Jaeger Sports

Mental Training, Arm Care & Arm Conditioning ------

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

We’re live!

We are so excited to announce the release of the “Mental Warrior Program”!!

The MWP is designed to simplify Mental Practice thru a # of progressive exercises, led by our very own Jim Vatcher.

Info: https://t.co/j77XZddUAs

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[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

The "Inverted Pyramid"...

The #1 reason why arms are breaking down ⤵️

@JustinMusil @EricCressey

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

“The Inverted Pyramid”

What we believe is the #1 cause of Arm Injuries.

#1Arm, #1Career

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[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

@JustinOrenduff You know it Justin...ditto...I'll post an older video called the "inverted pyramid" that talks about this exactly and tag you 👊

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

THIS 👇

So sad...most of these injuries are easily avoidable.

Condition, Condition, Condition = Health

SHOCK, SHOCK, SHOCK = Surgery

[Justin Orenduff @JustinOrenduff]

We now have more than a decade of evidence showing how pitch metrics, data-driven technology, and modern training methods have transformed baseball.

These advancements have taught us a great deal. We can measure velocity, spin, movement, workload, and physical performance with a level of detail previous generations could never have imagined.

But because something can be measured does not mean it should become the measure of everything.

The danger did not begin when baseball acquired better information. It began when information ceased to serve the game and the game began to serve the information.

For more than a century, a successful pitcher was judged by the whole of his work: command, adaptability, durability, competitiveness, workload, and the ability to consistently get outs. In little more than a decade, that definition has changed.

Velocity, spin, movement, and swing-and-miss have become the primary currencies of opportunity. Pitchability, command, durability, and the ability to navigate a lineup have too often become secondary.

These traits are not bad. The error lies in mistaking the part for the whole. When the pitch becomes more important than the pitcher, we should not be surprised when the pitcher breaks.

Across every level of baseball, arm injuries have risen as pitchers chase the measurable traits most closely tied to scholarships, contracts, draft status, and the next opportunity as Major League Baseball continues to lose millions of dollars and thousands of player-days to pitchers who can no longer withstand the demands of a full season.

Meanwhile, the private development industry responds to what colleges, scouts, organizations, and social media reward. Families follow the opportunities placed in front of them. Young pitchers follow the system.

No single person needs to intend the final result. The trainer prepares the player for what scouts want. The scout identifies what organizations value. The organization acquires what the modern game demands.

Each decision may seem reasonable on its own, while the combined result becomes deeply unreasonable.

Data and technology are not the enemy. But they must remain tools. Data should inform wisdom, not replace it. Technology should sharpen judgment, not narrow it. Training should develop the complete pitcher, not merely improve the measurable characteristics of a pitch.

We should not abandon innovation. We should demand a better version of it—one that develops performance without sacrificing durability, values pitchability alongside measurable traits, and prepares pitchers not only to earn an opportunity, but to survive and succeed once they receive it.

The tools must serve the pitcher.

The pitcher must not be sacrificed to the tools.

Cheers to a balance, but we need more voices to speak up and help the next generation of pitchers. Don't be negative, cruel, or argumentative; just help progress the game and maintain the value of pitching success.

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

Chase Arm Conditioning and your best Velo will follow.

Not the other way around.

Condition. Condition. Condition.

#1Arm, #1Career

[NorCalU @NorCalU1]

SOUND UP! This is special! @NorCalBaseball @jaegersports @nextlevelbb @TheDurbinator37 @CoachBeede @Danielle138252

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

Chase Arm Conditioning and your best Velo will follow.

Not the other way around.

Condition. Condition. Condition.

#1Arm, #1Career

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

If ur going to throw w/ FULL intent, your arm should be stretched out to its FULL ROM first.

Here's a simple formula based on 300 ft being ur Max Long Toss Distance:

300 ft Long Toss = 100% Intent
250 ft = 75% Intent
150 ft = 50% Intent

Full ROM PRIOR to Full Intent.

PERIOD.

[Kevin Graber @Coach_KGraber]

Watch the arms. Most common mechanical flaw I see in baseball runners, arms pumping E to W, shoulders twisting, force bleeding side to side in zig-zag pattern. Sprinters drive arms N to S to cancel rotation from legs (no zig-zag). Arms cross midline, and you fight your own body.

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

@ATCBball Appreciate the feedback and input...and for sure...Long Toss is more about "stretching out" and building Volume as much as anything...the fact that you were still stretching your arm out -- even if it wasn't "max distance" -- was still huge as you know :)

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

Re Previous Post

Full ROM = Full Max Distance (Long Toss)

If 250 ft is your Max Distance, be sure & get out to 250 ft PRIOR to ANY type of High Intent Throws.

If 300 ft is your Max Distance, be sure & get out to 300 ft PRIOR to ANY type of High Intent Throws.

#1Arm, #1Career

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

If ur going to throw w/ FULL intent, your arm should be stretched out to its FULL ROM first.

Here's a simple formula based on 300 ft being ur Max Long Toss Distance:

300 ft Long Toss = 100% Intent
250 ft = 75% Intent
150 ft = 50% Intent

Full ROM PRIOR to Full Intent.

PERIOD.

[Armored Heat @ArmoredHeat]

💡You Can Do This Without Being Hurt!

I promise you, if you build your offseason routine with the same amount for attention to detail and work as a rehab process, YOU WILL see positive results in the next 3 months!

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

Re Previous Post

Full ROM = Full Max Distance (Long Toss)

If 250 ft is your Max Distance, be sure & get out to 250 ft PRIOR to ANY type of High Intent Throws.

If 300 ft is your Max Distance, be sure & get out to 300 ft PRIOR to ANY type of High Intent Throws.

#1Arm, #1Career

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

2 of the fastest ways to TEAR ur UCL or Rotator Cuff?

1) Make High Intent throws w/out 1st gaining FULL Range Of Motion in ur arm (Long Toss)

2) Have too many consecutive High Intent throwing days

Easy Formula:

3 Days of Low/Med Intent throws for 1 Day of High Intent throws!

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

@joeydileo Really appreciate the feedback and passion Joe...clearly, you truly care about the kids 👊

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

2 of the fastest ways to TEAR ur UCL or Rotator Cuff?

1) Make High Intent throws w/out 1st gaining FULL Range Of Motion in ur arm (Long Toss)

2) Have too many consecutive High Intent throwing days

Easy Formula:

3 Days of Low/Med Intent throws for 1 Day of High Intent throws!

[Florida Baseball ARMory @ArmoryFlorida]

ELECTRIC ⚡️

Western Carolina RHP James Fordham brought the JUICE during his work in the lab 🔥

These dudes just keep getting better this summer!

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

How to avoid making an appointment w/ your local Orthopedic Surgeon:

Be sure that your arm is FULLY stretched out - Distance Wise (ie 250-300 ft) - on days that you are throwing w/ FULL intent (Pull Downs, Pens, Games).

Full ROM prior to Full Intent.

PERIOD.

#1Arm, #1Career

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

@CoachSmitty904 Going to steal that line Jason 💪

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

#1 reason why arms get injured?

Too many High Intent Throws, and not enough Low/Med Intent “Massage Throws”.

Your arm wants to be CONDITIONED, not SHOCKED.

Simple rule of thumb:

3 Days of Massage Throwing for every day of High Intent throwing.

Your ARM is counting on YOU.