JJsqueeze
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I dunno....I kinda like looking at film of myself from 7 years ago. The forties are not being kind to my hairline and girth. 
Amanda Scarborough: be your own coach.
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That attitude is what I love most about you, Amanda. It is shocking how many pitching instructors I've encountered that know it all and have for the past 30 years.
Keep up all the great work you do!
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Wow. That is so not what I meant by that statement. There was no intended criticism.
- Jul 17, 2012
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Your words of wisdom to those kids is great. Seek out information. Become a self learner. I love it. And I'm sure since we got an abbreviation of the full conversation that you warned them not to believe EVERYTHING they read on the internet
Trust me when I say, we ALL respect you more than you can imagine, for being a coach that isn't afraid to continue to seek out information, and to always be a student of the game/craft. It would be VERY easy for you to rest on your accomplishments, but you haven't. And kudos to you if you've gained and used information on this website. It's a great think tank where a lot of really smart people (not including me) freely share information.
And yeah... in bold above....you've helped more people than you'll ever know. Not sure if there's a way to count, but your Powerdrive video has been used as a model more so than ANY other I know of. It's a model I use with my own daughter.
So in a nutshell... I will say Thank You. I never thought I'd get the opportunity to do so.
amandascarborough
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Thank you so much - this means A LOT!
I do know there is a lot of support out there, so thank you to you all. Never expected to find myself in this position. I am very grateful to get this opportunity to help young players/families as much as I can, as often as I can.
I do know there is a lot of support out there, so thank you to you all. Never expected to find myself in this position. I am very grateful to get this opportunity to help young players/families as much as I can, as often as I can.
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Can't tell you how many people I direct to that slo motion video you did for the powerdrive. The camera quality and angles were awesome and you could actually see what goes on every millisecond when you pitch. Funny thing is as much as pitchers are different whenever I can get high quality slo mo video it is amazing how similar the basic mechanics are even if they explain it completely different. As always thanks for your input, I think a few people were worried that a some girls might latch onto a teaching video that was not actually teaching what they do and try to emulate poorly taught mechanics. I think it is always great to focus on what high quality pitchers DO even if they say something different. It is also good that there are different teachers out there that might be able to explain something to someone differently so it really clicks.
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Last year when then 9yo DD first started pitching we watched a lot of the Amanda instructional videos on Youtube. DD really responded to the earnestness and competitive passion in her voice. We watched a lot of videos where the instructor was so dry and these were harder for a nine year old to really take in.
But her videos seemed to sink in and DD would jump up to emulate whatever she saw. Moving on to the 1000fps power drive video was really cool for her to see the detail normally lost in blur. She was such a big part for inspiring a young pitcher to really strive for greatness.
Her pitching coach, and Mike White from a clinic, were not overly supportive of DD's Amanda Scarborough back swing that she also adopted, on her own, from the videos. But, she won't change it, yet, even though I would like her to not bend over so much...
But her videos seemed to sink in and DD would jump up to emulate whatever she saw. Moving on to the 1000fps power drive video was really cool for her to see the detail normally lost in blur. She was such a big part for inspiring a young pitcher to really strive for greatness.
Her pitching coach, and Mike White from a clinic, were not overly supportive of DD's Amanda Scarborough back swing that she also adopted, on her own, from the videos. But, she won't change it, yet, even though I would like her to not bend over so much...
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Hi Amanda. I too would like to thank you for your power drive video. It was the first time that I finally saw and understood BI after watching 100ths of times it jumped out at me. It is awesome that u continue to learn and grow. What an inspiration u r to young girls. Thank you for posting here and giving us dad's access to u. It means lot to us.
Hi Amanda. I too would like to thank you for your power drive video. It was the first time that I finally saw and understood BI after watching 100ths of times it jumped out at me. It is awesome that u continue to learn and grow. What an inspiration u r to young girls. Thank you for posting here and giving us dad's access to u. It means lot to us.
That's funny - because when I first read your statement I thought "what a jerk". Perhaps there were qualifiers you meant to use, like "sift through the BS on the internet..." Because the "on the internet..." part would have totally changed the meaning to what I think you meant...FWIW...
Your 1000FPS has been the single most important clip I have used to help young pitchers get started. Like you said at your clinic (with a little guidance and some great model video) they can in large part be their own coach. EXCELLENT job Amanda.
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