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CP Baseball Performance Coach Pete Cimino: Pro Level Pitching & Hitting Instructor (est June 2014) 30+ years of playing coaching & instruction experience. Biomechanics & science based.

Rotational mechanics. Max Rotational Body Speed = Max) Pitching Velocity and Max Hitting Power NSOB: An innovative, modern concept of teaching the game of baseball and softball; relying heavily on scientifically proven drills that work.

09/04/2026

Pitching Arsenal for High School & beyond.
Be balanced.
Try to have just as many pitches that move arm side as glove side.
Balance your arm side movement with pitches that have glove side movement
Have pitches that go up and pitches that go down

This is part of art of the art pitching and the art deception

Too many young pitchers are reliant on two pitches.
A high velocity fastball and a pitch with a high spin rate that goes glove side.
These will only get so far

Be balanced with your personal.
You can’t have three pitches that go glove side and nothing that goes arm side

I see this in MLB games with announcers saying “he needs a pitch that goes the other way”

100% correct.
You don’t need 8 pitches. And 2 is not enough. Whatever number you choose make sure its balance movement.

The toughest thing to learn is knowing when to throw your pitches, where & and how.
Timing & location are everything.

08/25/2026

Hall of Famer Roger Clemens explains the importance of weight distribution on the mound in the stretch position.

This is exactly what I teach.
I call it the Pitcher’s Load”

You want to be in the best possible position to lift your knee & get your body moving to the target as powerfully & as quickly as you can.

08/10/2026

Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in all sports.
To become a great hitter, it’s not just about great mechanics, strength, and determination
It’s about making sure a mind is as calm and as confident as possible.

Creating a calming routine and making sure your stance is exacting the same every single time increases your chances for success

This is mental and physical preparation. You need both.
How do you ensure you do it the same every single time? Drill it.
Thousands of perfect reps.

Stand in front of a mirror.
First work on just stepping into the batters box get your stance. Distribute your weight properly. Load your back leg. Set your hands where you usually do every at bat. I highly recommend that you add a deep cleansing breath somewhere in that process.

After you do that a bunch of times add your routine. A hitting routine starts from the on- deck circle and does not end until you are ready to face the picture

This can be anything simple that you like to do. Make it your own. Learn by watching your favorite MLB players. But in the end it must be you being you. Do YOU. BE YOU! There is no right or wrong. There is just what works for you.

Your stance needs to allow you to be athletic powerful and explosive. It also needs to hold balance, posture and stability throughout the swing to ensure you can get out of the box quickly after contact.

Do these 50 to 100 times a day 3 to 5 days a week
Just watch. As the number of perfect reps increase your routine and stance will become automatic

Always remember, it is mental before physical. If the mind is not right it is more difficult for the body to execute and perform at your highest level.

08/07/2026

Never ignore the human element! After all that’s what we are.

Analytics are all well and good when it comes to creating a game plan, but pitchers are not robots.

A particular pitch may not be working that day that analytics say the pitcher needs to throw a certain percentage of time or to certain batters in certain situations all the time simply because in their world it’s the right pitch

Well, it’s the wrong pitch if you’re not throwing it well and it’s getting belted all over the yard.
It’s also the wrong pitch if the pitcher is throwing it well but the hitter is adjusting to it and hitting it all over the yard.

A pitcher may go out and his velocity may not be where he’d like it to be, or what analytics say it should be.
If he doesn’t have it, he needs to throw it less, even though the numbers say he needs to keep throwing.

Tell me if that makes any sense?

You can even flip it around. On a certain day a pitch that he does not rely on or throw well most of the time. But on this particular day he’s throwing the crap out of it. throw as well.
Analytics tells him throw it less but the human element and the game dictates throw it more. So that’s what he should do

I have seen awful pitching coaches, calling games and call a pitch eight consecutive times just because his numbers say to throw it. In the meantime guys are getting walked and the pitch is getting pounded. Why do you keep throwing it?
It is the definition of insanity. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Never discard the human element when it comes to performance. It far outweighs analytics.

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06/30/2026

The only way you master a pitch is to throw it in bullpens Over & over.
Not continually in a game if you’re struggling with it.

It’s only after a pitcher masters a pitch that he will have the confidence to throw it at any time during a game.

Any pitcher is better off throwing a pitch he has 100% confidence in than any other.

You never stop working on your arsenal or your craft, especially if you are struggling, just because the season is under way.

MLB or any high level players never stop working during the season.

06/22/2026

Some High Points of safe & effective pitching mechanics.

Safe in the if don’t properly takes as much stress off the arm as possible.
Effective in that it promotes maximum velocity, optimum accuracy, late breaking off speed pitches.

Science plays a huge role in determining angles & timing.

You want high math number in analytics? The best way to do that is to use the science that promotes safe & effective mechanics in order to get you there.

This is in my world.
If it’s not yours so be it.
I know what works. What keeps pitchers safe & brings the best chance for enduring effectiveness.

Over 12 years of learning, growing & evolving to keep up with the most modern & effective trends in the industry.

These talented young players are great pitchers with lots of work still to do
Work they take on with passion & pride

Contact me. [email protected]

06/08/2026

High points of accuracy in mechanics are critical. Doesn’t matter how hard you throw. If you don’t stay straight you will struggle with accuracy.

Here this young pitcher is struggling with his upper body staying straight and going towards his target.

Upper body accuracy is led by
1. Eyes level & on Target
2. Glove to center of chest.
The drill used works specifically on these 2 critical accuracy high points.

06/02/2026

Pitching is timing.
Timing is each body movement not only correct but accomplished at the exact time it needs to be.

That timing is milliseconds. I always say football is a game of inches. But baseball is a game of millimeters and milliseconds.

The timing here is the position of the pitching arm when your strike foot lands & is flat on the ground.
The arm needs to be in an “L” position torqued behind the head to achieve maximum velocity & optimum accuracy. Some refer to the scaps in your body. But if the mechanics are right you don’t have to talk about that because it’s already there.

If the arm is late the miss is usually arm side. Or sometimes the pitch instinctively pulls because he feels late.
If the arm is early the miss is usually glove side.

I call this “The right part of the body at the right place at the right time doing the right thing.”

I hear coaches yell this ridiculous statement. “Make the adjustment!”
That does not help the pitcher!
Tell him why he’s missing and what the adjustment is. Because most young pitchers don’t know.
And sadly neither do the coaches!!

05/04/2026

Arm Safe / Max Velocity/ Optimum accuracy.

I will always stand firm behind the science that supports the Pitching mechanics that I teach.

The number one goal is arm safety.
When you learn & begin to master the rotational mechanics that come from the science, the other 2 major goals of pitching follow suit automatically.
1. Maximum Velocity
2. Optimum accuracy.

I don’t care what detractors who don’t know much of anything about the biomechanics/ physics of pitching say. We don’t speak the same language.

Every post I make. Every instruction I give is supported by science.
How people can say science is wrong I don’t know.
People have the right to say or think whatever they want.

But as I have done throughout my 12 year career as a highly successful instructor, I am always open to: LEARN. GROW. EVOLVE. And I continue to do that I order to stay on top of new info that can make my players better.

Those that don’t have effective knowledge should do their own research. Dig deep. Start with arm safety. Add the accuracy & then the velo.

Follow the science.
Follow me.
Contact me [email protected]

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