Zach C.

I have experience coaching athletes from the amateur level all the way up to the professional level. I prefer to coach ages 13 and up, but am open to working with younger athletes. I worked with All American Sports Training in CT early in my college career, and transitioned to working with pitchers specifically at Advanced Therapy and Performance. My main focus with pitchers is dominating the mental game and establishing efficient mechanics for both health and strong performance.

I played 5 seasons of NCAA Division I baseball (Atlantic 10 Conference) with UMass-AMherst. I began my career as a mid relief pitcher and specialist, then moved to closer, then weekend starting pitcher for my final two years. In 2022, I finished in the top 5 in the conference in saves, even though I moved to the starting rotation in the middle of the season. In summer 2021, I was named to the 5 year anniversary team of Westfield Starfires (Futures Collegiate Baseball league) after leading the team in team innings pitched, saves and strikeouts.

Each session will start with some sort of light warm up throwing. This warm up will depend on the athlete and their specific needs. It may involve an athletic movement, static throwing, or replicating arm slot. We will progress into mainly flat ground throwing, and on some days we will get off the mound. With older athletes, I may introduce some technology and pitch design to track velocity and movement. With younger athletes, we will focus on efficient mechanics to improve velocity, command, and arm health. I will prescribe homework for each athlete to work on until our next session.