Monday, November 24, 2014
5 Core exercises
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Our Trophy Case. Courtney Coppersmith.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Our Trophy Case. Mackenzie Bedwell
This is the story of an up-and-commer, who is just now gaining confidence as an "I'm here now" kind of player. A story about a girl overlooked, a natural athlete, who needed to find a home.
Mackenzie “Mac” Bedwell started playing softball from an early age, she was traditionally an athlete so coaches could put her in any position. By 12 years of age she was playing travel ball, and by 14 years she was still being shuffled from position to position for her "ability to play anywhere." While it is a huge compliment, the struggle was internal - where was Mac going to really find a home? And it just didn't feel like she was being given the chance to be a star at any one position. It was Mackenzie that decided that pitching was where she saw herself growing - so she began training with Coach Jordyn at 13 years of age. This is often seen as a "late start" but with someone as athletic and hard working as Mac this was the perfect time to decide that the pitching mound was her home. Mac took two years of lessons before her travel coaches took notice of the amazing pitcher she was becoming outside of their practices. Mackenzie worked at home, before and after practices on her own, she took lessons and attended summer camps until she couldn't be overlooked anymore.
Three years later, Mac is playing on the 18u Delco Diamonds junior olympic team, showing off her amazing pitches, and is even more committed to her training. Her poise, accuracy, and balanced skill set the tone on the mound. Her past seasons seemed to be an uphill climb, but she never let herself get down. This has shaped Mac as a pitcher who has stamina and who can dig deep when things heat up. Mac has grown from an all-around athlete to a force to be reconed with on the mound. She is nearing the 60mph range with her fast and curve balls, her batting average doubled from last summer to this fall, and she holds the rotations-per-second (pitch spins) record with her pitching coach at 24rps. That's 24 spins every second her pitch travels to the catcher's mit. Try it - that's nearly impossible to hit.
So how did Mac grow from an "athlete" to someone college coaches are fighting over? She surrounded herself with people who could help her get better, not just applaud her efforts. Mac took lessons from pro coaches, who knew to look beyond her capabilities, to her future. Coach Kelly Sylvester is one of those coaches- she sees potential yet untapped in Mac as a hitter. Coach Sylvester has seen the work that Mac has put in to get better in the past years. She sees how Mac is able to make quick adjustments when her mechanics are starting to break down or when she is working on different drills and isn’t seeing the automatic success. Coach Sylvester also notices that Mac is very coachable and takes instruction well. She is very focused and mechanical; she can take what she learned and transform it into muscle memory fairly quickly. Coach Sylvester catches glimpses of the well-rounded athlete that Mac can become because she sees part of Mac that a highlight video doesn’t show: the maturity and work ethic.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Our Trophy Case: Mackenzie Bedwell
This is the story of an up-and-commer, who is just now gaining confidence as an "I'm here now" kind of player. A story about a girl overlooked, a natural athlete, who needed to find a home.
Mackenzie “Mac” Bedwell started playing softball from an early age, she was traditionally an athlete so coaches could put her in any position. By 12 years of age she was playing travel ball, and by 14 years she was still being shuffled from position to position for her "ability to play anywhere." While it is a huge compliment, the struggle was internal - where was Mac going to really find a home? And it just didn't feel like she was being given the chance to be a star at any one position. It was Mackenzie that decided that pitching was where she saw herself growing - so she began training with Coach Jordyn at 13 years of age. This is often seen as a "late start" but with someone as athletic and hard working as Mac this was the perfect time to decide that the pitching mound was her home. Mac took two years of lessons before her travel coaches took notice of the amazing pitcher she was becoming outside of their practices. Mackenzie worked at home, before and after practices on her own, she took lessons and attended summer camps until she couldn't be overlooked anymore.
Three years later, Mac is playing on the 18u Delco Diamonds junior olympic team, showing off her amazing pitches, and is even more committed to her training. Her poise, accuracy, and balanced skill set the tone on the mound. Her past seasons seemed to be an uphill climb, but she never let herself get down. This has shaped Mac as a pitcher who has stamina and who can dig deep when things heat up. Mac has grown from an all-around athlete to a force to be reconed with on the mound. She is nearing the 60mph range with her fast and curve balls, her batting average doubled from last summer to this fall, and she holds the rotations-per-second (pitch spins) record with her pitching coach at 24rps. That's 24 spins every second her pitch travels to the catcher's mit. Try it - that's nearly impossible to hit.
