| Many baseball players warm-up the wrong way | | | | by high knees forward and backward for about |
| before they start playing catch. They tend to | | | | 30 yards each way. This gets the blood flowing. I |
| throw to warm-up and not to warm-up before | | | | will continue warming up much like football players |
| they throw. Warming up the wrong way can | | | | do. Karaoke forward and back, jumping jacks, |
| cause injury to your throwing arm or any part of | | | | high knee skips, form running etc. |
| your body. Many injuries occur during spring | | | | Warming up your core is also important before |
| training games or just before big super league | | | | you play catch. I won't do old school sit ups |
| tournaments when multiple consecutive games | | | | anymore like I used to throughout High School |
| are played. Players often think they already | | | | and College. Prone holds serve the purpose, side |
| warmed up enough from a previous game earlier | | | | prone holds with one leg in the air and so on. |
| in the day and they aren't as loose as they think. | | | | There are literally hundreds of core warm ups |
| Before a pitcher or any position player begins to | | | | you could do, but I prefer the prone holds to |
| play catch they need to warm up their entire | | | | simply activate the core and get it warm. |
| body. Why? Players with good mechanics | | | | To get your shoulders and arm simply do arm |
| understand that you don't just throw with you | | | | circles forward and back; thumbs up for a set, |
| arm, you throw with your entire body. Warm up | | | | thumbs down for another and then palms down. |
| the entire body to throw not just your arm. | | | | This ensures you warm up each of the three |
| What I like to do is start warming up my legs, | | | | shoulder muscles. Front and forward claps are |
| hips, core, shoulders, arms and then fingers; yes | | | | great and then fence shakes palms out, palms in |
| fingers. I am not about to share with you all | | | | and palms down. |
| warm up exercises you should do because there | | | | When you feel loose you can start playing catch |
| are many. I just want to share some with you so | | | | with your teammates. Again it is imperative that |
| you can get a fairly good idea how you should be | | | | you warm up to throw and not throw to |
| warming up to play catch. | | | | warm-up. Don't just start playing catch right |
| I will start with a light jog around the field followed | | | | away, you will increase the risk of injury. |