Patrick L.

I have been giving private baseball lessons for the past several years and also have experience coaching at the high school level. My coaching style is based primarily on my experiences working with many of my own coaches who themselves have played and coached at the collegiate and professional levels.

I focus primarily on pitching and hitting, and put a strong emphasis on mechanics. I believe in breaking each process down into individual motions and perfecting each one through drills and repetition. As the athlete progresses his/her movements will become more fluid and natural and there will be a great improvement in his/her game.

I love the game and enjoy helping others learn to love it as well. I am happy to work with athletes of all ages and skill levels. Whether you have never picked up a baseball or you are competing at the high school level, I can help!

Tournament MVP 2004 - No Hitter

I had the privilege of coaching a group of high schoolers who for the most part had never played a game of baseball in their lives, and through lots of patience and hard work helped them become a competitive team by season's end.

Pitching - I start with some stretching and warmup. Then on to some drills that isolate specific parts of the mechanics. Finally for the last 15-20 minutes of the session I have the athlete do a 40 foot drill in which we'll put the mechanics in action but at a shorter distance and lower velocity. Once a month we will do a session at regulation distance and full velocity.

Hitting - I start with some stretching and then move on to a number of different drills, again focusing on specific mechanics and pitch recognition. Finally for the last 20-30 minutes of the session we'll do some live arm batting. The key to success is proper mechanics and repetition until those mechanics become second nature.