Are you having fun? Do you get excited every time you put on the glove? If not, put the glove away and do something you enjoy. These days we see far too many kids who are not having fun.

In this Guest Blog, Oran Sears, Certified Instructor has some great points about the quality of your practices– I recently received an email from a young pitcher I had worked with some time ago. She said that she couldn’t understand the slump that she was in and that she was frustrated. In her words “I …

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Before you read this, let me tell you about the author. Hope Johnson just graduated from Lynchburg College and finished her softball career with over 300 strikeouts. She truly is one of my favorite people ever. She has a sweet personality, the best attitude, and is fiercely competitive. Hope could have pitched at any level, …

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She was one of the better pitchers I ever trained. Her speed was great and her movement was even more impressive. Her high school softball coach made it clear she would never reach her potential when he said, “All you need to do is throw fastballs to the right spot”. He felt that other pitches …

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Sometimes you have to pay careful attention to the warning signs. When 10-year-old Hannah Navarro began pitching lessons with our Certified Instructor, Nikki Thomas in Delaware, there were some challenges. Things went well in lessons, but when she entered games she tried a little too hard, that led to some bad habits, and she found …

Little Girl, Big Dreams, Happy Endings Read More »

Embrace change. Get excited about it. Always look for better ways to do things. That is the spirit with which we approach pitching. The best is yet to come. We have yet to discover all of the truths. Henry Ford was quoted as saying, “If I would have asked people what they wanted they would …

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When 12-year-old Lauren Rea took the mound two weeks ago, it was the end of one long journey and the beginning of another. Just a short time ago simply walking to the mound would have been unthinkable for the Delaware resident.

Recently we worked with one of the country’s top high school pitchers. Her riseball had a lot of potential. The spin was right, but we knew the movement could be far better, so we spent a couple of days working on the other components of the pitch and then turned her loose. At that point …

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Recently while working in Elkton, Maryland with one of our Certified Instructors, I noticed a sign on the wall of her facility that was priceless. We had to share. Here is what Shelly’s list said: How I know I am a pitcher…

One of my students and her father were really struggling with their relationship when it came to softball. These are two absolutely wonderful people, but in an effort to help her reach her dreams, he often tried too hard, took too much responsibility, felt some guilt, or pushed the wrong buttons. He only wanted the …

A Letter to Dad Read More »

In every pitcher’s, or even hitter’s, motion, there are two specific movements: 1-Those which give her power/speed. 2-Those which are necessary to compensate for problems that harm power/speed. Before studying video so your daughter can imitate a specific movement, you must know the difference.

It all began when a dad wanted to bring his daughter halfway across the country to work with me. After watching some video, I was very reluctant. She was tall and strong, but stuck at speeds which were unacceptable for a high school junior.

There is a good chance that every one of my students can finish this sentence, “The definition of insanity is…….” (You got it) “…doing the same thing over and over again, in the same way, and expecting a different result.” Last week we received way too many calls from pitchers we have never met, wondering …

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Do you really need another college showcase tournament? Teams are running all over the country trying to get their kids recruited. Besides being terribly expensive, there are a number of reasons that too many showcases are bad for the game. Don’t get me wrong. A certain number of these are necessary, but balance is important.

In an age where technology prevails, we sometimes make things a little too complicated. We occasionally have to remind pitchers that their job is very simple. So, we have a few sayings to keep it in perspective. There is always the debate about which is more important, speed or movement. The easy answer: “The purpose …

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