WASHINGTON ASA/NSA /USSSA FALL TRYOUTS and TRAINING

For Fastpitch Tryout Information and Fastpitch Training come by and talk to us at LFA - La Serna Fastpitch Academy located at: 2610 Bay St (click here for map) Tacoma WA 98421 or call (206)227-9698.
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Many phone calls are coming in from Little League Parents for Fastpitch TRYOUTS FOR FALL BALL and the 2010 Junior Olympic ASA or NSA Season.
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Prior to the end of the Summer try to attend at least 3 or 4 TRYOUTS with Teams in your area. IF that is possible, if you are not playing Class A Travel Ball already, look to the "B" Teams to Tryout for. Some will be open with you and admit they are a "start up" or their first time competing with ASA and NSA Junior Olympics and USSSA recreational Teams. Know some facts about these programs first by visiting your local ASA or USSSA website for teams in Washington State. Club Teams are not for everyone.
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These club teams are serious people that want other serious people to play fastpitch with. Not all but some are positioning their teams to win the State and National competition and want the best people on their team.
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Organizations that have been around for more than 5 years have a history you can review of their success. The teams that have a longer history of 8 years or more are dedicated to being around for a long time and have a rich tradition of building quality college bound players and individual ASA and NSA Championship teams.
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Some newer teams and organizations will have fun developing their teams for positive possibilities of having fun learning how to compete at the ASA level and will take their lumps along the way. If your Little League player made her All Star Team and performed very well both at their position and hits the ball consistently, then consider playing on ASA or NSA Team.
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PARENTS NEW TO ASA, NSA and USSSA CLUB BALL? First timers or anyone should call the head coach and ask some important questions to avoid surprises or pitfalls later.

• Who are the coaches and where did they get their Fastpitch Coaches Training and Experience and how long? Do they have a daughter that plays on the team?
• Who are the experienced players on the team returning from last season?
• Are you competing for a local and State Championship?
• (A-Level Teams) Are you competing for a National Competition and where?
• Does the Team already have a Starting Pitcher (s) with Local,State or National Level Championship Tournament experience?
• Does the Team train all year round in a Gym or Fastpitch Facility?
• Does the Team take Holiday breaks?
• Who will be training the skilled positions and is their an extra fee for this?
• Is their a Treasurer, someone not related to players on the team securing team funds in a fiduciary and ethical manner?
• Who is their Fundraising manager and what is their success/experience seeking sponsors for the Organization's financial needs,Travel,Hotel,Fees,Equipment and so on.

If your questions to these minimal ASA Team level issues cannot be answered immediately...be aware! Your own safeguards are based on asking important questions. Not everyone is going to answer all your questions right away but the better programs will come close. Your local ASA Director can assist you. Contact: Jim Donnar (206)854-1181 or email: jimdonner@aol.com .
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Other club teams like USSSA and City Clubs are less competitive than ASA or NSA and most likely suited for your seasoned Little League player that is willing to learn and work hard at helping a club team be competitive toward winning a local USSSA tournament championship. USSSA is a fantastic development program that loves fastpitch. Ask your local USSSA Director for information about tryouts and eligibility to play for USSSA age group levels:
Mark Lewis at mlusssa@aol.com or at 206-818-4130.

Fall Season Pitching Training, Power comes in all Sizes

" KC " Cearley, Pitching in the Fog in 2009

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Fall Season Training has started and Kelsey Cearley"KC", is doubling-up on her

pitching training for the 2009-2010 Season. Her goal is to increase her location and overall speed and power on her movement pitches. At only 80 pounds, KC can do it all... leading the way again in 2010. This time with Team Spark of Federal Way,WA.

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KC trains at: LFA FASTPITCH ACADEMY 2610 Bay St (click here for map) Tacoma WA 98421.

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" KC is one of the strongest pound for pound pitchers I have ever trained. An inspirational athlete. Sometimes you don't know if the next season will be there for her as a pitcher? She just never gives up-no matter what." - coach Adam
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She is just so compact as an athlete and you wonder if she is going to grow physically? The key to her success, KC is an athlete, dedicated to her diet,training program and brings the attitude that she can do anything with a softball!! I like that about KC. She never gives up no matter what. I have pitchers twice her sized observing KC's pitching bio-mechanical dynamics, otherwise known as her style and technique. It's different than the fundamental application to pitching basics. KC has trained to use physics, not pitching basics, to give her the edge at 80+ pounds. If KC get her arm to move faster as a whip instead of just a big strong arm that moves slow compared to most heavier pitchers, she will continue to improve and reach her next potential. With several championships under her belt, that kind of quantum momentum can give an 80 pound pitcher a huge psychological advantage over her beefier competition."

Coach Adam

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Great things do come in small packages. Amazing softball story and amazing acts of the purest character witnessed in sports history, by softball players for softball players and fans.

