We’re excited to welcome highly regarded pitching consultant Alan Jaeger to this week’s podcast to discuss long toss and both performance and rehabilitation throwing programs. A special thanks to this show’s sponsor, Athletic Greens. Head to https://www.athleticgreens.com/cressey and you’ll receive a free 20-pack of Athletic Greens travel packets with your first order.

Show Outline

• How Alan became known as “the long toss guy”
• How experience as a young junior college arm led him to developing his throwing strategies
• How Alan defines long toss and what the specific priorities of a quality long toss session are
• How long toss facilitates self-organization of the body and intuitive feel for how to throw the ball efficiently
• How stretching it out and working back to your partner with conviction gives pitchers the variance they need to remain athletic and free on the mound rather than repeatable and robotic
• What big mistakes Alan sees in athletes’ daily catch play as well as the programming of their throwing sessions
• How Alan liked to structure throwing for pitchers on 5- and 7-day rotations
• Where Alan sees room for improvements in rehabilitation throwing programs
• How the conversation about long toss has evolved over the last 20 years, specifically in professional baseball
• How some MLB organizations still resist long toss, but why young front office phenoms are playing an influential role in transforming baseball into a more progressive era
• How understanding a player’s background gives great insight into how they’ll function at a high level
• How players can learn to respectfully say no to complete overhauls in their abilities and be prepared to stand their ground to preserve the longevity of their career

You can follow Alan on Twitter at @JaegerSports and on Instagram at @JaegerSports.

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