This was an opportunity that Maddison Caldwell had been anticipating. The 16U pitcher for the Delaware Cobras took the mound at the Diamond 9 Showcase in Orlando the final weekend of October. But, something just wasn’t right. She struggled. Why now?
…won’t always get you to the next level. So many times new students come to us at age 13 and up and their parents talk of dominance in the circle when they were younger. After we watch one pitch we are shocked at some of the terrible habits nobody identified.
What a delightful conversation. Recently we had a three-way email exchange between one of our Certified Instructors, a pitcher’s dad, and myself. He sought to understand some of the movements and how they produced and transferred energy. Here are some of the phrases he used. “This provides forward momentum and increases the overall baseline starting …
When our daughters become interested in softball, many dads get very excited. Most of us played sports in some capacity, whether in school or the backyard. This is something we can do together! We dig up an old glove and jump right into it with her. It does not take long before we become confused.
One of my kids returned from a pitching camp and asked me about several tools they laid out for pitchers to use. First, let me say this was two years ago, so please don’t feel we are picking on your organization if you just had a camp. The kids went from station to station, starting …
Simple can be better. In a world that grows increasingly complex, sometimes the best things are short and sweet. So, today, let’s look at some easy rules to help keep balance in your daughter’s game.
We field this question repeatedly. The answer is simple. What is your purpose for attending a college camp? Let me share a couple of secrets with you.
There is a difference between style and form. So often we see young pitchers trying to emulate the style they have seen with pitchers they admire. Style and form are two very different things. Form, or mechanics, is the part of the pitch which directly affects outcome.
The best ideas have yet to be discovered. We encourage our students to take chances and try new things. Last week one of my 10-year-old students, who has a goal of becoming one of our Instructors one day, sent me a video of a new drill she created to get her lower body moving more …
We often see new kids wearing ankle or knee braces. When they show up in a brace, we stop the lesson and ask questions.
Here are two ways you can change your game today. 1-Take responsibility for your failures. 2-Fix it now. On the surface these seem far too simplistic. However, consider the society in which we live today. We have moved into an age of “enabling”. No matter what the behavior, there are excuses.
It is that time of year when families consider travel teams for the upcoming year, so we thought it may help to give you guidelines to make the choice easier. There are exceptions to all of these rules, so do not read too much into any specific item. Although much of this article applies to …
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Being a pitcher’s parent is hard work! First to arrive. Last to leave. Twice as many practices. The reward: bruised shins and swollen hands. And of course, and that big smile and sweaty little hug when it all comes together! We all want our kids to have more than we did. We struggle to give …
Often a very successful former college pitcher will decide she wants to give back to the kids by becoming an Instructor. Hmmm, where does she start? There are a million questions. We hope she will contact us. This career is far too important to learn through failures.
Over and over and over and over again, we meet new students who simply did not listen to their own bodies, and allowed someone to tell them to do things in a way that is completely unnatural. They started out strong, but it faded as their bodies developed. As a result they are no longer …
