LFA
FASTPITCH ALUMNI
Camile Depew, SSCC 20092009 All Conference Hitter
2008 Seattle Lutheran High School Captain
2008 High School All State Pitcher/Catcher
2008 High School Player of the Year
LFA assistant Camp Coach, Kelli Bornander,soph/P/ NSU 2007 All League Pitcher, Lakes High School
2007 High School MVP Pitcher
2009 Starting Pitcher at NSU
2007-10- LFA Camp Assistant Coach
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LFA
Fastpitch Academy
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(206)227-9698 or email Bodycoach@hotmail.com
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For Fastpitch Tryout Information and Fastpitch Training
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located at: 2610 Bay St (click here for map) Tacoma WA 98421
near the Emerald Queen Casino off I-5 exit 135 So.
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For Fastpitch Tryout Information and Fastpitch Training
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located at: 2610 Bay St (click here for map) Tacoma WA 98421
near the Emerald Queen Casino off I-5 exit 135 So.
To Portland Ave and Bay Street.
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Indoor and Outdoor Locations
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Fastpitch Academy for Pitching and Hitting Training
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Pitching Lessons
Hitting LessonsMental Game
Conditioning
College Preparation
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Pitching Lessons
Hitting LessonsMental Game
Conditioning
College Preparation
LL/High School
ASA/NSA/USSSA/College
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Monday-Friday 4pm-8pm
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Weekends by Appointment
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Monday-Friday 4pm-8pm
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Weekends by Appointment
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call (206)227-9698 or email bodycoach@hotmail.com
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Fastpitch Links:
http://fastpitchtrainingcampsofseattle.blogspot.com/
http://tacomafastpitchcenter.blogspot.com/2009/10/usssa-october-2009-feature-pitcher.html
http://tacomafastpitchcenter.blogspot.com/2009/10/usssa-october-2009-feature-pitcher.html
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Megan Carver, an undefeated pitcher at Cascade Auburn Middle School is the
Megan Carver, an undefeated pitcher at Cascade Auburn Middle School is the
LFA 12u"Pitcher of the Year".
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Never give up attitude and hard work pays off for Megan Carver and and undefeated Fall season for her school team at Cascade Auburn Middle School.
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"Megan tried pitching last year and had some results but was not totally satisfied. She took some time off from LFA Academy and played mostly infield spots with Acers Kasner 12u for 2009 regular season. Adam has brought her speed up and cleaned-up her mechanics. He also worked on her 'mental game' and put her on a high calorie diet which included peanut butter and jelly sandwitches. Megan goes hard for 3 hour practices with Acers then another 2 hours per week with Coach Adam. It was the middle of Summer and Megan wanted back on the mound. I took her to LFA Pitching Camps and Adam kicked her butt in shape, made her arm much stronger and Megan did the rest, I asked her if she can make the committment and she said alright. "
dad, Chuck Carver
dad, Chuck Carver
"I know Megan works hard at what she wants in everything she puts her mind to. We appreciated her efforts with Adam." mom, Jen Carver.
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Coach Adam on Trainin Attitude,Winning and Success;
I only know of one other team this year that went undefeated and it was a high school team I was a pitching coach at, 4a Emerald Ridge. You ask anyone two years prior if that team could go all the way and you would have laughed because they did not have the leadership on the mound.
"Alexa had some shoulder problem when she met coach Adam in 2007,sais Will Derrick. He took a chance on her. Me and Alexa liked how he was training Kelli Bornander at that time. Every pitch Kelli threw was in the strike zone and with speed and amazing movement! I wanted to pitch like that, sais Alexa. I was not quite a starter at that time and my arm gave me problems from throwing fastballs all the time. I wanted to pitch like Kelli. She looked so focused on what she was doing and very confident. I am so glad my grandpa supported me, he gave me the inspiration and never gave up on me." - Alexa and Will Derrick
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"Pitching is everything when it comes to going all the way. Someone strong and with a never give up attitude has to be on the mound leading the charge to such a goal. It sounds far fetched I know... but for me and my pitchers- we have a mind-set...enjoy the learning process and pitch to dominate the opponent." - coach Adam
LFA Pitchers and a rich Winning Tradition;
Winning is not everything to a development recreational team. Try telling that to someone at LFA training camp where winning is everything to a pitcher. "These young ladies work harder than any team or club or academy out there." I don't know how to train for average. Why would you train someone to have a chance of losing. Prepare your players and give them tools that stand up to the competition, then become the competition. LFA pitchers want to be the best they can be. The parents at LFA stand behind our "winning system" and the parents go for it!! Once they see a change in their daughter's new attitude, new person, they just love that about training at LFA.
The LFA Pitcher works hard and knows this to be part of a winning philosophy or success recipe."Congratulations Megan, I am very proud of your major accomplishment at Cascade Middle School and your personal dedication as a person!!
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Coach Adam La Serna, LFA
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14U
14U
"KC" Cearley
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"LFA Pitcher of the Year "
south puget sound
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A Rising Star In Graham Washington
A Rising Star In Graham Washington
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Congratulations to Kelsey Cearley for her LFA Award for outstanding achievements in 2008-2009 Season, MVP. "KC" played school ball and for ASA/NSA level and organization Sudden Impact 14 u. Winning games in both areas and championships. "KC" has trained very hard with coach Adam and assistant camp coach/dad Terry Cearley.
