As a pitcher’s shoulders begin to square up toward home plate, the glove needs to swivel so the palm is facing the chest and stabilize over the landing foot, inside the width of the torso, between the shoulders and the belly button.
In just one year, with the help of coach Tom House and Mustard, pitcher Justin Courtney went from training solo in Maine to closing for the Los Angeles Angels Low-A affiliate, the Inland Empire 66ers.
By Tom House, PhD and Jason Goldsmith, with Lindsay Berra
What is play? It’s an imaginative activity that promotes discovery and learning
and facilitates social and emotional intelligence. Play is a source
Head position is incredibly important in the pitching delivery. If your head moves too much, you’ll first have difficulty throwing strikes, and you’ll eventually run the risk of injuries from the excessive stress.
Mustard is holding its first-ever Virtual Clinic [https://shop.teammstrd.com/]
from April 25th through 30th. A year ago, the idea of virtual clinics would have
seemed crazy, but now, it’s second-nature
By Lindsay Berra
Eddie McCartney’s journey to Mustard began in a batting cage rather than on a
pitcher’s mound.
Eddie was 9 years old, and he was afraid of the ball.
A pitcher’s drag line – literally, the line the back foot makes in the dirt - clearly show whether or not your body is where it should be during the pitching delivery.
The physical act of throwing is an adaptation and an accommodation and is not something you should start and stop. Once you start throwing, you keep throwing as long as you’re going to be a throwing athlete.
