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COACHES HANDBOOK
PITCHING JOURNAL:
Journaling is a tremendous tool for a pitcher and should be encouraged at a
very young age.
Benefits of Maintaining a Pitching Journal Include:
1. Force the pitcher to rethink their workout or game and actually put
the performance into their own words instead of those words of their
coach.
2. Record the moments of success so the pitcher not only remembers
they happened but also has a blueprint to repeat it.
3. Helps train the pitcher to start thinking smaller about their training
and it’s importance to performance success.
Keys for Completing Your Pitching Journal Include:
• Be as precise as possible
• Think as small about each issue as possible
• Be as honest as possible
• Remember that it’s YOUR journal and it’s there to help YOU!
• Make it YOURS – your words, your thoughts, your challenges, your
answers, your failures, your successes, your roadmap to success!
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PITCHING JOURNAL:
DATE:
PLACE:
DAY’S FOCUS:
DAY’S ACCOMPLISHMENT:
DAY’S CHALLENGES:
WHAT YOU LEARNED TODAY:
RATING: (1 Lowest to 10 Highest)
FOCUS -
INTENSITY -
ADJUSTMENTS –
TOUGHNESS –
OVERALL RATING -
GOAL FOR NEXT WORKOUT:
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PITCHING GAME ANALYSIS SHEET
This sheet is a great benefit to objectively analyze a pitcher’s performance
during a game beyond the obvious Win or Loss.
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SEASON INVENTORY:
- Can be either End of Season or Beginning or Season
- Rate the pitcher (or have her/him rate themselves) in each of the following
categories
- Entries can be colored based on areas needing improvement (Red is urgent
to improve, Yellow is next inline for improvement and Green are things rated
9 or 10):
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MONTHLY PITCHING RECORD:
This Monthly Pitching Record allows a pitcher to set daily goals for each day
within a Month, to log the results from each day, and to set weekly and
monthly goals – in addition to rating each month’s performance.
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