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My baby and his teammates Middle won district again this year. Super proud of his determination, love, honor and discipline for the game of basketball!! Those things will take him much further in life then Spaulding ! But until then!! I’m gonna enjoy the ride 🏀🫶🏼❤️🤩 thank you Marcus for capturing these moments! I know you value these just as much as I do because your in my boat with your mini star athletes!!

Anyone that is looking for recruiting videos or action shots for your athlete hit my boy up!

Coach T (Tina Hack) on Instagram: "This is what trusting the process, dialing in, hardly missing a lesson, working to fix the little things in between lessons and grit will get you! A beautiful progress reminder of how far and how hard you’ve...

Check out Ms Braleys 1 year progress video!

Coach T (Tina Hack) on Instagram: "This is what trusting the process, dialing in, hardly missing a lesson, working to fix the little things in between lessons and grit will get you! A beautiful progress reminder of how far and how hard you’ve... Coach T (Tina Hack) shared a post on Instagram: "This is what trusting the process, dialing in, hardly missing a lesson, working to fix the little things in between lessons and grit will get you! A beautiful progress reminder of how far and how hard you’ve worked! Almost 1 year now and it’s been...

The 2023 schedule is HERE 🤩

Clemson will begin action on Feb. 9 in Miami, Fla. and open the home slate on Feb. 17 against Northwestern!

Check out the full schedule release now ⬇️
https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-softball-announces-2023-schedule/

Kevin Durant, Angela Ruggiero among investors pledging $30 million to Athletes Unlimited

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This is a post shared by a pitching students parent of mine about another pitching student of mine that both play in 2 great ball organizations in SC ! and
They have pitched several times together in lessons, mentally challenged each other and have supported each other since!!! Even when they battle each other on the field!

Yes, I give lessons in pairs, yes I teach up to date mechanics as would call it check her current Fb page posts ❤️, but most importantly, I value and teach honoring the game and nurture the sisterhood it brings to theses young impressionable kiddos. The cage is a safe place just as much as it is between those 2 white lines!!! The bonds we make in them and the character we develop is just as important as the game!!!

When I see post like this it just blesses me to my core!!!! I’m so glad you get that!! And encourage it as well! Just like our students, the affiliate coaches support each other learn from each other’s coaching and college experiences , never judging but passionately supporting and teaching each other!!!

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✋🏽✋🏽✋🏽 if you’ve been here!!!!! This picture makes me so full of emotions ... a mom of a new pitcher sent this to me followed by the words “frustration has set in” anyone who has ever been successful at any sport or thing in life can look at this pic with a smile on their face because we know that familiar feeling ALL to well. It’s a very precious bittersweet moment I’m seeing here... one where you have pitched for over an hour and just can’t get it down... you’ve completely exhausted yourself trying and tears are flowing, your legs are burning, your breathing is heavy... and you finally sink down to the dirt in defeat... those places are the most important places to remember, because we know what happens next! Weeks or months from now you will have that moment where it just CLICKS!! And then it clicks again!!! You will appreciate this solace painful moment from the pic bc it will get you to the next level!! There will be many more of these moments to come as you grow into the pitcher or athlete, you dream to become! Keep going sweet girl!!! Believe!! And push!!

As much as my heart loves the game of softball, basketball was truly my first love! Every part of it made me the pitcher I became! From ground force lateral movements, “beef” balance eyes elbow (leads) follow through! To undo the meaning of being a true team mate! I used to use the basketball to strengthen my shoulder and wrist/spins !!!! In return I hardly missed a free throw or a 3 pointer….. to me this is much like location in softball pitching.

The Lord blessed me with 3 brothers, no sisters, and 2 sons! Yet I’m completely loving the opportunity to coach young ladies in the sport and position (pitching) in softball… but I’m soooo thrilled that this child of mine decided to share the love of basketball with me!!! Even more so he decided tonight that he wanted to get serious about strengthening his body to become a great athlete!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Sho can see the importance of leaning what he did tonight in our pitching motion?? ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Yasssss !

✅ There are different types of pitchers. Once your pitcher knows which one she is, it becomes easier become a go-to pitcher because she'll KNOW how she's going to get hitters out and pitch to her strengths.

