What's up coach Dan Blewett here and in today's video we're gonna talk about
pace of game for pitchers in baseball so we all know that there's some pictures
I'd like to move fast and work fast there are some pictures that like to
work slow for every pitcher that works slow they should try to move faster and
the reasons are this number one your fielders stay engaged number two the
umpire stays engaged number three you don't give yourself a big time gap or
you can you're pacing around the mound and now you can think about what happens
if this run scores what happens if that scallop isn't like what he sees what
happens if you give up two runs this inning all the fear and doubt and the
negative things that can pour into your head as a pitcher they can pour in when
you have time to think about that stuff so when you're pacing around the mound
you're rubbing the ball and you're needlessly kind of just taking your time
more of those fear and doubts can start to flood into those sort of like cracks
in your game when you just get the ball back you get on the rubber and you are
ready for the next pitch you stay engaged you stay in a good flow and
hitters also are sort of defensive they don't get a chance to step out and like
clear their head and relax their shoulders they're like stuck in the box
and they've got a hit hit hit so we're gonna watch a video of an amateur
pitcher who's got a really fast game pace he does an awesome job and I think
he's a really good example of what you want to achieve and what you should be
trying to do as a pitcher which is getting a really strong rhythm move fast
keep everyone engaged and fire the ball in there alright so if you're new to the
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enjoy today's video on pace of game so pace of game is really really important
and as a pitcher you want to stay locked in as best you can you want to avoid
time gaps where you have you know extra time to think about how high the
pressure is what the implications of a ball or strike is you know what happens
if this guy gets a base hit or scores that run from a third you want to just
keep moving to keep yourself in a good flow in the zone and just keep punching
away especially when you're going well so as far as specifics about pace of
game we definitely want to just keep moving as quick as we can and shoot for
something under 12 seconds per pitch so if you look at this young man here Wes
he's around seven eight pitches or seven or eight seconds per pitch and that
keeps him in a rhythm it keeps his fielders locked in it keeps the catcher
locked in the umpire locked in and it doesn't give the opposing hitter time to
get back collect himself think too much it basically just keeps the advantage in
your court keeps the ball in your court you know as a pitcher when you're
thinking through your situation when you're thinking through the pitch that
you're gonna throw you don't need tons of time and it's good for you to start
having to think on your feet a little faster and just getting ready to go you
know lots of time wasting comes from pacing around the mound cake takes it
comes from thinking too hard I mean ultimately you should have a good idea
based on the previous pitch based on the way they hit or just swung the bat or
didn't swing the bat ball or strike count situation you should have a pretty
good idea right away of what you're gonna do on the next pitch so really
your biggest hasha just be alright let's shake to it or let's get to that pitch
Mike catcher calls it and then from there let's do this right but pitchers
who take lots of time they ended up just wasting it they'll get the ball back
they'll pace around the mound they'll rub the ball they'll do all these other
things that don't seem to provide any tangible benefit so all we want to do is
just avoid unnecessary distractions unnecessary movements on the mound
unnecessary pacing just get the ball pick your pitch stay in in tune with
your catcher and execute alright so I hope you enjoyed today's video
pace of game is really important for pitchers you always want to get the ball
back fired in there keep moving getting a good rhythm and just do your thing ok
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