Camps, Clinics and Coaching for every kind of pitcher

CONDITIONING & SKILL WORKOUT

• Sept. 26 – Nov. 5, 2017 | Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays
• Location: Healdsburg Elementary School, Miller Field
• Cost: $360

We will be conducting a 6-week clinic that focuses on arm health, joint stability and mobility, arm strength, muscle balance between accelerators and decelerators, and patterning of key movements in the throwing motion. This training, based on over 30 years of scientific research, is almost never taught, coached or practiced in organized baseball programs yet it is critical to avoiding injury and improving velocity.

IMPROVE VELOCITY, IMPROVE ARM STRENGTH, STAY HEALTHY

• Class is limited to 20 athletes
• Starts September 26th, runs 6 weeks, 3 times per week
• Taught by certified NPA coaches
• Four blocks of drills are same as those used with our MLB clients and NFL Quarterbacks

Group Neuro Facilitation

Cost: $360

In this 6-week clinic, we will focus on training that teaches muscle memory on the bio mechanics of throwing with focus on stability, mobility, flexibility and balance in the athlete’s motion. These drills are used by many professional athletes to stay “sharp” between games.

During the six weeks, you will:

• Participate in cross specific drills for each critical movement in the throwing motion with sufficient repetitions to create muscle memory.
• Learn how to convert kinetic energy to angular energy and torque, the source of 80% of velocity capacity.
• Learn the balance and posture required to create your energy angle Learn how to find and maintain your unique arm slot critical to arm health
• Acquire sufficient thrust and lift to attain the proper stride length with correct timing to optimize velocity
• The small group format with limit of 20 athletes allows for high degree of individual attention and you learn faster and are more motivated as you watch others being coached.

By the end of the six-week session, you will:

• Be throwing harder EASIER and more accurately Increase velocity by as much as 7 mph
• Have a stronger and more stable shoulder complex Have the knowledge and muscle memory to perform the throwing movements correctly, in the right sequence and with correct timing to avoid injury and maintain arm health.
• Acquire the skill to execute the drill repetitions necessary to achieve and maintain an efficient and healthy arm.

The Velocity Ball Program

Cost: $360

The velocity ball program was developed and refined through 30 years of research and testing. It is done in a group setting under the guidance of an NPA staff member. Using weighted balls and a unique workout regimen, this program leads to arm strength and speed increases done as safely as possible. It has transformed and saved many professional careers. Some of the best MLB and college-level pitchers use this program to increase velocity and stay injury-free.

During this 6-week program you will:

• Perform both simulated and actual throws utilizing 6 different weighted balls into a net
• The program is done from 3 different throwing positions which generate different ground forces-a total of 90 throws
• Throws are done with maximum intensity and speed, leading to arm strength, better internal and external arm rotation, and greater stability of the shoulder 3 different block drills for arm health, recovery and stability are done each session.
• Class size limited to 20 athletes to insure a high level of individual attention
• A S.T.A.T Evaluation is a pre-requisite to enrollment in this clinic as each programs starting point must be customized to the functional strength and arm health of the athlete to avoid injury.

By the end of the six weeks, you will:

• Nationally, athletes on average achieve a 5-7 mph gain in velocity
• Improve arm strength, stability, and range of motion to avoid injury

Coaches Clinic – Learn from NPA coaches 

This clinic can be done for an individual high school team or for individual Little League or other youth programs such as Babe Ruth or Travel Baseball. This intensive 1 day clinic begins with classroom discussion of the science behind the NPA protocols and an orientation to the bio kinetic sequence of the throwing motion. Field work follows, teaching arm care and recovery, core temp elevation, joint stability and integrity drills to promote functional strength and arm health. This is followed with patterning drills to train the body in the key movements of the throwing motion.

In the afternoon, we focus on the 9 critical steps in the bio kinetic sequence of throwing/pitching. We provide drills you can use to train athletes in these movements and how to correct.

