Pitching clinic with Olivia Whitehead
(4) 60 minute sessions
Location: Brown Intermediate School, Madison
Players will work on:
- The foundation of the fastball mechanics.
- Proper grip techniques to maximize spin.
- Focus on leg drive to maximize speed.
- Arm circle drills for accuracy.
- How to grip and snap the fastball & change-ups.
- How to improve balance and explosion in the pitching motion to improve accuracy.
Whether you are a developing pitcher or perhaps a first timer, this experience is sure to be beneficial.
Please bring your own catcher. Mom, dad, sibling or friend will be fine. Have a friend who is an active or aspiring catcher? Bring them for some reps on your dime.
Olivia’s Bio:
Olivia is one of the Shoreline Breakers Softball organizational leaders and is also the program’s pitching instructor. As a Haddam-Killingworth Alumni, Olivia spent a portion of her career pitching for her hometown and travel teams. She had the great privilege of being able to work with many pitching coaches across the state. In 2019, when the softball program for the Shoreline Breakers was established, Olivia was ready to pass on the knowledge she had learned through her own pitching journey to those that were starting their own. Since the start of her coaching career, Olivia has coached the John Winthrop Middle School team for two seasons, is the current head coach at Valley Regional High school and a valuable training resource and coach for the Shoreline Breakers organization. Olivia is also a Complete Games certified hitting coach.
Olivia has built a coaching philosophy that focuses on the value in providing athletes with multiple means of instruction so athletes can feel it, see it, and hear it. Her multi-sensory approach and appreciation for easy to understand explanations allow athletes to be in full control of their learning experience while developing body movement awareness. Olivia focuses on ground force, arm whip, internal rotation, kinetic sequencing, and mental training in her pitching instruction. Pitching should be FUN and REWARDING!