PBP Long Toss Program
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Built Through Years of Throwing, Teaching, and Paying Attention
Long toss has been part of our development work at PBP for years.
I have watched players use it to develop stronger arms, more athletic throwing patterns, greater intent and a better understanding of how their own bodies work. I have also watched players misunderstand it—chasing distance without purpose, throwing as hard as possible every day or following a routine they never truly learned to manage.
That experience has shaped how we teach long toss today.
The next evolution of the PBP Long Toss Program is not about placing a coach beside a player for every throw. It is about teaching that player how to prepare, progress, regulate effort and eventually take ownership of the process.
This program combines three in-person sessions with nine guided remote sessions, a detailed PBP Long Toss Guide and an interactive throwing tracker.
The structure is new. The principles behind it have been built and refined through years of working with developing arms.
12 Structured Sessions
3 In-Person Sessions | 9 Guided Remote Sessions
October | Ages 13+ | $315
Limited to 10 Players
[REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM]. – DATES & TIMES OF IN PERSON SESSIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE.
Why I Built the Program This Way
One of the most important lessons I have learned as a coach is that real development cannot depend entirely on a coach being present.
Eventually, the player has to understand the work.
He needs to know how to prepare his body. He needs to understand the difference between adding distance and adding intensity. He needs to recognize when his arm feels good, when it is fatigued and when something does not feel right.
He also needs to learn that every throwing day is not a test day.
Our traditional long-toss programming produced meaningful results because players were given structure, distance, feedback and accountability. But over time, I realized the next step was to give them more ownership.
That is why this program begins with two in-person teaching sessions, transitions into guided independent work and concludes with a final assessment.
We are not removing coaching from the process. We are using coaching to teach players how to manage the process.
— Dustin Pease
Founder, Pease Baseball Professionals
More Than Throwing Far
Distance is part of long toss, but distance alone is not the objective.
We use distance as a developmental constraint. As players move farther apart, they are encouraged to create better rhythm, use their entire bodies, allow the arm to work freely and produce the ball with greater intent.
Over the years, I have seen some players reach distances they never believed were possible. That is exciting—but the number on the field marker is not the most valuable outcome.
The real progress happens when a player begins to understand:
- How to prepare before throwing
- How to create momentum with the entire body
- How distance changes effort and trajectory
- How to build intent progressively
- How to work back toward the target with control
- How much throwing is appropriate on a given day
- How the arm responds immediately and the following day
- When to continue, when to adjust and when to stop
Those are lessons a player can carry into practices, games, bullpens and future seasons.
The Program Design
The PBP Long Toss Program includes 12 connected throwing sessions completed over four weeks.
The first two sessions are completed in person. These sessions establish each player’s baseline, teach the throwing progression and prepare the player to execute the program correctly.
Players then complete nine guided remote sessions using the PBP Long Toss Guide and their interactive tracker.
The program concludes with an in-person radar assessment and an individual review of the player’s development.
Session 1: Establish the Starting Point
In person at PBP
Before we can build a program, we need to understand where the player is starting.
The opening session includes:
- Throwing-history and current-workload review
- Dynamic warmup and throwing preparation
- Baseline radar assessment
- Progressive throwing assessment
- Evaluation of distance, effort and arm response
- Introduction to the PBP throwing progression
- Interactive tracker setup
- Individual starting guidelines
Players will leave the first session with a clearer understanding of where they are and how the program will move forward.
Session 2: Learn to Own the Work
In person at PBP
The second session may be the most important session in the program.
This is where we teach players how to complete the work correctly when I am not standing beside them.
We will cover:
- How to progress into longer distances
- The difference between distance and intensity
- How to build intent without rushing the process
- How to work back toward the target
- How to regulate effort from one session to the next
- How to account for games, practices and outside throwing
- How to recognize and report arm response
- How to use the interactive tracker honestly and accurately
My objective is not to create players who can only follow my instructions. It is to help create players who understand what they are doing.
Sessions 3–11: Guided Independent Work
Players will complete nine prescribed throwing sessions away from PBP.
Each session follows a defined structure:
- Readiness check
- Dynamic warmup
- Throwing preparation
- Progressive throwing
- Prescribed distance or intent objective
- Recovery work
- Post-session report
Players will record their throwing volume, maximum distance, perceived intensity and arm response through the interactive tracker.
I will review player submissions during designated program-review periods and make adjustments when necessary.
These are independent sessions, but they are not disconnected sessions. The guide, tracker and review process keep the work tied to one development plan.
Session 12: Measure and Reflect
In person at PBP
The final session includes:
- Guided preparation and throwing progression
- Final radar assessment
- Baseline-to-final comparison
- Review of distance progression
- Evaluation of consistency and program completion
- Individual observations
- Recommendations for what should come next
The radar gun gives us useful information, but velocity is not the only measure of progress.
