Athletic training program
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Abstract
A method of training a baseball pitcher includes instructing the pitcher to perform a group of throws in a kneeling position, instructing the pitcher to repeat the group of throws in a rocker position, and instructing the pitcher to repeat the group of throws in a run-and-gun position. Performing a group of throws includes performing a set of throws for each of a plurality of balls with different weights, wherein performing a set of throws includes throwing a first throw modality and throwing a second throw modality, and wherein the first throw modality includes holding the ball during the throw and the second throwing modality includes releasing the ball throughout the throw.
Claims19
A method of training a baseball pitcher, the method comprising:
- instructing the pitcher to perform a group of throws in a kneeling position, wherein performing a group of throws comprises performing a set of throws for each of a plurality of balls with different weights, wherein performing a set of throws comprises throwing a first throw modality and throwing a second throw modality, and wherein the first throw modality comprises holding the ball throughout the throw and the second throwing modality comprising releasing the ball during the throw;
- instructing the pitcher to repeat the group of throws in a rocker position;
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- instructing the pitcher to repeat the group of throws in a run-and-gun position.
A method for adapting a training program for baseball pitching, the method comprising:
- measuring velocities of a plurality of throws for a respective plurality of balls, wherein each of the plurality of balls has a weight different from the remainder of the plurality;
- determining a plurality of velocity differentials for a respective plurality of ball pairs;
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- adapting the training program based on the determined plurality of velocity differentials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.