Pitchers Long Toss

Explanation:
After warming up properly and pitching from regulation distance, two pitchers can start backing up and throwing to each other. Start by backing them up about three to five feet. Have your pitchers cut the ball loose, throwing hard, using their regular pitches. They should try to keep the ball on a line, no looping tosses. After a few minutes, back them up gradually, five or even eight feet more if they are able. The distance also forces them to throw with a good follow-thru, and the ball moves a lot more at these longer distances. It’s fun to see how much their pitches move. You can have them spread the feet apart slightly beyond regulation placement if necessary. Then after a brief rest, have them go back to regulation distance. They should be getting more use of the legs and more velocity as well as getting their whole body into the pitch.
A Couple of Cautions: Don’t have them throw like this for an extended period (10-12 minutes or less). They should throw reasonably hard, but not quite their hardest. Watch for arm fatigue and be careful not to strain the arm.
As in baseball or overhand long toss, this drill strengthens arms too. As they perform this drill over an extended period of weeks, try to see how far back you can move them and still maintain a straight or non-looping pitch. They’ll be surprised at how far back they can go. Their arm strength will increase when supplemented with your regular throwing.