Western Oregon's Sara Tucholsky is carried around the bases by Central Washington's Liz Wallace and Mallory Holtman after injuring her knee following her first career home run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKUaLlK776s

Mosquito Squad Tryouts - Free 18u-12u Pitching Clinics by LFA for attendees

Mosquito Squad will be holding tryouts for its 10U, 12U, two 14U teams on August 2nd and 9th at Todd Beamer HS in Federal Way. 10U and 12U tryouts will be at 1 pm. 14U -16u-18u tryouts will be from 2-4 pm. CALL FOR DATES AND TIMES CONFIRMATION.
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LFA and coach Adam La Serna will provide a FREE Pitching Clinic to ALL AGES.
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Registerees trying out for Pitching at tryouts. I have known Adam for many years and coach Adam has been a Pitching Coach to the South Puget Sound area for a quite a long time and knows allot about pitching. " Adam trains high school and college pitchers at: LFA FASTPITCH ACADEMY 2610 Bay St Tacoma WA 98421 (206)227-9698.
- coach Mark Lewis
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The Mosquito Squad will be working out this season with current and former UW players and two former UW coaches. These teams are based out of Federal Way. The 14U A (95) will be attending USSSA World Series in Orlando in July of 2010.For more information or individual tryouts please contact Mark Lewis at mlusssa@aol.com or at 206-818-4130.Please view our website at www.eteamz.com/mosquitosquadLewTodd Beamer HS35999 16th Ave SFederal Way
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Adam,
"I want to thank you for coming out today, and your input. All of the pitchers said they learned something from you today. I want to send some of our pitchers to you. We are looking for more 12U players, so if you hear of any that are looking for a team, please let me know.
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Thanks,
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Mark Lewis, Head Coach 18u Mosquito Squad
Youth Fastpitch Dir. USSSA WA.
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LFA - La Serna Fastpitch Academy located at: 2610 Bay St (click here for map) Tacoma WA 98421.
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LFA is based in Tacoma with access to ASA Team Indoor facilities in around the Puget Sound of Washington State, Home of the 2009 National Champs UW Huskies. Coach Adam trained in pitching and hitting under Teresa Wilson former UW Head Coach,UW Softball players,Amy Hanson,Dominique Lastraps and now UW Coach Heather Tarr at Coaches Camps. Follows Jennie Finch Camps,Michele Smith Camps; Cheri Kempf pitching systems of Club K, hitting systems of Olympic Coaches Mike Candrea and Bobby Simpson. Adam trained High School Legends: All League Pitchers-Alexa Derrick of Emerald Ridge,Kelli Bornander of Lakes and All State pitcher Camile Depew of Seattle Lutheran and Goddaughter,Shay Naranjo. Shay became a Top 10 Pitcher in the Nation and college recruit in 2006 with Acers-Glenn 16A club of Auburn,Wa. Adam is a Renton High School grad, Scholar athlete in wrestling, attended Mira Costa College. On USMC Weightlifting/Wrestling Teams 85-88.
Contact Coach Adam:(206)227-9698
email :Bodycoach@hotmail.com

Seattle Spice Tryouts 2010 posted by La Serna Fastpitch Academy of Seattle

The Seattle Spice Softball Club has scheduled tryouts for our 2010 season on Saturday, August 8, from 12 pm to 3 pm and on Sunday, August 9, from 10 am to 12 pm. Tryouts will be held at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle on fields 4 and 5 (N 55th Street and Greenlake Way N). Seattle Spice will field teams at 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U for the 2010 season. Girls age 10 through 18 as of December 31, 2009 are eligible to participate. The Seattle Spice Fastpitch Club is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

For further info, contact Tom Sauget at: 206-962-0378 (tanneom@msn.com).

Visit our website for more information. www.eteamz.com/seattlespice

14u MVP Pitcher, LFA Come Back of the Year Award, Steph "Triple Threat" Granger

Steph "Triple Threat" Granger

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Champion 14u Pitcher

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"MVP - Comeback of the Year Award"

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Sometimes as athletes we want the victory so bad we are willing to pay the price for it. Practices, Extra Training, Physical Therapy, Pain, Fatigue and so on. A Champion sometimes will go through all of the sacrifices to reach their Dream of becoming a Champion. Stephanie did just that. After recovering from an injury to her ankle and knee while protecting 3rd on a slide-in, put her out of the game and a few games later back-in the Western World Series games in July. Steph was on the mound again but it was not the same as usual. She had to work harder and dig down deeper for strength and determination to lead her team from the mound.

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It comes and goes. Not everyone likes to play games in pain or extreme discomfort. As coaches you don't want them to. We do our best to ask them to evaluate their discomfort and try to follow doctors orders.

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For Steph it was shear determination. After struggling and losing all three games on Saturday in Federal Way,Wa. Steph came back on Sunday and helped her team do the impossible. Win all their games and make it into the Championship. That she did and a little extra...won the Championship and will leave her mark in LFA and Softball History of making the biggest come back from personal injury and defeat on Saturday to come back on Sunday to do the impossible. I am honored to know and train Stephanie for over 2 years now. An unbelievable athlete with a believable heart and soul when you get to know her.

Congratulations !!

Coach Adam

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Dreams do come true!

