Episode 4 - Offseason Pitching Progam and Tournament Schedules

In Episode 4, we focus on two topics - developing an offseason program for pitchers and developing a tournament schedule for the coming season.

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Thanks to Matt Whiteside for participating in the podcast. Here is some information on Matt Whiteside:

Missouri native Matt Whiteside is a 17-year veteran to the big leagues, with stopovers in Texas, Philadelphia, San Diego, Atlanta, and Toronto. Through his experiences, Matt has obtained a wealth of knowledge about pitching mechanics, drills, the mental aspects of pitching, and appropriate conditioning regimens for pitchers of all ages. Matt candidly shares his advice and tips for success in Headfirst's new pitching video Throw like a Pro: Headfirst Fundamentals of Pitching.

Matt’s DVD’s on pitching, produced with Headfirst Baseball, can be found here.

Matt’ new baseball training business is called All-Star Performance Baseball, located near Kirkwood, MO. The website is http://all-starperformance.net.

There are a lot of tournament organizations out there. Here is a partial list of links:

Infosports has a tournament database at

http://www.infosports.com/tourn/bt_srch.htm

Triple Crown is at http://www.triplecrownsports.com/baseball.asp

USSSA tournament listing is at:

http://www.usssa.com/sports/FindTourn1.asp?Sport=11

SuperSeries tournaments are at: http://www.superseriesbaseball.com/

AAU baseball tournaments are at: http://www.aaubaseball.org/

AAYBA World Series tournaments are at: http://aayba.com/

Perfect Game and WWBA tournaments are at: http://www.perfectgame.org/

Other links to other tournament organizations can also be found at John Skilton’s baseball directory at http://www.baseball-links.com/

A link to Walter Herbison’s Head Games book can be found here.