The
Complete Windmill Pitching Clinic
Under
The Direction Of Coach John L. Ballard, Sr.
Coach
Ballard’s experience spans 50 years as a pitcher, player, coach, and
instructor. He is a former high school
coach and advisor to various colleges. He is currently member of the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), member of the Professional Fastpitch
Instructor’s Association, and President and CEO of North
Carroll Girls’ Fast Pitch, Inc.
He has developed some of the premier fastpitch pitchers in Maryland, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. He has assisted or established fastpitch
programs at all levels. He is known
for his excellence in instruction and guidance to our youth.
Jess
Beall Summer Ball 2013
Presenting The Ball
Eyes On The Target
Glove Up Opening
Up
Finishing
High Closing
Up
Pitching Clinic 2011-2012
The Noodle Hat The
Balance Beam The
Mats
The Foot
Box The Toys
The
Sessions
Some
of the Girls
Ashley A.
Courtney M.
Jess B.
Miss
Cool
Killer
Hadley Waybright 2011
Alicia Badra
2010
Pitching
Clinic 2008-2009
Northeastern
High School Varsity Standout
&
2006 Team
Fury 19th Player Award Winner
Elle Shimkus
&
Ashley Aberts
Kayla
Rinehart
Jessica Beall
Elizabeth
Beall
New Oxford High School Varsity Standout
Amanda
Reck
Future Star
Lauren Walker
Little Ace
Sidnee
Courtney Masmer
Marlee
Lackey
Pitching
Tips:
Pitching
begins with good pitching instructions.
Find yourself a good instructor and remember you can only have one.
Physical size doesn’t matter. Determination and hard work does.
Pitching
may take months or even years. So
be patient.
The
age old question of whe
How
much does your daughter’s success depend on
Take
a break from pitching. This is best
done for a month or so during
Overuse
Injuries are injuries from repetitive use.
They are known as “micro trauma” injuries from doing
I’m
often asked how old should a pitcher be before learning new pitches. Age has nothing to do with learning
pitches, controlling
Staying
healthy is not as hard as it sounds.
Here are some tips: Eat
well- nutrition can make a good athlete great and a great athlete good. Eat
At a
recent clinic Cat Osterman said “To be a good
pitcher you need four things” – Wrist snap, Wrist snap, Wrist snap,
Wrist snap.