Gain Arm Strength, Add Velocity and Confidence
Any Questions or concerns, contact Alex Schell via email at alex@baseball-institute.com or call at (219) 718-7697
We currently are not running a Long Toss Program for this month. We will update this page as well as inform athletes/parents when LTP is available!
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What will your athlete be doing during our classes?
Each long toss class will be a 60 minute class designed to help position players and pitchers improve arm strength, increase throwing velocity, improve durability, and add confidence. Long Toss is instrumental in development of a strong, healthy arms. In order to do that, our Long Toss class will teach the two phases of long toss - extension and compression. As the athlete moves farther away from their partner, arm strength is developed as the body is pushed passed its usual limits. Then, when they begin to come back together, the compression phase begins where both partners throw the ball on a line as hard as they can to develop arm speed and accuracy.
Who will your athlete be working with?
There will be rotating instructors throughout the lessons. But the mainstay for our instructors will be Corey Kimes. All of our instructors are qualified and can handle any questions your athlete has. Almost all of our instructors have experience in Minor League Baseball.
Kimes played in the Twins organization for three seasons after attending the University of Illinois where he first met Chris Pack, our lead Pitching Coordinator. Kimes peaked at Low A with the Beloit Snappers where he posted a 4.34 ERA.
Nevertheless, our instructors are professionals that understand what it takes to develop a ball player and get them to the next level.
Kimes' story of touching 90 mph for the first time is not about how happy he was, instead it was about what he felt. "The first time I hit 90 mph on the radar gun was in a summer tournament my junior year of high school. I don’t remember the exact pitch it happened on but, I can tell you I will never forget the feeling I had that day on the mound. Hearing my coach say “you hit 90 mph”! Is not what stays with me all these years later. No, what I can vividly remember is the “feeling” I had that day. My body felt good and my arm was loose but, these are things I had felt before. The difference on that day was every part of my body and mechanics seemed to be working together. I could push with my legs, fire my hips, and whip my arm on time and in rhythm without thinking twice. I felt like something in me had finally been unlocked and and I was using my whole body for the first time. I began focusing on exploding to the plate with everything I had instead of thinking and aiming. The ball began to jump out of my hand with ease and I knew right then and there I needed to do whatever I could to recreated that feeling over and over. "
Kimes played in the Twins organization for three seasons after attending the University of Illinois where he first met Chris Pack, our lead Pitching Coordinator. Kimes peaked at Low A with the Beloit Snappers where he posted a 4.34 ERA.
Nevertheless, our instructors are professionals that understand what it takes to develop a ball player and get them to the next level.
Kimes' story of touching 90 mph for the first time is not about how happy he was, instead it was about what he felt. "The first time I hit 90 mph on the radar gun was in a summer tournament my junior year of high school. I don’t remember the exact pitch it happened on but, I can tell you I will never forget the feeling I had that day on the mound. Hearing my coach say “you hit 90 mph”! Is not what stays with me all these years later. No, what I can vividly remember is the “feeling” I had that day. My body felt good and my arm was loose but, these are things I had felt before. The difference on that day was every part of my body and mechanics seemed to be working together. I could push with my legs, fire my hips, and whip my arm on time and in rhythm without thinking twice. I felt like something in me had finally been unlocked and and I was using my whole body for the first time. I began focusing on exploding to the plate with everything I had instead of thinking and aiming. The ball began to jump out of my hand with ease and I knew right then and there I needed to do whatever I could to recreated that feeling over and over. "
What results can your athlete expect from this class?
You can expect that your son will strengthen his arm, increase velocity, and learn the proper throwing mechanics in order to ensure durability throughout his playing career. Many players, position or pitcher, leave MPH on the table and cause catastrophic injury to their arms simply because they are not throwing properly or taking care of their arm in the way that they should.
The good news is that the risk of these types of catastrophic injuries can be significantly reduced with the proper training techniques that the athlete will learn during our Long Toss Program.
The good news is that the risk of these types of catastrophic injuries can be significantly reduced with the proper training techniques that the athlete will learn during our Long Toss Program.