In addition to teaching in the masters of psychology program of Azusa Pacific University as an adjunct faculty member, Timothy Kovacs serves as an assistant director at Baldwin Park Unified School District, coordinating early childhood education services. Outside of his professional pursuits, Timothy Kovacs enjoys watching baseball.
Baseball, one of America’s most-loved sports, is going through an “existential crisis" because fans want more action in the shortest possible time. However, this development in pitchers’ velocity gives the opposite: less action in longer periods of time. This stems from the glaring fact that pitchers throw the ball harder at an elite velocity that batters cannot keep up.
Statistics supplied by Sports Reference indicate that hitters have more strikeouts than hits over the last four seasons. The last season’s batting average of all big leagues combined is among the lowest in history. Major leagues, such as the MLB, are looking for solutions, possibly moving back the mound by 12 inches in the coming season.
Gone are the days when the success of pitchers rests solely on natural endowments, such as the strength of arms. Velocity can be learned, and gyms such as Apec are running programs that teach pitchers how to throw harder.
Apec’s program put pitchers in a series of drills where all metrics are measured, and weak muscular and neurological links in the body are identified. From there, pitchers go through a two-step process involving a combination of strength and conditioning programs and throwing sessions. The ultimate goal is to build up the backside shoulder. Under this program, pitchers have the potential to throw the ball at 113 mph.
Baseball, one of America’s most-loved sports, is going through an “existential crisis" because fans want more action in the shortest possible time. However, this development in pitchers’ velocity gives the opposite: less action in longer periods of time. This stems from the glaring fact that pitchers throw the ball harder at an elite velocity that batters cannot keep up.
Statistics supplied by Sports Reference indicate that hitters have more strikeouts than hits over the last four seasons. The last season’s batting average of all big leagues combined is among the lowest in history. Major leagues, such as the MLB, are looking for solutions, possibly moving back the mound by 12 inches in the coming season.
Gone are the days when the success of pitchers rests solely on natural endowments, such as the strength of arms. Velocity can be learned, and gyms such as Apec are running programs that teach pitchers how to throw harder.
Apec’s program put pitchers in a series of drills where all metrics are measured, and weak muscular and neurological links in the body are identified. From there, pitchers go through a two-step process involving a combination of strength and conditioning programs and throwing sessions. The ultimate goal is to build up the backside shoulder. Under this program, pitchers have the potential to throw the ball at 113 mph.
