Bobby Valentine's Sports Academy

Week 1 Recap: Coach Jon’s Pitching Lab

The first week of our 4-week Pitching Lab program is complete. Coach Jon is working with pitchers to enhance their mechanics, develop arm care routines, and maintain velocity throughout the baseball season.

Week 1 covered foundational mechanics and established baseline measurements for each pitcher. Over the next three weeks, we’ll continue building on these fundamentals with progressive training.

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Walk-off power to send your team to the semifinals? That’s what happens when mechanics meet moment.

Tennessee’s Emma Clarke delivers when it matters most → and the swing breakdown shows why:

✓ Timing locked in
✓ Hip rotation generating power
✓ Full extension through contact

This is what we teach every day at BVSA: proper sequence creates results under pressure.

Watch how the fundamentals show up in the biggest moments.

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BIG NEWS! In case you haven’t heard, the legend himself, Bobby Valentine, is being inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame on May 30th!

Our squad is heading down to the game to celebrate, which means the facility will be CLOSED for baseball and softball activities on the afternoon of May 30th. Our coach bus is officially full, but we hope to see plenty of you down at the game supporting Bobby!

Want to rock the official look? Custom Bobby V Hall of Fame T-Shirts are officially available at the facility!

Adult Shirts: $40
Kid Shirts: $35

Want it signed? Add a Custom Autograph Option for +$60!
(Additional sizes are available for order)

Drop by or reach out to us to grab yours before they sell out. Huge congratulations again, Bobby! Let’s go Mets!


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Happy 76th, Skip!

From Rippowam HS to a decade in the big leagues to managing the Rangers, the Mets, the Red Sox, and the Chiba Lotte Marines to a Japan Series title and so much more — your career has touched every corner of the game.

Our favorite chapter is the one being written right here in Stamford, where our academy has had the opportunity to train players, coaches, and families for almost 20 years.

May 30, you go into the Mets Hall of Fame!

Today, we just want to say thank you!

Happy birthday, Bobby!

Step Behinds — Building Power Through Your Lower Half 💪

Coach breaks down the throwing progression that develops proper arm acceleration and body momentum:

✓ Setup: Feet shoulder-width, balanced stance
✓ Step behind: Drive through your back leg
✓ Accelerate: Let momentum flow through your arm path
✓ Follow through: Complete the sequence

This drill teaches the kinetic chain from the ground up — feet first, power last. Master the footwork, master the throw.

Train with purpose at BVSA.
📍 Stamford, CT

Most pitchers lose their edge during the season — so we built something different.

BVSA Pitching Lab. Six athletes. One coach. Twice a week. Invitation only.

Built and led by Jon Velasquez — 9-year professional pitcher. Designed from the ground up for athletes ready to operate at a high level.

We focus on what actually holds pitchers back: mechanics, arm care, command, and the consistency that shows up when the game is on the line.

Six spots. That’s it.

📅 Eval’s open | $30 | Ages 10+
⚾ Founding Class begins June 1 — 6 spots only

If you think you belong in this program, apply now.

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Watch Coach Frank break down how Brice Turang turns an inside fastball into an opposite field hit 🎯

The Four Absolutes in action:

Dynamic Balance - Front foot down on time, creating a stable foundation

Axis of Rotation - Clean rotation through the core without drift

Sequence - Hips clear first, allowing hands to work inside the baseball

Bat Lag - Letting the ball travel deep creates natural whip through the zone

This is textbook inside-out swing mechanics. Turang doesn’t try to pull an inside pitch — he trusts his sequence, clears his hips, and lets his hands do the work.

Training with purpose means understanding WHY these mechanics work, not just drilling movements.



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