Baseball is one of the most popular sports that strength and conditioning athletes come in for at TFI Physical Therapy & Sports Performance. One of the main focuses for baseball training is developing a strong foundation in strength, conditioning, core stability, timing, and reaction. The foundational baseball-specific strength and conditioning program caters to all ages and abilities. Here is an outline of some of the specifics that the baseball program gets into. Feel free to reach out to our trainers with any specific questions or particular areas you would like to focus on.
Strength-Specific Baseball Training
- Exercises to develop all around body strength with a focus on fast twitch muscle fibers
- Exercises to develop full body strength that translates well into more complicated baseball specific mechanics including
- Pitching
- Throwing
- Baseball swing
- Jumping and catching
- Running with agility
- Exercises and stretches to assist with injury prevention throughout rotational, lateral, and high impact movements.
- Note that strength specific exercises will be modified depending on the athletes age and ability
Agility-Specific Baseball Drills
- Ladder drills
- Sprint drills
- Cone drills
Speed-Specific Drills
- Sprints from a stand start
- Sled pushes
- Box jumps
Reaction Training
- Tennis ball drills including
- Drop and sprint drills
- Blind start drills
Baseball Specific Rehabilitation
We have a team of physical therapists happy to help with baseball-specific injuries. One of our physical therapists, Ryan LeFever, spent two years as a physical therapist for the White Sox. For information on baseball-specific physical therapy click here.
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