How To Help Pitchers Develop Repeatable Pitching Mechanics

In yesterday's blog, I mentioned a coaching strategy I often use to continually bring the pitcher back to his fastball to re-establish his timing and confidence after working on other pitches in a bullpen setting.

Along with that, I think it is important to share another coaching strategy in the bullpen that is just as simple and just as effective.

When a pitcher throws 3 pitches, 2 of them will tend to match. In other words, his mechanics will usually repeat themselves 2 of 3 times.

Being patient and letting the pitcher self-correct is critically important in a bullpen atmosphere, and holding off with instructional cues until trends start to become evident will help.

It is also helpful to remember that the bullpen is not an opportunity to showcase our knowledge about pitching, but it is an opportunity for a pitcher to develop a better feel and to walk away feeling like they made their own discoveries. Our job, as coaches, is to lead them to this. If they can self-correct, without us saying a word, we have done our job.