Showcases
A showcase is a few minutes on a mound with a radar gun pointed at you. The pitchers who do well are not the ones who rested all week. They are the ones whose arm has been built up for max effort, and who know exactly what they are going to throw.
Weeks before
Max effort throwing on an arm that has been sitting is a common way to get hurt and a common way to throw slower than you really do. The weeks before a showcase should ramp throwing back up in phases, with a few higher intent bullpens so the arm is ready for what the day asks.
What they look for
Velocity gets attention first. Then coaches look at whether the pitcher throws strikes, how his pitches move, how his body and delivery project, and how he competes. A clean, repeatable delivery and a second pitch that is a real pitch often matter as much as one more mile an hour.
The day
Get there early and warm up the way you always do, not the way the line in front of you does. Know your pitch mix and what you want to show. Throw strikes. One bad pitch does not decide anything, and coaches notice how a pitcher responds to it.
After
A showcase is one day. College coaches can follow a pitcher between events if he has current, trustworthy numbers and clean video. Every PPL bullpen is on Trackman and filmed with high speed video, so athletes always have real data to send.
Questions parents ask
Ramp throwing up in phases over the weeks before, including a few higher intent bullpens, so the arm is ready for max effort. Then warm up properly on the day, know your pitch mix, and focus on throwing strikes.
Velocity first, then strikes, pitch movement, how the delivery and body project, and how the pitcher competes. A repeatable delivery and a real second pitch carry a lot of weight.
They can be when a pitcher shows up unprepared and throws max effort on an arm that has not been built up, especially in the off season. Planned into a throwing program, they are a normal part of getting seen.
Yes. We build the ramp up into his phase based throwing program, use Trackman and video to sharpen what he will show, and he leaves with current numbers and film to send coaches.
The free assessment puts your athlete on Trackman and high speed video, so you know where he stands and what to sharpen first.
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