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Dad Terry: "She really works hard at being the best she can be. We have her on a high protein diet and complex carbs, no wheat gluten diet. KC is very lean and with that has turned into a top athletic utility player, not just a pitcher. She also slaps and gets on base and gets home any way she can. Adam and her Sudden Impact coaches have done well with her.".
Graham, Washington is known for it's spectacular views of Mt Rainier and spectacular fastpitch softball players. I had the pleasure of training some very good players in the Graham and Puyallup area over the past 5 years. One of it's legends, Taylor Thompson "The Slapper" will be leaving soon and making room for the next, possible High School greats and the next legend. What makes a legend? Ask any big college recruiter or coach and they will tell you someone with dedication to fastpitch and growing in their position, with determination to win and being a dependable person. A player that can be counted on time and time again in all areas of fastpitch on and off the field. Kelsey Cearley is a rising star in Graham,WA. Now pitching for Spark 14u out of Federal Way,Washington for the 2010 season..
Coach Adam: I really did not know what to expect from day 1 training Kelsey as a pitcher 2 years ago. Let's just say she was unassuming. Very small in size for her age group, 11 at the time. KC had a work ethic you're not used to seeing in a beginning pitcher back then. In less than 6 months she went from learning how to throw a fastball for location, "spot", to winning several championships with her team Sudden Impact 12u. That's not supposed to happen, its rare. Sudden Impact became a dominant force overnight. The parents started with 2 players and built the team from there, holding tryouts and recruiting local fastpitch trainers to send their top players their way.
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Congratulations to Kelsey Cearley for her LFA Award for outstanding achievements in 2008-2009 Season, MVP. "KC" played school ball and for ASA/NSA level and organization Sudden Impact 14 u. Winning games in both areas and championships. "KC" has trained very hard with coach Adam and assistant camp coach/dad Terry Cearley.
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Dad Terry: "She really works hard at being the best she can be. We have her on a high protein diet and complex carbs, no wheat gluten diet. KC is very lean and with that has turned into a top athletic utility player, not just a pitcher. She also slaps and gets on base and gets home any way she can. Adam and her Sudden Impact coaches have done well with her.".
Graham, Washington is known for it's spectacular views of Mt Rainier and spectacular fastpitch softball players. I had the pleasure of training some very good players in the Graham and Puyallup area over the past 5 years. One of it's legends, Taylor Thompson "The Slapper" will be leaving soon and making room for the next, possible High School greats and the next legend. What makes a legend? Ask any big college recruiter or coach and they will tell you someone with dedication to fastpitch and growing in their position, with determination to win and being a dependable person. A player that can be counted on time and time again in all areas of fastpitch on and off the field. Kelsey Cearley is a rising star in Graham,WA. Now pitching for Spark 14u out of Federal Way,Washington for the 2010 season..
Coach Adam: I really did not know what to expect from day 1 training Kelsey as a pitcher 2 years ago. Let's just say she was unassuming. Very small in size for her age group, 11 at the time. KC had a work ethic you're not used to seeing in a beginning pitcher back then. In less than 6 months she went from learning how to throw a fastball for location, "spot", to winning several championships with her team Sudden Impact 12u. That's not supposed to happen, its rare. Sudden Impact became a dominant force overnight. The parents started with 2 players and built the team from there, holding tryouts and recruiting local fastpitch trainers to send their top players their way.
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Dad Terry: " I think she likes it? One thing she is good at is learning new things. KC likes to be active and wants to be the one in the spotlight, especially at home challenging her older sister Kayla and everyone in the house at everything. Kayla was the first to play softball then KC.She did pretty well at Western Worlds and had quite a few strike outs and slap hits. At Summer camp she has improved her speed on her riseball and perfecting her change up. Really it comes down to practice-practice-practice.".coach Adam: KC has performed excellent in the spotlight for Sudden Impact the last two seasons. What I am enjoying the most as her Pitching Coach is KC's ability to learn new grips and pitches or "tweek" an existing pitch to make it better. Not every pitcher has that ability at her age and level."Now in 2009 KC is doing it all again...pitching,hitting,slap-hitting. Fall Season Training has started and 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.
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"At only 100 pounds, KC is one of the strongest pound for pound 13 year old pitchers I have ever trained. KC has great pride in her abilities and a great heart."
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"At only 100 pounds, KC is one of the strongest pound for pound 13 year old pitchers I have ever trained. KC has great pride in her abilities and a great heart."
"KC is just amazing!! Each season she comes to practice and games in top shape and more speed and movement on her pitches. KC gives you 110% effort. And she is fun to be around!"
-former teammate-Miriam Santana
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An inspirational athlete, KC 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 90+ 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 90+ pound pitcher a huge psychological advantage over her beefier competition."
coach Adam
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"If I can use my muscles efficiently, gain leverage with the front foot landing, combine my forward movement with more momentum then my pitches will be faster...all of them." -KC
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At the 2009 Ice Breaker Tournament, KC pitched a no-hitter, beat the #1 Team in the Tournament from Seattle and drove in RBI's as a slap hitter winning 15-1 in her first game!-
dad, Terry Cearley
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At the 2009 Ice Breaker Tournament, KC pitched a no-hitter, beat the #1 Team in the Tournament from Seattle and drove in RBI's as a slap hitter winning 15-1 in her first game!-
dad, Terry Cearley
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MS STIX 16A
2009 ASA NW Fall Champions
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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.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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 School 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.
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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.
