Mike Ryan
Owner
Director of Baseball Training
Associate Scout - Seattle Mariners
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Mike Ryan
Coach Ryan is the owner and director of baseball training at Fastball USA. Coach Ryan also has been a scout with the Seattle Mariners since 1999. A professional baseball instructor since 1997, Coach Ryan's vision turned into Fastball USA in 2002. Coach Ryan has also worked with the University of Notre Dame baseball camps.
Since 2006 three players have gone on to become drafted into professional baseball and several have moved on to play division I college baseball and other various advanced levels of baseball.
In 2006 Coach Ryan wrote the book "Hitting For Success", and in the same year Coach Ryan was the featured speaker at the IHSA Baseball Convention. His presentation on "Teaching Pro Hitting To high School Players" was a huge hit in front of nearly 400 high school coaches.
Coach Ryan serves as a consultant, guest speaker, clinician, to various organizations across the country including colleges and other baseball academys.
Today, Coach Ryan has helped assist 12 players in the past 18 months reach and achieve throwing velocity of 90plus mph. Coach Ryan also helped assist one player improve from 94mph to 102mph of throwing speed.
The system of Explosive Baseball, has been a work in progress over the past 10 years.
Today, Fastball USA is the leader in power development, the leader in improvement in mechanics, strength and quickness for baseball players around the country.
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Steve Vandenbranden
Pitching Coach
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Steve Vandenbranden
Head Pitching Instructor
Coach Steve Vandenbranden is the head pitching instructor at Fastball USA and has been with Fastball since 2003. For over 10 years he served as the head baseball coach for North Park University and was an assistant coach previous to that. As a player he played collegiately as a pitching standout with Oakton Junior College and also with North Park University.
Since 2003 Coach Steve has headed our Black Belt Pitching System which has assisted many players to bring their pitching ability to a higher level. Over a dozen players have reached and exceeded 90mph in the velocity development program. Since September of 2009 another 8 players improved velocity to hit 90mph plus under coach Steve's guidance.
As an instructor Coach Steve works with players of all ages and is easily one of the best pitching coaches in the country. You will not see your typical pitching lesson under Coach Steve's guidance. Your typical coach sitting on bucket and catching a bullpen coach Steve describes and nothing "but a waste of money".
You will not see a pitching lesson in which players are being choreographed by steps (Step 1 balance step down stay back, step 3 ect..). His philosophy on training pitchers is that all pitchers are unique in ability and talent. The goal is to bring out a more athletic pitcher and the best in that individual.
Key parts of the pitching lessons are ( Big League Arm Action - Arm Interaction - Stability - Momentum, Tempo, and finish).
Coach Steve also specializes in building and enhancing the entire pitcher by focusing on arm care, pitching specific strength, conditioning, flexibility, stability and explosiveness. No system covers all area of pitching as much as Fastball USA.
To register with Coach Steve and Fastball USA email fastballusa@hotmail.com
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