If my pitchers don’t understand the meaning behind a drill, a movement, a pattern, they won’t be able to buy into it 100%.  I quiz my girls. “Why do we do this? Can you teach this to her? Who can explain the purpose behind this drill?”

If my girls can’t answer those questions, we pause and reevalua...

If you do not understand how to feel your hips and glutes activate in your motion, you need to break these movement patterns down with your pitching instructor.

Many, many, many girls come to me and the first thing they want to improve is their velocity. I ask them all the same questions, “Do you k...

“PRO TIP: Get really good at mastering one pitch before you move on to the next. Learn to locate your pitches well, & be able to do it consistently! 3 DOMINATE pitches are far better than 6-7 average (at best) pitches.” @ksandberg23 

Parents, I promise I’m not crazy when I preach this. Your girl do...

Podcast Title: Hitting better in practice than in a game / Junior colleges / Coaches set the tone (Interview starts at 22 minutes) 

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To the parents: 

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