Fundamentals of Hitting DVD from ASA Softball
Featuring Coach Mike Candrea of the 2008 Olympic Softball Team
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- Running Time: 51 Minutes
- Great for all ages
- The Stance
- The Load
- The Stride
- The Launch-to-Contact
- The Strong Finish
USA Softball Coach Mike Candrea Teaches the Correct Mechanics of A Successful Swing:
Stock# D112
Save While Supplies Last on our remaining stock of the 2007 ASA Softball Series including Advanced Pitching and Beginning Pitching
The Fundamentals of Hitting
Mike Candrea covers all of the key fundamentals, from mental preparation, stance and loading, through stride and swing. This DVD features Olympic gold medalists Leah O'Brien-Amico and Lovieanne Jung displaying Olympic Quality Offensive Skills!
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Congratulate head coach Mike Candrea and his University of Arizona Wildcats, winners of the 2007 Women’s College World Series!
How good is this coach?
Though eliminated by U of Alabama in the 8th game of the College World Series… they still compiled a 41-19 record…not too shabby!
Note: With the loss to Alabama, Arizona failed to reach the Championship game for the first time while defending one of their eight national championships.
Coach JP Says
The Fundamentals of Hitting, you will learn each of the critical phases of the successful fastpitch swing. Coach Candrea goes over each aspect, using a building block approach beginning with the mental preparation required before you leave the dugout.
Each fundamental part of the swing is taught, demonstrated & then reviewed.
About Coach Mike Candrea
A lot of coaches know the game. Coach Candrea has the uncanny ability to teach and translate so that you really understand it. Utilizing a straight-forward and conversational style, he displays an even temperament that gives the viewer, whether a coach or player, the feeling that they can really "get it"!
The viewer clearly sees what to do and what not to do...AND WHY!
Mike Candrea led Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens by outscoring opponents by a combined score of 51-1. With his Olympic duties completed, Candrea returned to the University of Arizona, where he has compiled a 1316-297-2 (.815) record (.835 winning percentage) over 24 years. He is one of just five Division I softball coaches to win 1,000 games and his Arizona Wildcats have won seven NCAA Championships, including the 2006 & 2007 title. His 2008 team was eliminated in game 8 of the College World Series.
Coach Candrea took a partial nine-month leave of absence to serve the U.S. Women's National Team in the same position in preparation for the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
For all of his success, Candrea has been named Pac-10 Coach or co-Coach of the Year nine times. He has won three National Coach of the Year awards and was elected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996.