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Coaches Corner - Pitching Vol.1

The main job for a pitcher is simple: to deliver pitches that are hard to hit. The art of pitching gets infinitely more complicated from there. Pitchers and coaches can easily over-complicate young pitchers by adding breaking balls and two or three different types of change-ups. While every different type of pitch has their advantages that make them essential to polished pitchers, it is easy to overlook the value of changing speeds. Change-ups and slow curves are the obvious pitches that come to mind, but you can also change speeds with your fastball by changing the location.

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Game and Practice Nutrition

The modern parent usually struggles to keep up with their kids' busy schedules while maintaining their own hectic work day. When families are rushed the first thing to go is usually nutritious meals in favor of quick meals. Aida Aragon, our resident nutrition expert, has provided some quick guidelines and suggestions for the busy life of a baseball/softball parent.

Pregame/Prepractice

Most of the time practice or games happen after school and before dinner. Since most schools are offering lunch earlier and earlier these days, it is important to give your kids a nutritious snack before practice. While the body needs fuel to perform, the brain also needs fuel to help retain information and maximize hand-eye coordination.

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11u First Pitch Champions!

Congratulations to the 11u Bombers for taking the championship in the 2009 First Pitch Tournament in Clearwater, FL!!! Their dominating pitching and relentless offensive attack took them to finals versus the St Pete Stingers which they won 16-8. Expectations are sky-high for the remainder of the Fall AAU season, so wish them luck as they work toward a State Championship!

12u Bombers October Update

This fall the 12 & under AAU Bombers baseball team moved up to the highest level of competition with AAU, the Platinum level. So far this season, the 12u team has participated in two tournaments. Sunshine Sports held its First Pitch tournament in Clearwater the first weekend in September. The Bombers finished in second place, losing the championship game to the current national champion Juice team out of Orlando. The weekend of September 18-20, the Bombers played in the September Shootout tournament held in Lakewood Ranch. The Bombers placed third in this tournament.

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