Washington Post Article on College Pitching Velocity Increase

[EasternVol]

Vols are featured
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/22/college-baseball-velocity/

 

[MAD]

Pretty sure this is the same article but without having to go through the paid site.

The speed increases in college baseball. And climbing. And climbing. - US Today News

 

[bigorangepoppa]

Yeah, I was going to read it, but then the pay wall popped up. ain't paying to read something like that.

 

[bigdaddy]

Wa post….no thanks

 

[esarmstrong]

It's no accident that Frank Anderson is the coach involved with many these young men.

 

[chuckiepoo]

It's no accident that Frank Anderson is the coach involved with many these young men.

Strange he wasn’t mentioned.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Yeah, so what I got out of that material is that Paul Skenes is jacked up on the juice.

 

[tombowalker]

Strange he wasn’t mentioned.

Anderson is a great pitching coach, but this trend goes way beyond him.

Most of it comes from groups like Driveline. These dudes have advanced pitching and arm care lightyears compared to where it was just 10-15 years ago.

 

[preacherman20]

Driveline also has a lot of elbow and shoulder injuries also. Double edged sword

 

[6-4-3]

Driveline also has a lot of elbow and shoulder injuries also. Double edged sword

Driveline is terrible for the most part. I’ve seen several TJs as a result of that program.

 

[hbvol1982]

Wa post….no thanks

Its a great article and the Vols and Tony V. get a ton of love here. Enjoy it.

 

[tombowalker]

Driveline also has a lot of elbow and shoulder injuries also. Double edged sword

I'd be interested in seeing evidence that Driveline has a higher rate of shoulder injuries compared to any other pitching program.

I suspect it's mostly just anecdotal. Pitchers have arm injuries. So of course a pitching program is going to have no shortage of examples.

My point being, if we're going to make a claim about an analytical / evidence-based program like DL, we should probably include some evidence ourselves.

Disclaimer:
Weighted balls can 100% be dangerous if used incorrectly. Certainly not something a kid or high school coach should pick up after a few YouTube videos.

 

[Ned Land]

Pretty sure this is the same article but without having to go through the paid site.

The speed increases in college baseball. And climbing. And climbing. - US Today News

It does appear to be the same article but different authors are listed. Weird.

 

[MAD]

It does appear to be the same article but different authors are listed. Weird.

Good catch, you are right, it’s bizarre