So how did Mac grow from an "athlete" to someone college coaches are fighting over? She surrounded herself with people who could help her get better, not just applaud her efforts. Mac took lessons from pro coaches, who knew to look beyond her capabilities, to her future. Coach Kelly Sylvester is one of those coaches- she sees potential yet untapped in Mac as a hitter. Coach Sylvester has seen the work that Mac has put in to get better in the past years. She sees how Mac is able to make quick adjustments when her mechanics are starting to break down or when she is working on different drills and isn’t seeing the automatic success. Coach Sylvester also notices that Mac is very coachable and takes instruction well. She is very focused and mechanical; she can take what she learned and transform it into muscle memory fairly quickly. Coach Sylvester catches glimpses of the well-rounded athlete that Mac can become because she sees part of Mac that a highlight video doesn’t show: the maturity and work ethic.
Monday, October 20, 2014
8 Glasses a day keeps the Fat away
Friday, October 17, 2014
Morning Workouts for Fat Loss
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Our trophy case. Megan Conrad.
​Coach Megan started out like many current athletes today: she began playing sports at an early age, and by high school, focused solely on one sport to take her to the college level. She played soccer, softball, and tennis in high school until deciding on soccer as her highlight sport. Megan went to Wesley College because of their sports medicine program, but also because of their renowned athletic teams.
​Coach Megan always knew she wanted to combine athletics and science in her career, so she studied sports medicine because it seemed the most logical route. She has practiced exercise physiology/sports medicine since graduating from Wesley in 2003. She began in a physical therapy clinic and undertook the challenge and rewards of independently training her own clients. Her coaching career was sparked when she started researching why there were so many more females with ACL injuries. With the help of mentors, she developed an ACL injury prevention program and started doing ACL prevention camps, speed and agility camps, and sports camps in 2005. Megan began to notice that she had more influence, respect, and results on these athletes than when she saw them post-injury. Her coaching philosophy now has to deal more with breaking down movements, finding weaknesses and improper form, and fixing them before it becomes a traumatic or overuse injury.
​Megan is the primary Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Hive Sports. She is certified through the NCSA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) to train all of their athletes to improve cardio, strength, endurance, and find any weaknesses that may affect their particular sport or position. Not every organization has a strength and conditioning specialist, and Hive Sports understands how much more these athletes get out of working with one. We really appreciate all you do for us, Coach Megan!
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Our Trophy Case. Isabella Kostic.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Our Trophy Case. Sarah Deller
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Our Trophy Case. Marissa Treibley.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Our Trophy Case. Carrie Fix.
achievements in high school and build upon her goals while playing softball at Messiah. As a four year varsity starter at York Catholic High, Carrie knows the kind of hard work it takes to play at higher levels. She was the starting pitcher her junior and senior years, recording 120 strikeouts and only giving up nine walks in the 63 innings she pitched as a senior. Her hard work didn’t only show on the mound; she helped her team on offense with a .737 batting average and 25 RBIs. Her great work ethic was recognized with three different honors during her high school career: Carrie was named Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year for YAIAA Division IV, selected to the 2013 PSCA Class AA All-State second team, and received a 2014 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Creating a practice plan
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Team bonding ideas
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Catcher drill
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Internship position
Sunday, July 27, 2014
LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR AUG 4-14 CAMP (pitching, strength-speed training, and catching). 3 camps happening at Lancaster Bible College. Email today or you're missing out on our best camps yet this summer!!! Nothing else will prepare you for tryouts like two-weeks of intensity by dynamic coaches Jordyn, Megan, and Jody! Email me by today to secure your spot and make these fall tryouts count!! Jbibiloni@lbc.edu
http://www.lbcchargers.com/documents/2014/6/12/Softball%20Camp%20Information%20II.pdf?path=wsoftball
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Internship Position: Sports Marketing
Posting an internship opportunity for anyone needing experience/hours for Sports Marketing. The internship is to run a twitter/social media campaign for Hive Sports Marketing.
Internship title: Sports marketing using twitter as social media platform.
Building twitter for a new business:
Campaign Goals:
1) build sports hype; reach current social followers
2) draw attention to our coaches; build new social followers
3) be relevant in current sports industry; build and maintain social followers
Internship goals:
1) build twitter social media marketing campaign
2) opportunity to be involved with industry leading coaches
3) provide marketing advice and program recommendations after observing specific coaching strategies in the industry (provide ideas on best practices)
Tasks:
1) meet and discuss marketing campaign with director.
2) carry out campaign
3) bi-weekly meeting with director for assessment of in pace, strategy, and reflection
4) program follow up assessment/revisit goals and strategy and provide post-program reflections along with future goals/strategy recommendations
Prerequisite/Requirements
1) must have experience posting to twitter
2) have clear communication skills
3) familiar with current social media strategies and knowledgeable in use of hashtags, photos, collage apps, videos, and other social media tools.
4) have mobile internet access (iPhone/iPad/or other device to post online without the need for wifi)