“If any coaches, parents, or little league board members want to improve their softball program, I strongly recommend having Abby and her team from Practice Pro come out for pitching clinics. In Riverside we have been doing this for 3 years and you can see the increased quality of pitching. It is simple: when girls can pitch strikes, more girls can hit, more balls get into play which allows more opportunity to develop fielding skills. The girls will learn the proper mechanics of a windmill pitch, something many volunteer coaches are just not qualified to teach. Pitching is where the game begins and Abby is the person to get it all started!” --- Katie McGovern Selover, Riverside Little League
Wanted to drop you a quick note to thank you for sending Sarah to our 10U practice tonight - Sarah was great and the girls were very excited to learn from as "real life" softball player. After practice a few girls who had previously told us they don't want to pitch in a game had so much fun learning from Sarah that they told us they now want to give pitching a try. Robert McLaughlin, Coach at Oz Park Little League
Little League Clinics
Are you a little league organizer who is trying to increase the skills of your league? It can be an incredible burden on your time to find qualified instructors, a facility, gather your players and parents, follow up, then collect payment for a simple 1-3 hour clinic. Practice Pro understands this challenge and now offers a comprehensive three day pitching clinic package designed for your specific needs. The best part is, you get a free coach’s clinic to help your parent-coaches teach their players. Everyone will come away with confidence before their first game, get pumped-up about pitching, and make your entire league more fun. As you know, the more strikes a pitcher throws, the more hits hitters hit, the more balls fielders can play!
student Emily Reina, chicago rage travel
Day One: Arm Circle
Demonstration by a high school or college pitcher and what you can be.
Learn the most important fundamental - arm circle
Build a repeatable motion
Improve arm speed
Be courageous when you pitch
How to develop a consistent release point
Discuss with players and parents the commitment involved in the pitching position to gain accuracy.
Day 2: Lower Body
Demonstration by a high school or college pitcher and what you can be.
How to stride
How to get leg drive
Lower body timing with upper body
Produce power
Build endurance to last 2+ innings
Discuss with players and parents the commitment involved in the pitching position to gain speed.
Pitching school student, caitlyn s. from riverside
student, chardonnay harris (Auburn University) teaching a clinic
Day 3: Putting It All Together
Demonstration by a high school or college pitcher and what you can be.
Approaching the mound
Mental game & dealing with adversity
Defining the strike zone
Practice plans
Competitive games
Pitching position as a leadership position
Being a good teammate
Discuss with players and parents the extra commitment involved in the pitching position. Do you both have what it takes?
First Thing Day 1: Coaches Clinic
Takes place for one hour before the first day of the pitching clinic. Coaches learn how instruct their pitchers.
5 Fundamentals of pitching you can learn, then teach.
Extra commitment & formal instruction involved with the pitching position.
How to talk to your pitchers during a game.
What, exactly, to do in practice.
How to nurture your pitchers for long-term growth.
Arm health: overuse and mechanics.
How to push players but avoid burnout.
How to decide on playing time.
How to choose a pitching coach and get other forms of continuing education.
Hamlin park district group clinic
How to Book
Email abby@practice-pro.com to schedule your league clinic. The cost is $150 per hour. We recommend 1 - 3 clinics. The fee includes all equipment, assistants, and the coaches clinic. Organizations must provide the facility. Parents are asked to attend each clinic in order to catch. More importantly, they attend in order to learn how to help their daughters and understand the extra commitment involved in taking up the pitching position.
