Arms & Shoulders
A lot of the techniques for throwing in baseball is transferable to dodgeball, follow this video on a simple dumbbell routing to increase your strength throughout your arms and shoulders, in ways that would not be obvious to general gym-workouts
Increasing your strength with this dumbbell routine will improve your throwing strength as well as help to protect your shoulder against injury!
Technique
Check out the video to the right on some advanced technique for throwing, practice your footwork, body positioning and explosive power to maximise your throwing speed.
Rotation
The Posterior and Anterior Oblique Slings are extremely important for throwing sports.
Benefits to including posterior and anterior oblique sling exercises in your training include:
Rotational Strength & Explosiveness
Increase ability to accelerate and decelerate
Mobility
Check out this video by House of Dodge for increasing your mobility, this 25 minute routine should be followed 2-3 times a week for the greatest benefit.
Working on your mobility will help to reduce injuries and improve performance.
As mentioned in the video, resistance bands are highly recommended!
Commentary
Check out the channel MattDoesDodgeball featured on the right, for some commentary and breakdowns on official British Dodgeball matches between some top teams in the country.
Notice the importance of teamplay, including ball retrievers, covering fire & throwing together.
It’s not all about throwing, but improving your throw will always help.