
Then, they will push the team up and try to press in the way which was analysed before. Thus, both central midfielders keep checking their shoulders to screen the passing lane to the opposition players in between lines instead of jumping to press. Their aim is closing the gap to prevent the opposition team from playing through and let them play back. In addition to this, they will keep each line narrow and create an overload in the ball side with leaving the opposite side completely. In the midfield, they can maintain the vertically compact shape with keeping the back line high. However, in the midfield, they change the way to press little bit to force the opponents to play back and create the situation which was discussed earlier. They must be so aggressive with man marking around the ball because it is impossible to keep the vertically compact shape due to the offside rule. So far, the tactics of pressing in the opposition final third were discussed. Additionally, when the opposition team plays goal kicks, they sometimes position themselves in the 4-1-3-2 as one of the central midfielders steps up. As a result, the overall shape looks like a 4-1-3-2. The opposite side striker, wide midfielder and central midfielder tuck inside and cover the space behind players who press and mark the opposition players.

Thus, it is extremely important for the players in the other side to keep locking the opponents in the compact area. No matter how intense they press around the ball, if the opposition team can switch the ball to the other side, it will turn into the disadvantage situation. The second one is the task for players away from the ball. Overall, they are so aggressive and intense in the ball side to win the ball. Defenders often steps up to keep tracking opposition attackers to prevent them from turning and facing forward or ideally intercept the pass. Then, this is another strength of Benfica, all defenders are excellent at winning ground duels. This tight man marking make it harder for the opposition player on the ball to find a passing lane and he is likely to play forward. The first one is that as soon as the opposition team plays outside, the ball side striker, wide midfielder and central midfielder to find opposition players to mark. The key things here are two important roles to surround the ball and the opponents. As soon as the pass to one of the opposition fullbacks is played, they shuffle across to the ball side and apply pressure on the opponents tightly. Their main system is a 4-4-2, but it looks like a 4-1-3-2 when they force the opposition team to play wide and love them in. Luckily for you, we have already done that.Usually, tactics in possession will be analysed first, but as their biggest strength is the aggressive and organised pressing, so let’s begin discussing Schmidt’s idea of pressing. In order to throw faster and increase your velocity, we need to be able to break down the mechanics involved in throwing and highlight the most critical aspects that will translate into throwing faster. Most training that's done with baseball is either not enough specific training stimulus to improve your throwing velocity (I’m talking to you my I only do band shoulder exercises and a little core group because you're worried you'll get hurt or you'll mess up you arm.) Or it's the complete opposite and you are smashing the weights, lifting like a bodybuilder, and have terrible mobility and flexibility.īaseball & Softball training is a mix of mobility, rotational power, strength, and explosive training that is strategically implemented to improve your performance.


We understand how it feels not to know what you should be doing in the gym in order to help you improve your throwing velocity. Which can lead many people to wonder “How can I train to increase my velocity without messing up my mechanics or injuring myself?” The sport of baseball is unique and has unique training demands in order to improve on the field.

There is nothing quite like throwing a baseball, the movement and coordination required to throw a baseball with a high velocity required an incredible amount of total body coordination that cannot easily be replicated.
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