Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Personal Bests for March 2010

Welcome New Pitchers
Maddy S.
Melanie F.
Mia C.

April Birthdays- Maddy S., Mary Faith S., Heather F.

Top Performances -Speed 2-Ball Drill
Natalie K.-51 Annalise P.-54.6 sec.
Catherine H.-47

One Minute Snap Drill Wall Drill
Tara N.-40 Katharine P.-88
Kate B.-47 Sam T.-92
Mary Faith S.-41 Hannah O.-117
Lauren S.-50 Jenna E.-116
Anna H.-41 Annalise P.-110


Friday, March 12, 2010

Varsity Pitchers at Area High Schools

Here is the list of 2010 varsity high school pitchers that I have worked with:

Carmel H.S.--Samantha Gallagher
Evanston--Jenna Ehrensaft, Allie Managlia
Niles North-Samantha Foreman
New Trier-Kelsey Lee
Deerfield-Mel Brenner, Allie Johnson
Buffalo Grove-Emily Begnal
North Side Prep-Emily Reuping
Maine East-Michele Perchess
Lane Tech-Sam Nicolich
Glenbrook North-Samantha Roth, Melanie Newman
Glenbrook South-Kim Lohre, Maddy Stark, Mykenzie Buzard, Julia Williams

Monday, March 1, 2010

February 2010 Top Performances

Lots of birthdays to celebrate in March. Happy birthday to:
Kate B. 3/13 Jen Z. 3/28
Vicky L. 3/11 Rachel E. 3/15
Lauren S. 3/20 Julia W. 3/26

Wow !! March produced some real good pitchers

Welcome New Pitching Students, Melissa M., Allie J., Caroline O.

New Personal Bests for Feb.
Speed----------
Annalise P.-51 mph
Hannah O.-54 "
Jamie J.- 40 "
Melissa M.-48 "
Vicky L.- 47 "
Sam T.- 49 "
Ashley G- 53 "

Walk-Thru Drill------Jenna E 29, Sarah J. 42, Jamie J. 29

1-Minute Snap ------Hannah W.-27, Catherine H.-41, Sam T.-43, Jamie J.-34, A.Marie R-40

2 Ball Drill-----------Kate B.-51.6, Lisa W.-50.5, Ashley G.-42.8 **
**fastest time of all pitchers

Four Corners Winners for Jan.-Natalie K.-2 misses
Feb.-Lisa W.---2 misses

Plate Game------Mary Faith S.-60, Laura V.-65

Wall Drill--------Allison E.-54, Kate B.-102

Thursday, February 11, 2010

January Events & Top Performances

Happy Birthday Anne Marie R.

New High Pitch Speeds-Catherine H. 46mph, Hannah W. 45mph, Sam T. 48mph

No Look Pitches-Kate B.-7 out of 10

Plate Game-Sam T.-150

Two-Ball Drill-Katherine P.-58.8 sec.

One Minute Snap Drill-
Heather F.-40
Jamie J.-30
Sam T.-40
Kate B.40
Vicky L.-40

Thursday, January 28, 2010

8 Keys to the Right Pitching Stride Length

By Cindy Bristow, Renowned Softball Coach
What do you tell your pitchers about how far they should stride? Do you know which one is better – a short stride or a long one? Read on to discover the truth about a pitcher’s stride.
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