Girl's Fast-pitch Softball
Serving Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Santa Maria Counties
Private Softball Instruction
PITCHING LESSONS
Learning how to pitch correctly increases a pitchers success, self confidence, leadership ability and body control. It can also keep them free from pitching related injuries, and foster their development to compete at increasingly higher levels of play. Pitchers that don't receive instruction and guidance from a highly qualified instructor have a tendency to get injured, loose interest, or simply get passed up by the competition. Nancy's philosophy is based on years of experience, ASA training, and training from some of the best coaches in the industry
Nancy maintains a balance of focus between proper alignment and speed. Without form and alignment, speed is useless. However, we all want to throw fast strikes. Once proper form is set we incorporate different pitches such as a change up, drop ball, curve ball, slider, and rise-ball. Due to the increased chance of injury when throwing the rise ball, it's reserved for more developed athletes.
BATTING LESSONS
Batting is FUN! Nancy focus's on getting girls to make solid contact, hit line drives and eventually produce multiple base hits. Nancy also teaches all forms of bunting (Sacrafice, slap, drag and push) as well as left handed slap and drag with momentum built into footwork.
Gain confidence at the plate. Know when to swing, understand your objectives! Learn to control the ball!
Batting is about form, alignment and balance. The swing should be supported by the structure of the body and by common angles. The hands drive the bat following the hips that instigate the swing. Weight is balanced. Softball batting is UNLIKE baseball batting in many ways and LIKE baseball in many ways. The key is to understand the similarities and differences.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION OUTLINE
Private lessons are 25 minutes or 55 min long. Please arrive early to warm up. Players are to bring normal practice gear including; glove, cleats, a bat, ball, knee pad, sweatshirt, hair tie, a bat, batting gloves, etc. Pitchers supply their own catcher, preferably a parent or an established catcher.
*Lessons: Please pay for lessons in advance and give 24 hours notice of cancellation.
COST:
Lessons are 25 or 55 min. $35 per half hour lesson,
$140 for 4 half hour lessons, $300 for 10
***ASK ABOUT ANY CURRENT SPECIALS ****
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Semi-Private Lessons: Semi-Privates are when two or more girls receive instruction during the session. For pitching lessons, each girl must have her own catcher. Cost of semi-private lessons for two playerse are the same as above but split between families. Cost varies for groups.
Small Groups: Nancy also runs small group practices for 3-8 players at a time.
*As athletic scholarships and competitive sports have risen dramatically, private instruction has become very common in many sports. It enables a child to learn from a top notch instructor, giving her the edge to compete at the highest levels possible, compete with confidence and with the skills to avoid injuries. Compare the cost to guitar, piano or dance instruction. Increase your child's self-confidence, give them the edge, help them achieve in an increasingly competitive world. When kids excel at something, they also stick with it.
*Female athletes are more likely to
- avoid teenage pregnancies
- finish college
- get an advanced degree
- have successful relationships
- succeed in business
