​The Wake Forest Pitching Lab is now offering evaluations for fastpitch softball pitchers.

For years, the lab has helped baseball athletes better understand how they move, generate power, and improve performance while reducing unnecessary stress on the body. That same detailed, athlete-focused approach is now available to fastpitch softball players.

Because the underhand pitch places different demands on the body than overhand throwing, these evaluations are designed specifically for softball athletes. The process focuses on the movement patterns, physical demands, and injury considerations that are unique to fastpitch pitching.

Each athlete undergoes a comprehensive evaluation that may include motion capture, high-speed video, strength testing, and feedback from our performance staff. The goal is to give athletes a clearer picture of how they move, where they may be losing efficiency, and what they can work on to continue developing.
About 2 weeks after the evaluation, athletes and their families will be sent a comprehensive pitching report with feedback and practical next steps. We want every athlete to have specific, useful, and easy-to-apply feedback for training.
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Whether you’re a player working toward the next level, a current athlete looking for a better understanding of your mechanics, or a coach looking for more objective feedback, Wake Forest Pitching Lab’s fastpitch softball evaluations offer a new way to learn, improve, and compete with confidence.

December 17-18th, 2022, we're hosting the best and brightest minds in baseball to reveal how to use science, data, and technology to transform baseball development. 
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What topics are covered at this year's Bridge Seminar?
📈biomechanics
♟️pitch strategy
🍥pitch design
🏋️‍♂️strength
🔓mobility & stability
🩹injury prevention
📊data analysis
🧠mental skills
🖊️agency integration
🗓️program building
🥇culture
🧪sports science

Current Speaker Line Up

Brian Bannister
Director of Pitching, San Francisco Giants
Theme: Beyond Pitch Design

Brandon McDaniel
Vice President of Player Performance, LA Dodgers 
Theme: Training Big League Superpowers

Corey Muscara
Pitching Coach, Wake Forest University
Theme: Development Culture at Wake Forest

Kristen Nicholson, PhD
Lab Director & Biomechanist, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist / Wake Forest University
Theme: Understanding the mechanics of throwing arm injuries and performance

Jimmy Buffi
CEO & Co-Founder, Reboot Motion
Theme: Biomechanics outside the box

Dr. Michael Freehill
Team Physician, Oakland A's / Stanford University
Theme: UCL Injuries, Could it be the grips? 

Nunzio Signore
Owner & Operator, Rockland Peak Performance
Theme: Adjusting the power curve to create more powerful throwers

Robin Lund
Assistant Pitching Coach, Detroit Tigers
Theme: Data for optimization

Jake McKinley
Head Coach, University of Nevada
Theme: Sustainable systems in professional and college development

TJ Barra
Senior Director of Research & Innovation, Milwaukee Bucks
Theme: How studying other sports can solve baseball problems

Bryson Nakamura, PhD
Director & Head Sports Scientist, Stanford University
Theme: Mechanisms for integrating Sports Science 

Emily Ferree, PT, DPT
Clinic Director, Movement First
Theme: A clearer understanding of biomechanics for efficient movers

Brandon Golden
Performance Coach, Five Tool Connection
Theme: Assessing and unlocking the individual ~ Mobility and stability

Brandon Guyer
Mental Strength Coach, Major League Mindset
Theme: The importance of mentality for performance

Ryan Crotin, PhD, CSCS, RSCC
Executive Vice President, ArmCare.com 
Theme: Individualized throwing and training programs for throwing arm health and performance 

Hunter Bledsoe
Bledsoe Agency
Theme: A new relationship for agency and development

Sean McGrath
Pitching coach, Iowa University
Theme: Pitch data centered development

Chris Lewis
Data Analyst Team Director, Wake Forest University
Theme: Development culture at Wake Forest University 

Mike McFerran
Lab Coordinator and Director of Player Development, Wake Forest University
Theme: Development culture at Wake Forest University  
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2022 PBSCCS BASEBALL STRENGTH COACHES & SPORTS SCIENCE – LEARNING TO HIT AND THROW
Date: Sunday October 23rd
Time: 10:40am EST – 5:00pm EST
Place: In-Person Wake Forest Pitching Lab / Webinar on Zoom
Cost: $125
Registration Form:
Please select whether you are attending in-person or online via zoom webinar to continue registration.
​http://baseballstrength.org/pbsccs-events/