The National Pitching Association is dedicated to the education of baseball pitchers, their parents, and their coaches, so that they can pitch more effectively, stay healthier, develop a positive mental attitude, and a greater love of the game. The NPA was formed by leading coaches, athletes, and management teams to help pitchers of all ages safely develop to their fullest potential.
Learn more...

Players can also book more than one week to combine them into a killer summer workout guaranteed to take their game to the next level. Held at the beautiful Diamond Dreams complex in Delmar, MD, these camps will take place in an amazing setting including a 25,400 sq/ft facility, with a full Major League infield, 13 pitching mounds, and a 9,000 sq/ft weight room! Don't wait as these camps are limited to 12 players maximum to ensure major return on development.
Sign up today!

Starting in 2010 we will be introducing a new certication system with certification levels in an effort to reach more coaches with the best information, to ensure that they understand and can implement the NPA methodology, and to create master NPA Methodology teachers/coaches. We will update you as more info becomes available. This clinic will be the culmination of the new NPA Certification System. So don't miss your opportunity to go to the head of the class!
Sign up today!

That's right $25 for the best course on Pitching Mechanics available!
The online clinic features streaming video, pictures, and short quizzes covering Mechanics, Grips, Drills, and more! This is a great way to help your athlete perform better while reducing the risk of injury. The information contained in this clinic is invaluable for keeping our young athletes healthy!

The NEW BOOK is here!

Arm Action, Arm Path, and The Perfect Pitch: Building the Million Dollar Arm has shipped! The book is available for purchase in the Books section of our store. This book will utilize learnings from research done with motion analysis. Through the science of motion analysis and the NPA Biomechanical Efficiency Model authors Tom House and NPA Biotechnician Doug Thorburn take on many of the myths about pitching mechanics and prove or disprove their validity. The book was premiered this week by Tom House at the Injuries in Baseball event in Houston and was completely sold out! But more are on the way! Get your copy now!

1. Get on top of the ball.
2. Pull your glove to your hip.
3. Left-hander left side of the rubber.

Learn more about this great new book from the Baseball Prospectus interview with the book's co-author Doug Thorburn.

NPA Member Site Update!

And more...

---

Stay Tall: A Mechanics Myth

This is an excerpt from the upcoming book Arm Action, Arm Path, and the Perfect Pitch: Building the Million Dollar Arm, by Tom House and Doug Thorburn

The conventional wisdom of stay tall and get on top is intended to help pitchers to generate downward plane, altering the trajectory of the ball to make life tougher on hitters. If this sounds familiar, then you've been paying good attention, because it's very similar to the logic behind Left-hander to the left side of the rubber, Right-hander to the right side. Coaches will often encourage anything that a pitcher can do to manipulate the incoming trajectory of the ball from the hitter's standpoint. Just as with Lefty to the left side, these strict rules can get in the way of what a pitcher does naturally, and potentially create more of an obstacle for the player than a benefit. Another thing these conventional ideas have in common is that they are flawed functionally as well as mechanically.

Learn more about "staying tall"...

---

In Search of the Perfect Delivery

By Karl Meinhardt
National Pitching Association

The longer my time in the baseball business, the more times I hear the NPA staff asked if they have identified the 'perfect delivery.' Let's face it, the NPA has one of the most advanced systems for performing research in the business today. We can capture a pitcher's delivery in our motion analysis system and look at it from every angle possible. We identify efficiency of motion, timing of sequence and even point out precursors to injury. We compare fastball, breaking ball and off-speed deliveries for differences. We measure angles of rotation, distance of stride, angular momentum, velocity and more! But the Perfect Delivery? Hmmm…let's think about that for a moment.

Learn more about what makes a delivery "perfect"...

---

How to Rebuild Your Pitching Staff...and Win!

By Karl Meinhardt
National Pitching Association

February in Boise, Idaho is hardly what one thinks of when thinking about the upcoming baseball season. There is still snow on the ground, snow in the forecast, and the air temperature gives new meaning to the term warm-up. Yet on any given Tuesday in February you can find Bishop Kelly (BK) High School pitching coach Hank Jacobsen and me at our favorite coffee spot, Starbucks on State Street. The upcoming season at BK was the topic of many a discussion this past winter as Hank was facing a daunting challenge; a seriously inexperienced pitching roster for the upcoming season. Hank was adamant about the upcoming season being a 'rebuilding year' as many of his big gun seniors had left with offers from various Universities around the nation. With the loss of BK's top pitchers in 2007 two lefties that went on to Oregon State with a combined two year domination of the league with almost 40 wins and 3 losses and a combined era under 1.50, a strike out walk ratio of almost 5 to 1, 9 shutouts, 5 one-hitters, and speeds of 92 and 85, how could BK continue were they left off?

"It's going to be a challenge." speculated Hank... Find out how the season turned out!

---

Leagues, Academies, and Teams!
Earn commissions for your organization by having your athletes obtain the best information available on throwing and pitching! Join the NPA Affiliate Program and help your athletes and your organization by promoting and selling NPA Memberships, Books, Vidoes and the new Online Pitching Mechanics Course! It's easy to implement into your current web site. To receive more information and to apply for the NPA Affiliate Program, email us at NPA Affiliate Program Info!

Join the NPA Group on Facebook!

Spread the word about NPA!