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CASEY PRO 3G PITCHING MACHINE
AsyoureachtheNarrow Internalstage,thatemotionthatcomeswith
visualizingtheperfectswing,contactwiththeballandtheroarofthe
crowdtakesoverandboostsyoutothefourthandnallevel.
Now you are Narrowinyourfocusandmusclememorytakesover.All
thatisleftisforyoutoreadtheball.Everythingelseisonautopilot!
Understandingthissimpletransitioncanhelpyou(dad,mom,siblingor
friend)tobeaseffectiveacoachasaPro.
“Agoodathletictrainingprogramrequiresanobjective,proper
equipment and a routine. The best coaching tip I can give you is to be
organizedandbeequipped”,saysLefebvre.
“Your objective as a coach should always be to bring out the best
performance of which a player is capable.”
Andjustasagoodmechanicwouldn’tdreamofstartingajobonyour
carwithouttherighttools,you’vetakentherststeptowardsgood
coachingwithyourpurchaseoftheCASEYPRO3G
®
fromtheAthletic
TrainingEquipmentCompany.
CLOSING THE LOOP
“MytrainingconceptiscalledClosing the Loop. This represents the
routine,ortrainingregimenpartoftheprogram.”
“The‘Loop’expressesthetrainingcycleitself.Itwilltaketheathlete
fullcirclethroughthephysical,technicalandmentalattributesofa
highproleperformer.
Thisredundancydevelopsmusclememory.Fundamentalswillbecome
purereex,unconsciousandwithoutthought.”
Preparation for Closing the Loopisbrokenintothreedistinctdisciplines.
AnathleteshouldalwaysWarm-up, Form-up and Time-up.
Timinggetsrenedineverypracticesession.However,unlessan
athletehastakenthetimetowarm-upandform-uprst,thatpractice
time is often unproductive.
Consideritthisway.Hittingstatisticsprovethatinaregularnine-inning
gametheaverageplayerwillget6minutesinthebatter’sbox,or90
secondsperat-bat.NINETYSECONDS!That’stheonlychancehegets
tomakeapositiveoffensiveimpactonthegame.
Tocreatesuccessoutofasingleplateappearancerequiresyearsof
practice.Withthemostactivemajorleagueplayergettingonly20-25
swingsperdayinthebattingcagehemustmakesurehegetsthevery
mostoutofthattime.Asyourson’sordaughter’scoach,that’syourjob!
JIM LEFEBVRE’S
TRAINING
PROGRAM