COACH LESSON 10 OF 24 • STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT
Lesson 10: Coaching Rotational Strength and the Upper Back
From the Athletic Development Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 10: Rotational Strength and Upper Back.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your athletes start every chop, lift and Pallof rotation with the hips, keep the ribs down under load and train the upper back on every upper-body day, and you can see hips-before-shoulders on video.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Slow strength builds the fast turn. Stiff middle, fast ends.” Rotational strength is chops, lifts and resisted turns done under control. Rotational power, the…
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