (est.) begin to lightly toss the ball.  After you make 15 throws, take two steps back.
  4.     Take 2 steps back every 2 throws while keeping an arc on the ball.
  5.     After you reach a distance the equivalent, roughly, of home to second (127' 3")make 15 throws from this distance.
  6.     After making 15 throws, move in 2 steps for every 2 throws.
  7. Begin to increase the velocity of these throws. When you reach the 60' distance again, make 10 hard throws. You are now ready for the bullpen.
  8. 20 minutes prior to game, throw in the pen for 10 minutes at a relaxed pace.
  9. 10 minutes to game time, sit down get some water and collect your full focus.  Then go out and win!

What do you do to warm up and prepare physically and mentally prior to a game?

Posted by Steven Ellis on February 23, 2008
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