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I think one of the biggest mistakes coaches make is rushing through the warm-up or just simply letting their kids do whatever they want for warm up.

Truthfully… this is one of my favorite parts of every lesson.

Every Monday, I come in with a plan. I’m watching how my girls are moving, what they’ve been struggling with, what they’ve been feeling in games, and I build our warm-up around that.

I could have every pitcher doing the exact same thing every week… but that’s not how athletes grow.

I want them to understand what they’re feeling, why they’re doing it, and how it transfers into their pitching.

If we can create that understanding before we ever step on the mound, the bullpen becomes so much more productive.

Just a little behind-the-scenes look at this week’s warm-up. 🥎🤝

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Everyone wants to throw harder… but not everyone is willing to slow down and clean up their movement first. 😫

Especially in summer ball where everything is moving quick!

BUT…. This week, we are hitting the reset button.

Instead of jumping right into a bullpen, we’re spending time on mobility, sequencing, front side, whip, and load.

My girls have been playing a ton this summer, so it’s all about reconnecting with the movement patterns that make everything else work.

One thing you’ll learn if you’re one of my pitchers is that every warm-up has a purpose. It changes week to week depending on who’s in front of me, what they’re feeling, and what their body needs that day—but it’s never random.

The goal isn’t just to get warm. It’s to move better, so you can throw better.

Follow along if you want more Warm-Ups of the Week, Bullpens of the Week, and behind-the-scenes pitching content. 🥎💙

One cue that clicked for one of my pitchers this week… 🥎

Think about how you take a swing.

Your hips fire before your hands. The same idea applies in your pitching motion—your lower half should begin the movement before your arm delivers the ball.

Sometimes the best way to learn a movement isn’t by throwing more pitches. It’s by borrowing a feeling from another athletic movement your body already knows.

We used this drill to help her feel her hips working first, then transferred that same sequence into her underhand pitch.

Shoutout to for the inspiration behind this drill! 👏

Give it a try and let me know how it helps your athlete! 🙌🏻

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