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In the late summer of 2007 Stephanie Granger was on a mission... to be one of the Top Pitchers in the State. Honestly, Steph struggled to throw a fastball for a strike over any part of the plate. After evaluating Steph after 1 week of training it was clear to me that Steph really should consider another position in fastpitch! Her parents, Pete and Gail, talked it over with their disappointed daughter. On the second week I allowed Steph back for another chance to show me she had what it took to pitch. It really tore me up inside to tell her, sorry but no. Steph was throwing the ball everywhere but over the plate. I suggested if she worked on her lessons on her own and came back to my training camp throwing the ball over the plate then I would train her. Steph physically had the gift to play any position on the field in my opinion. It was Steph's faith in God and her parents never giving up on her dream of one day becoming a champion pitcher. A few days later I got a call from Steph on the third week and she said, "I must see her now because she has been practicing well. " I almost did not believe her. Sure enough Steph showed me up! She worked out at home and her parents helped her allot. Not ever been in this situation before it turned into a great learning experience for me. I took a chance on Stephanie and it paid off. Most of all I was the one that needed a lesson from Stephanie, I learned to never give up on anyone.

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Coach Adam

(206)227-9698

Bodycoach@hotmail.com

LFA 10u Pitcher of the Year, Kendahl Sugai

Kendahl Sugai, 10 yo

Champion 12u Pitcher

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"LFA 10 year old Pitcher of the Year"

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10yo Kendahl Sugai came to LFA Summer Camp in 2008 and really liked how the change-up can make hitters look silly. She then asked me to teach it to her. In all my 10 years teaching pitchers, I have never seen anyone at any age throw the change up perfectly such as Kendahl did on her first try, after warm-ups. I put a bucket behind home plate or 43 feet and ask the pitcher to throw it very slow with so much control. I was with another pitcher when I heard Kendahl scream and shout, "I GOT IT ! I GOT IT ! In the bucket!!"

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In the course of Kendahl playing in the 2009 season she had fun throwing the change up and winning a good share of her games for 12u Blue Jays and Acers-Kasner 12u. I think playing up made all the difference. Kendahl learned how to strike out batters older than her. She built confidence in practice and used that confidence in games she won while on the mound. Playing on 2 teams as a starting pitchers is something my goddaughter Shay did but not till she was 12 years old. Playing on two teams can toughen up any one and it says allot about the character of the pitcher...they are dedicated and appreciate the sport personally. I think Kendahl is outstanding for her age and experience. What she has accomplished will set the bar higher for future 10u and 12u pitchers walking into my pitching program. She trained very hard with me and her dad/coach Darin and her other coaches. It's a team effort of coaching and training the pitcher to reach perfection for a particular pitch. Congratulations Kendahl on your outstanding achievement!

-coach Adam

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"She loves it! I think she just got a kick out of watching the pitch and when coach Adam threw it at her in the batters box she just laughed and laughed after she missed the ball! Later on she stopped laughing and got upset she could not hit it. Now Kendahl enjoys doing that to batters on her own. She works very hard. We have to watch out that she does not over train or over pitch. "

dad/coach Darin Sugai

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"I created a drill called 1,2,3 walk-ups for outstanding pitchers like my daughter Shay and later for Alexa Derrick of undefeated Emerald Ridge. The 1,2,3 walk-ups is aerobics for pitchers on so many physical benefits. The main thing is conditioning the total body of the pitcher. Distances for the exercise is limited to experience and condition of the athlete. Only a trained professional should evaluated what is best for your pitcher. The remedy for starting pitchers for strong shoulders and rotator cuff muscles and a stronger back where allot of load is placed on during a 45 min work-out or time on the mound in a game is 1,2,3 walk-ups."

Coach Adam

bodycoach@hotmail.com

(206)227-9698

12u LFA Camp Rookie of the Year

Orion Shade,Pitcher/ 12u

Orion Shade is only 12 years old and in her 3nd month training at La Serna Fastpitch Academy. Orion will be pitching for the Bull Dogs perhaps as a 12u starter this Fall and 2010 Season..
"Orion is the kind of person that enjoys leading and being on the mound for her team."
-coach Adam
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"Adam, Orion pitched in two games today for WST 12u and won both. Her change-up were making batters look silly and sat four hitters down in a row!
I like the progress is making. Now it's time for me to think about starting a team. One that will be using your training system and coaching philosophy. It will be a challenge for me but I hear about how you started many teams from scratch and helped turn them into A-Level Champion Programs. That sounds like a lot of work but we need to move forward and think about Orion's future in fastpitch. She and I both love the sport, we love the Huskies National Champs and Orion trains with over 150 pitches each day like you asked us to and she is better condition because of that. I am nervous and excited at the same time. I have great supporters behind me.".
Thank you,Rob Shade,WST
Seattle,WA
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6-07-09
Federal Way Invite Champions
West Seattle Thunder 12u
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CONGRATULATIONS !Great hitting and fielding at every position kept WST 12u in the running for the championship." I think they are having fun and they have worked hard all month for this. The players' hitting really have improved. I have been pitching to them and getting them ready. I am really proud of them all!".
Benita Beale
assitant, and 14u pitcher