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I had a pitching lesson last night with an eight year old girl that has good core talent. We have been working together off and on for a few months now. In fact, her minor’s team wasn’t really doing anything for her so she often practiced with our majors team. Anyway, last night we were dodging lightning bolts so I decided to show her a few basic drills.

I have to admit, I thought this practice was pretty boring. We started in the dugout w/ a simple flip drill, then once it stopped raining, we moved to a basic one knee drill. That is pretty much all we did.

Her response? She told her dad that was the funnest practice she ever had???? Amazing!

Don’t ever forget the effect you have having on the children you coach. They are sponges, they absorb everything you say good and bad. How about we all try and be a good influence?

What is the greatest thing a kid ever said about you?

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I am Honored

I am honored to announce that today a parent requested that I provide individual training for their child. I will be teaching her pitching and helping to develop her delivery, release, and general growth as a pitcher . She has a good core to start from and she is a hard worker. I am honored that they feel I can help her develop.

Soliciting More Clients

This is a natural extension of this blog and I would consider accepting additional clients. If you wish to discuss individual training and work out a schedule to do so, please contact me at rick@thelittleleaguecoach.com and we will hash out the details.

I look forward to working with you!

How many of you feel a personal coach is an effective way to advance your career?

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Most Important Player on the Team

The pitcher is the most important player on the team. In fact, a team needs as many pitchers as possible! In Little League especially, it is important for a team to have at least six pitchers. With the new pitch count limits, the whole dynamic of the game has changed.

Accuracy Counts

It is nice to have an overpowering pitcher that can throw very hard. But, this pitcher will likely not be able to complete the game. That said, this is a nice characteristic of a pitcher, but more important is someone that can throw accurately.

Key Characteristics

Here are some characteristics of a good pitcher:

• Intelligent
• Strong
• Dedicated
• Accurate
• Solid throwing fundamentals

A pitcher that can consistently hit locations is very valuable. Work on hitting locations and basic fundamentals with pitchers. Development is key, it takes about a year to truly develop a pitcher for the major leagues . Patience is key here.

Can you think of any other valuable characteristics a pitcher should have? Please share them.

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