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Anna Woods

Attention Softball Pitchers!

Why You May Be Overthrowing with Your Arm SO many fastpitch pitchers I work with struggle with overthrowing with their shoulder and hip flexor and either leave a lot of velocity on the table or experience a lot of pain. So in my sessions as a personal trainer working with

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Anna Woods

Attention Softball Pitchers! Part 2: ROM

Another common struggle with getting full-foot activation on the take-off of a pitch, is ankle mobility.  If the ankle is stiff the athlete won’t be able push off as effectively, therefore reducing power and velocity.  One way to gain mobility in the foot is to use the toe splays and

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Anna Woods

Attention Pitchers! Part 1: Mobility

https://youtu.be/NgIiTumN0yw Spending 5-10 minutes to foam roll at the beginning and end of a pitching session is important for short-term mobility during the pitching session. It also helps increase blood flow to the areas we will be using.  PLUS, it just plain feels good most days… It is great as

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Anna Woods

Off-Season Work with Autum

https://youtu.be/1Y3edBHX0rM Med Ball Heaves In this drill, she has only completed 1-2 other times in the past year I’m working/looking for a few things. I like this drill because it helps her learn how to hinge her hips like a deadlift and power her hips through the middle like a

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Anna Woods

Meet Morgan: HCC Softball

Meet Morgan: Introduce Yourself: I’m Morgan Pennycuff, and I am a pitcher for the Hutchinson Community College softball team. I have been pitching since my early days of playing softball, and I pitched all throughout high school at Augusta, where we won a state championship in 2019. How did you

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Anna Woods

Softball: Losing Power Through the Foot

A common error I see with pitchers at take off of their pitch is a foot-turn in. Let me explain, in a right-handed pitcher, the right foot is forward and the pitcher loads the leg to take off, and as she does, her right heel turns in…as a result she

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Anna Woods

Softball Fixes in the Weight Room Part 1

https://youtu.be/-tjT8kCLeeMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGxbIsC44X0 Pitching Video 1:  This was my first time working with this young pitcher. She struggled with chronic elbow pain, knee issues, and to find more velocity. So I spent some time watching her throw in this video, and we quickly made some adjustments to help her “feel” how to

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