Standards of Instruction Affirmation

As an affirmation of my commitment to “High Performance Pitching” excellence, I will encourage and instruct techniques reinforcing efficient and safe pitching mechanics. Below is a list of “foundational building blocks” that will be a consistent part of my instructional methods:

• Posture and Core Stability
• Internal Rotation and Pronation
• Brush Trigger and Arm Stabilization
• Arm Whip
• Reciprocal Arms Timing and Balance
• Hand Orientation
• Ball Release Timing
• Drive Leg Engagement & Unforced Opening
• Backward Chaining & Progression Training
• Positive Coaching

As an affirmation of my commitment to fastpitch pitching excellence I will refrain from teaching mechanics that may be inefficient or unsafe. Below is a list of movements which will not be in my instructional methods:

• Hello Elbow/Forced Follow Through
• Wrist Flips
• Locked Out/Straight Arm/”Long Arm Circle”
• Exaggerated Opening/Closing
• Glove Arm Extremes
• Palm on top of the ball or towards 2nd
• Upper torso/shoulders muscling forward action
• To Open/To Closed at release
• Arm Circle not parallel with PL
• Ninja Move (no brush trigger)/Butt Out/Clear a Path
• Extreme Spiraling/Gyro pitches
• Forced Figure 4/Flamingo Toe Drag
• Stride foot landing angle extremes
• Stride foot landing heel first
• The use of “body english” to power or spin the ball
• Crow-hopping/Airborne thrusting foot

(you may either sign, scan, email to fhpauly@hotmail.com or send via mail to PaulyGirl Fastpitch, 13130 Sodbury Drive, Midlothian, Va. 23113)