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Baseball Dads PodcastAuthor: Paul Reddick
Paul Reddick interviews parents and professionals about the best and worst things they've seen their sons and players do for training, dealing with injuries, and playing the game. Language: en Genres: Baseball, Kids & Family, Parenting, Sports Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Velocity Program I'd Give Every 8-Year-Old Pitcher
Episode 185
Monday, 7 September, 2026
DescriptionShould an 8-year-old be in a velocity program?My answer might surprise you.As someone who created one of the first velocity programs in baseball, I've spent more than two decades studying what actually makes pitchers throw harder, stay healthier, and have longer careers.If I had an 8-year-old pitcher today, I wouldn't put him in a traditional velocity program.I'd do something much more important.In this episode, I explain how the velocity world changed, why we've started modeling the wrong pitchers, why so many coaches are teaching mechanical flaws as if they're fundamentals, and what I would teach every young pitcher instead.The goal isn't simply to throw harder at 10 years old.The goal is to build the foundation that allows a pitcher to throw harder, stay healthier, and continue improving for the next 15 years.
