B.J. S.

I have experience working with players ranging from ages 4-18 years old. During my college tenure, I also provided Albany-Lee County Little Leaguers baseball instruction. Upon graduating college, I had a short stint as a volunteer Assistant Coach at Albany State University. I was officially offered the job a few months after becoming a volunteer coach, but declined the offer to continue my baseball career in Australia. During my time in Australia, I also coached the U-14 and U-16 ACT State-Select teams in the National Youth Championships in Perth and Melbourne, Australia. Since returning to America in April 2012, I have resumed giving individual lessons to players in the Macon/Warner Robins and Atlanta, Ga area and will begin extending my services to future all-stars in the Lancaster, California area. I have a bachelors in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.

Here's a brief summary of my coaching work:

- Personal Hitting and Pitching Instructor, 2010-current
- Rebels Baseball Club U-16 Head Coach, 2010-2011
- ACT Under-14 (Canberra, Australia) State Team Pitching Coach, 2010
- Rebels Baseball Club (Australia), A-Grade Head Coach, 2011
- ACT Under-16 (Canberra, Australia) State Team Head Coach, 2011

I am a former 4-year starter at Albany State University. I’ve played two years of semi-professional baseball in Australia as an Outfielder/Pitcher for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Rebels and as a relief pitcher for the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League.

Hitting
During 1-on-1 coaching sessions, I like to provide player-specific drills. I am a firm believer that there are a few basic fundamentals of hitting that will be required in every hitter to be successful, but I don't believe in making "carbon-copy" hitters. So, each player's skills will be specialized to their individual strengths and talents. Most drills will consist of hitting from a tee and live batting practice. Hitting drills will consist of increasing hand-eye coordination, hand quickness, power, and swing efficiency. I also provide a mental approach, dealing with pitch selection depending on the batter’s count and game situation.

Fielding/Throwing
Much like hitting, there are a few basic fundamentals of fielding and throwing that every ballplayer will need to demonstrate to have success. Again, strengths will be highlighted, while weaknesses are analyzed and corrected.

Pitching
Pitching instruction provides a bit of flexibility pertaining to choice of program. There isn’t really one correct arm angle/throwing mechanics, but the ballplayer will be taught to always demonstrate certain mechanics. The flexibility of program comes into play when deciding between gaining instruction on the mechanics of pitching only and/or implementing a throwing program to increase arm strength. We can work together (along with the demand of the little league/travel ball/or school baseball schedule) to decide what will be of greater benefit to the ballplayer.

BONUS: I offer the option of video analysis for all sessions so that players can view themselves on film gain an additional view of strengths and weaknesses.