Purpose

Helps prevent pitcher from pausing at the top of her delivery

Set Up

  • Pitcher stands anywhere on the field.

Instructions

1. Pitcher takes off glove and holds it with pitching hand.

Holding the glove in your pitching hand, swing forward

2. Pitcher swings the glove around fast in a circle. Pause and re-set.

At 12 o’clock
Finish the windmill motion with a wrist snap

3. Complete 2 sets of 10-15 windmills

 

Coaching Tips

  • Coach can stand behind player and put hand on shoulder to ensure player doesn’t let their arm get behind her.
  • When glove gets to hip, pitcher should imagine she is snapping her wrist.