Sickpitcher23

I just turned 11 on july 23rd and i am a great pitcher I pitched my first no hitter a week ago
I throw the following pitches:
65 MPH 4 seam,
2 seam,
forkball(doesnt move much though)
splitter,
knuckleball
Pitches I want to learn:
Slider
Curve
screwball
Pitches i want to improve:
forkball
splitter
knuckleball
If you guys could help me do these things i would appreciate this a bunch

The Bronx

First of all, for the ultimate fastball, work your arm out by throwing the ball as hard as physically possible, I'm turning 12 in exactly 27 days, otherwise 3.6 weeks away, and I can throw 70-80 mph with perfect control, try working your speed up to the mid 70's. And the same with your 2 seamer.

Next up, I'll skip forkball as I can't throw it, never seen it thrown, and just don't know anything about it, but anyways, let's get onto big time breaking balls, with splitter, work on it's break, the more it breaks, the more ruthless you'll become, and finally, the knuckleball, never go fast with it, just let it flutter.

Btw, here is a trick to throwing a curveball, cover the ball with your hand and remove your index finger when you throw, try different styles then tell me how it's going.

Littleleagueump

Saftey is always first. Even when you are 13, your arm is still not fully developed enough to throw all of these tricky pitches. It may never happen to you but you could ruin your arm. The 65 mph pitches are pretty good. How is your locatiion? Do you throw many of them in the dirt on a course of throwing 75 pitched in a game or is your control good? One trick that I have taught pitches is if you have a good fastball and a good curve, try just throwing a high lob. It needs to reach about an arch of near 15 feet. The trick is to establish a fastball. The batters know you can throw it so when they look for a fastball when you have two strikes on the batter, pull the string and lob it in there. Hit the catcher at his feet without the pitch getting through. Work on fundamentals and when you can find the right coach, one who understands pitching and medicine together, probably not your dad, (don't take that wrong) then you can develop what you want. Don't try to develop too early. Take it like a doctors prescription. Do what is best, not what you want now.

The Bronx

I couldn't have said it better myself, work on it slowly, don't overwork you're self, everyone, even ther big leaguers have their limits

Littleleagueump

Do you pitch for Little League or some other organization? The pitching regulations changed for the better (safety) last year and will change again for next year. Last season was the pitch count. Now the pitch count has been modified some more. It is frustrating to the coaches who want a trophy. It is all about the kids, not the coaches. That is what Little League is all about. If you want a copy of the regulations, you can email me at....chiefumpire@senoiaarealittleleague.com
and I will get them to you as soon as I can.

IronManRipken

For your fastball, long toss is the key. You want to play long toss all the time. YOu don't want all those pitches like curves or screwballs because they can destroy your arm well before any chance of a minor league career.

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DPETE56

I made sure that I worked my arm and the rest of my body properly as a young boy, and it developed in to being able to throw a 95 mph fastball. If you 11-12 year olds work your entire body properly, the same could happen to you.

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exminorleaguer

Congrats on your No-hitter!! It sounds like you have a strong arm at this point in your career. I played Little League baseball at your age and threw about as hard as you do. I had a long baseball career extending through college in the Pac-10 and minor league ball with the Giants organization. I would stay away from all those pitches for two reasons: 1. Your arm is still developing and many of those pitches put a lot of strain on your arm. 2. Major League pitchers have the ability to throw most of those pitches you listed, but you only see them throw three or four. This is because they want to throw three or four pitches excellent, rather than 7 or 8 just average.

Good Luck and stick with the fastball and change.