All-Pro Player Development

Your pop time isn’t just your arm, it’s your hands too.

If the ball is getting stuck in your palm, you’re already late.

One of my go to drills for building elite finger dexterity (the ability to move the ball quickly & precisely from the mitt to your fingers).

Simple & Effective.

Stop transferring the ball into your palm & start getting it directly in the fingers that throw.

Small details make a big difference behind the plate.

What are we training❓

🔘The Step Back Drill
It exaggerates the load & timing pattern so the hitter can feel how the body should sequence their swing.

⚠️ Purpose of the Drill
- Creates rhythym & timing, avoids a static stance
- Teaches proper weight transfer (backside engagement ➡️ forward move ➡️ rotation)
- Improves ground force & direction
- Helps timing & adjustability; learn to control tempo

🔘 Water Bag Swings
Adds instability & feedback, which forces the body to organize better during the movement

⚠️ Purpose of the Water Bag
- Forces the core to stabilize & the body to remain stacked & connected
- Exposes poor sequencing
- Trains controlled power; because of the weight, the hitter can’t muscle through the movement
- Improves posture & connection ➡️ hitter must move as one unit. If the posture breaks, the bag amplifies it.

In simple terms, the step-back teaches you how to move. The water bag teaches you how to control the move.

If the water is splashin everywhere, you swing probably is too!
emil
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