➡️ TYPE 1: Spinny Pitcher

She has tons of spin on her pitches and she creates a lot of mis-hits. She doesn't blow hitters away by her speed, but she deceives them with her spin.

➡️ TYPE 2: Speed Pitcher

She has above average speed. You can tell you have above average speed because you jam a lot of hitters on inside pitches and there are a lot of balls hit put in play towards the opposite side of the field.

➡️ TYPE 3: Off Speed Pitcher

Her change up ROCKS and she may even have another off speed pitch that is faster than her change up and slower than her fastball. She can change speeds in any count and she keeps hitters off balance with the element of surprise of speed.

** No matter if she's Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3, LOCATION IS KEY.**

✅ It’s also important to know the types of OUTS she is likely to get!

➡️ OUTS 1: Ground Ball Pitcher

She stays down in the zone, has down spin and there are a lot of ground balls put in play. Pitches that are likely your strength: Drop, Curve, Change Up, Low Fastball. A GBP will get more outs from batted balls on the ground than in the air.

➡️ OUTS 2: Fly Ball Pitcher

She stays more up in the zone, has up spin and there are a lot of balls in the air put in play. Pitches that are likely your strength: Rise, Curve, Screw, High Fastball. A FBP will get more outs from battled balls in the air than on the ground.

➡️ OUTS 3: Strikeout Pitcher

This is what everyone WANTS to be, but it’s not what every pitcher actually IS (and that’s ok!!). A strikeout pitcher is usually a blend of Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 listed above! They are likely to have above average speed, above average spin with late break and can change speeds very well. This keeps hitters very off balance with deception and you can get them to chase more out of the zone. ** NOTE: When a strikeout pitcher is not getting outs via strikeouts, she will either by more of a GBP or a FBP and she needs to know which is more of her strength.

✅ Remember: Root for your pitcher to own HER strengths! 💗

She has strengths that no other pitcher has. Help her find them! Help her TRUST in those strengths, OWN those strengths and BE READY to go on pitch #1 when you get into the game.

Every coach wants a go-to pitcher that brings CONSISTENCY.

➡️ TRY THIS:

👉Start tracking her outs.
👉After every day or weekend of pitching in games, go over the numbers of strikeouts, ground ball outs and fly ball outs.
👉 On the days you had the most success - how did her outs come?
😉 She can also ask her coach what she/he thinks are her strengths - I bet they know pretty well the type of pitcher she is when she is her BEST.

Join the conversation in the comments 👇

🙋‍♀️ Are you going to start helping your pitcher own her strengths?

I wanted to share this from the NCAA!

5.6% of HS softball players go on to play in the NCAA, 1.8% play D1. (‼️ Only .03% go to Power 5 conferences - ACC, Big 10, Big 12, PAC 12, SEC- Thanks Cheri Naudin for the stat!)

Are you working harder than 94% of the softball players out there?

If your goal is to play D1, are you working harder than 98% of the softball players out there?

Are you finding ways to get better every day?

Do you understand that ALL of your choices play a part in your small % to try to make it to the next level?

Are you aware that your attitude and drive greatly effect whatever is coming next for you?

To me, this just really puts thing into perspective about the importance of your day to day choices for your softball journey.

Sooo many things need to be on your side and go your way in order to play at the next level- many things aren’t in your control.

Therefore whatever the things are that you CAN control - diet, sleep, strength work, order of priorities, amount of times you practice, the attitude you keep in games/practices, etc - make the MOST of them!! It is is so competitive to play D1, D2 and D3- make the most of ALL of your choices, as a softball player and as a softball family.

‼️ For pitcher perspective with round numbers, I’ll say there are 300 D1 schools. Say there are 4 pitchers for every team. That means there are 1200 pitchers in D1. That would mean 0.3% HS players go to D1, D2 or D3 as pitchers!

+++ Say there are 300 freshmen pitchers. 300 sophomore pitchers. 300 junior pitchers. 300 senior pitchers. That means there are only 300 D1 pitchers who get recruited every year. 👀

Staggering stats when you really think about it!

Also - it’s important to remember, there are a lot of other opportunities outside of playing D1. Players & families love their experience at the D2, D3 and junior college levels as well! Keep your options open if you love the game ❤️

Happy WCWS opening day!!

Here are the games today - all day on ESPN!

I’ll be on the call for the first two and I can’t wait!

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