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Winter Weather Advisory
As of 12:00pm on 1/22/12......All Camps and Lesson are running as scheduled
 

 

John and Pat attend the ABCA Coaches Conference.....In Anaheim, Ca.....Lucky Ducks!!

Beginning this Wednesday follow us on Facebook in Anaheim CA, at the American Baseball Coaches Assn. Convention. The event brings over 4000 advanced coaches together for four days of clinics and networking. The annual meeting also houses the nations largest baseball Trade Show with over 350 booths. In addition to attending the clinic sessions John & Pat will be choosing the the Top 10 Products for 2012.They will be posting as they meet college coaches and sharing those conversations with you.
 
On Saturday evening they will host the Pitching Hot Stove and present the College Pitching Coach and the Tom House Teaching Pro of the Year Awards. Last year over 400 pitching coaches attended. The Hot Stove invites famous college pitching coaches to lead specific but informal discussion groups. It has become a convention highlight!


Patrick Pinkman hired as Washington University of St. Louis Pitching Coach
Click Here to read more in our September Signals



   
Sore Arm Diagnosis--
Don't Play In Pain. If you are throwing with persistent pain, STOP! Email us, Call us, Send us a video or visit our academy. Sore arms rarely get better by working harder. If anything, they get worse. There are a number of reasons for a sore arm. Over the years  the Pinkman family has dealt with most of them. Biomechanical flaws, physiological abnormality, improper warm up, poor arm strength, over-use with little in-season training, all will contribute to a minor sore arm or a major physical problem. Like most medical situations, the earlier that you can evaluate the symptoms and diagnose and treat the cause, the better chance you will have for a quick recovery. You need to find out what is causing your discomfort. Click Here to send us a video


 
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  • Pinkman Baseball still teaching in Lorton, Springfield, Alexandria Area

Since the summer of 2009 we have enjoyed working with players on Wednesdays in Lorton at Jim's Brackin's "Top of the Order" facility. The facility is located at 7207 D Lockport Pl. in the northern part of Lorton. We have been conducting private and semi-private lessons in the exact same fashion as we had in Springfield and currently do in Dulles. We know for a fact that some families haven't contacted us because they thought we left town.

Pinkman Baseball will continue to offer private and semi-private lessons in Lorton throughout the spring and summer months. If our schedule fills up on Wednesdays and Saturdays it is not out of the question that we could open up on other days in Lorton. So if you have been trying to figure out how to prepare for the spring season and would like to get back to training with us please email us at info@pinkman.us or call 703-661-8586

 


 

****Study Finds Teens Think Sports Drinks Are Healthy ----

MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- There is a popular misconception that because sports drinks and other noncarbonated beverages are associated with physical activity they must be healthy, University of Texas researchers report.............Click Here To Read More

 

****(2/8/2011) Young athletes who pitch too much may risk more injuries

With interest in youth sports growing, there's concern among parents and health professionals about how much is too much. For young baseball players, pitching more than 100 innings a year may increase their risk of injury, a study finds. The study, in the February issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, followed 481 pitchers for 10 years.........click here to read the entire article.

 

****(2/8/2011) Sports Injuries - A Silent Epidemic Among Youth

Doreen Gentzler of NBC WRC 4 News Reports:

Experts: Number of teen athletes treated for on-field injuries has skyrocketed..........click here to watch Doreen Gentzler's report.

 

****How Much is Too Much For Young Arms?

CLICK HERE for an article published in USA Today regarding excessive pitch counts.




  • BEST IN SHOW 2011

Click Here to read John's latest article reviewing the top 10 products of the year.




  • Can't schedule a lesson? Send us a video and never leave your computer!

Thanks to the subscribers of our YouTube Channel the Pinkmans will now bring you instruction without leaving your home. After receiving many requests the Pinkman Academy will now offer video analysis through email. It is a clear indication that our goal of providing quality assessments and information through our YouTube Channel was achieved.  We would like to further extend that quality of information we provide at our academies right to your inbox. 

The JC Video Baseball Analyzer software (www.jcvideo.com) we use is the best in the business, and through the baseball analyzer we can import and analyze your video with full voiceover and telestration. We will email your analysis back to you within 24 hours and allow you to view the analysis as if you were at the facility taking a lesson.

We are ecstatic to provide this service to anyone interested and not just those lucky enough to live in our immediate area (Northern Virginia).

The fee for the video analysis is $35 (paid through Paypal.com or over the phone via credit card [visa/mc]).

 

Getting your Pinkman Baseball JC Video Voice Over Analysis is as easy as….

  1. Create video file of 3-5 swings or throws
  2. Upload video to a computer (preferably in a DV-AVI file)
  3. Upload your video to www.transferbigfiles.com  or Download Pando
    • Drag and drop video file into Pando email & click Send
  4. Make Paypal.com $35 payment to info@pinkman.us or call us to make a credit card payment (visa/mc)

Click here for more detailed instructions




  • PARENTS AND STUDENTS PLEASE READ:

CLICK HERE to read an article that was published in GQ Magazine regarding hitting and the science of identifying qualities of elite athletes




  • John Pinkman Becomes MomsTeam.com Baseball Expert

"Baseball educator, coach, writer, and speaker John Pinkman brings an outstanding resume to the position of MomsTeam's baseball expert.  Coach Pinkman is a nationally recognized baseball educator with over 25 years experience,  devoting the last 15 years to professional pitching instruction.  Collegiate Baseball Magazine describes him as "one of the top pitching coaches in the country".  He is a national columnist, lecturer, and clinician and currently writes and speaks on pitching, the teaching technologies of professional baseball instruction and baseball school operation"... Click Here to read more




  • Pinkman Baseball on YouTube.com

CLICK HERE to see videos of our Throwing Drills & before and after video clips of students on YouTube.com!!!  We will be updating our YouTube channel with video clips to give you a taste of what's new.  As most of you know, at the Pinkman Baseball Academy's we pride ourselves on results, and there is no better way to see those results than video and on-field performance.


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