A player may also leave the program with a better routine, greater throwing capacity, more efficient movement, improved intent or a clearer understanding of his arm.
Those outcomes matter.
What Every Player Receives
Registration includes:
- 12 structured throwing sessions
- Three in-person sessions with Dustin Pease
- Nine guided remote sessions
- Baseline and final radar assessments
- The PBP Long Toss Digital Guide
- An individual interactive throwing tracker
- Prescribed distance and intensity guidelines
- Remote progress reviews
- Program adjustments when necessary
- Final observations and continued-development recommendations
The guide and tracker are not filler added around the throwing sessions. They are central parts of the program.
The goal is for players to leave with tools they can continue using after the final session.
What We Are Really Developing
Yes, we want players to develop their arms.
We also want them to become more capable of managing their own development.
The program is designed to help players:
- Establish a repeatable throwing routine
- Improve throwing preparation
- Develop throwing capacity and intent
- Explore athletic movement
- Understand the relationship between distance and effort
- Monitor workload and recovery
- Recognize individual effort ceilings
- Become more honest about how their arms feel
- Build consistency away from organized instruction
- Take greater ownership of the work
The best programs do more than produce a short-term result. They leave the player better equipped to continue developing.
That is what we are building toward.
Accountability Matters
Remote work only works when players take responsibility for it.
After every guided session, each player will record:
- Whether the session was completed
- Readiness before throwing
- Throwing performed elsewhere
- Prescribed and perceived intensity
- Maximum distance reached
- Approximate throwing volume
- Immediate arm response
- Next-day arm response
- Relevant notes, practices or workload conflicts
This process allows me to see more than whether a player attended three sessions.
It allows us to evaluate consistency, workload, recovery and how the player responds over time.
The tracker is also a commitment from the player: do the work, report it honestly and become an active participant in your own development.
Who This Program Is For
This program is designed for players age 13 and older who want to:
- Develop a more purposeful throwing routine
- Learn how to long toss correctly
- Build throwing capacity and intent
- Better understand workload and recovery
- Train consistently outside scheduled lessons
- Become more independent in their development
- Leave with a process they can continue using
Players must have access to a safe throwing area and a dependable throwing partner for the nine remote sessions.
This will not be the right program for a player looking to attend three sessions and ignore the work between them.
The independent sessions are where the player applies what he has learned. They are not optional additions to the program—they are the program.
Program Details
Program: PBP Long Toss Program
Month: October
Ages: 13+
Total Sessions: 12
In-Person Sessions: 3
Guided Remote Sessions: 9
Capacity: 10 players
Investment: $315
Location: 5431 Yukon Court, Frederick, MD
Exact in-person dates and times are provided during registration.
Because the program follows a progressive sequence, sessions are not prorated. Players are responsible for completing and reporting their independent sessions.
A Note on Arm Care
No throwing program should ask a player to ignore what his body is telling him.
Players are expected to report practices, games, pitching appearances, bullpens, showcases and other throwing completed outside the program. That information matters when evaluating workload and making adjustments.
Players should never throw through pain. Any player experiencing pain or concerning symptoms should stop throwing, notify a parent or guardian and seek guidance from an appropriate medical professional before returning.
This is a throwing-development and education program. It is not medical treatment, physical therapy or a guarantee of increased velocity.
The Next Step in a Program We Believe In
This program is not being built from theory.
It is the next version of work we have believed in, taught and refined for years.
I have seen what can happen when players are given the freedom to move, the space to throw, the structure to progress and the accountability to stay consistent.
Now we are adding another layer: teaching players to take that process with them.
Twelve sessions. Three in person. Nine completed through guided independent work. One connected plan.
The goal is not simply to see how far a player can throw in October.
The goal is to help him better understand how to develop his arm for years to come.
October Cohort | Ages 13+ | $315
Limited to 10 Players
[REGISTER FOR THE PBP LONG TOSS PROGRAM]
“For any player looking to develop proper routines for Arm Health, Arm Strength/Speed and Long Toss, I’d highly recommend Dustin’s longtoss programming. Dustin is full of passion and determination — he cares so much about his craft — and for any player lucky enough to be around Dustin, they are not only getting some great insight into how to optimize their ability as a Pitcher, and learn about such important training principles as Arm Care and Long Toss, but to be around someone who truly cares abut making a difference“
Alan Jaeger – Founder Jaeger Sports
Since 1991 Jaeger Sports has made a strong commitment to provide the best information possible for aspiring athletes to optimize their careers via three major principles: Mental Training, Arm Care/Injury Prevention and Throwing Development/Long Toss.