Bo Jackson Winter Throwing Program

Overview

The Bo Jackson Winter Throwing Program is focused on helping each athlete move more efficiently, gain velocity, and prepare their arms for their upcoming season. We want each athlete to feel as confident as ever as their season approaches. Athletes will accomplish this by completing a thorough evaluation of their movement patterns, strength metrics, and video analysis of their throwing mechanics in the beginning of the program.

From there each athlete will follow an individualized throwing and arm care program in a supervised group environment. The athlete’s program will be designed to address weak points that are holding the athlete back.

During the on-ramp/velo program, athletes will spend the first 4 weeks preparing their arm for higher intensity throwing and addressing weak points in their throwing patterns through their individualized program. This on-ramp phase will then transition into a controlled, 4-week velocity phase where the intensity will spike.

Velocity training will then transition into 4 weeks of mound work, where athletes will apply routines from the on-ramp/velo program, while also allowing players to get on the mound and work on their arsenal.

Each session, athletes will be taken through an extensive warm-up to prepare their bodies to move efficiently and explosively, and all throwing sessions will conclude with arm care. The Program will also include soft tissue and mobility work, a pre-throw routine, an individualized throwing program, arm care, and mental coaching from the instructors.

Throughout both the 8-week on-ramp/velo and 4-week mound programs, data and video will be collected and shared with the athlete. On top of that, coaches will test and retest mobility screens, strength metrics, and video analysis of the pitching mechanics throughout the entire mound program to ensure the athlete progresses.