During the clinic, you will;

• Learn the science behind our protocols which dispels MANY of the conventional wisdom teaches currently in use
• Learn the drills that will build functional strength, balance accelerator and decelerator muscle groups, improve arm speed, and find each of your athlete’s unique and natural arm slot.
• Learn the drills that teach athletes to convert the kinetic energy of their legs into angular energy/torque in their upper body which is 80% of their velocity capacity.
• Learn drills that achieve adequate lift and thrust and stride length and timing, all essential to throwing hard and safely.
• Learn the key variables and drills that determine accuracy in the strike zone.

At the end of the day, you will;

• Have acquired the knowledge of the only science-based, medical community-endorsed and IRB certified throwing protocol available
• Have acquired a portfolio of drills and exercises that are identical to those used at the MLB and NFL professional level
• Be able to incorporate these drills into your practices or teach to your athletes to perform at home that will accelerate their learning and performance while maintaining a healthy arm.
• Understand the BIO KINETIC SEQUENCE of pitching, the 9 critical movements all elite athletes perform. This will allow you to discard opinions and conventional wisdom that are frequently doing harm and replace them with the best teachings science has to offer today.

NPA Super Camps with Tom House

Cost: $349

NPA NorCal Regional Director Greg Wilcox and NPA Founder Tom House lead these three-day pitching clinics for athletes and coaches who want to learn more about and experience the NPA’s unique training protocols. All athletes will learn skills that will enhance their overall arm health, efficiency, and velocity.

Every Super Camp starts with an in-depth presentation and discussion, coupled with extensive drill work to ensure that the athletes leave with a toolkit designed to enable them to become their own best coach and the best pitcher possible.

These Super Camps are usually held on weekends, from Friday to Sunday.

A typical Super Camp schedule is as follows:

• Friday evening, 6 – 9 pm: Presentation and discussion led by Tom House.
• Saturday & Sunday morning: On field instructions and drill work for 13 and Younger
• Saturday & Sunday afternoon: On field instructions and drill work for 14 and Older
• All day Saturday and Sunday: Coaches can audit instructions and drill work for both age groups

Cost: $349 per athlete, $150 per auditing coach

Check our schedule regularly for upcoming Super Camps. Spaces fill fast!

S.T.A.T. And Performance Clinics

Cost: $349

Led by Regional Director Greg Wilcox and the NPA coaching staff, these clinics are scheduled in conjunction with communities, leagues or teams at their location.S.T.A.T clinics are designed to screen, test,assess and train each athlete for point in time velocity, for functional strength and weaknesses that are impacting velocity, for mechanical efficiency and to provide training protocols to correct weak points. Performance clinics focus on the bio mechanical sequence of pitching and include individual bullpen sessions with each athlete and teach drills for developing proper throwing mechanics.

S.T.A.T. Evaluation $150.00

A S.T.A.T evaluation is designed to screen, test, and assess you for point in time velocity, for functional strength and weaknesses that are impacting velocity, and for mechanical efficiency. This is one of the most important ways for us to start working with you so that we can provide training protocols to correct weak points.

Individual Lessons $75.00 / 45 mins. Prerequisite: S.T.A.T. Evaluation. 

Customized to the individual athlete, all lessons involve arm care and joint integrity drills. Lessons can focus on velocity ball training or the bio mechanical movements in a throwing motion.

Twosome Lessons $60 / 45 mins

Same as above, for two athletes.

Video Analysis $250.00 Prerequisite: S.T.A.T. Evaluation

Send us a video of you pitching. We’ll return it with annotations, notes and advice. It’s the next best thing to working out with us in person.

Vector Analysis $150.00 Prerequisite: Video Analysis 

Building on the video analysis, this process measures misdirected movement of the head, torso, arms and legs in an athlete’s motion. For each movement, we calculate foot pounds of force lost and how to correct each incorrect movement to improve velocity.

Velocity Ball Program $100/lesson Prerequisite: S.T.A.T. Evaluation

Designed to strengthen the arm and improve arm speed on average 3mph-8mph.  Having invented this program, Dr. House emphasizes health first, velocity second.