Product Details

• Actors: Maven Productions, Ernie Parker
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Maven Sports Videos
• VHS Release Date: July 1, 1997
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00004SU0W
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,897 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Without a doubt he is one of the premiere pitching coaches of our time. In the last 30 years Coach Ernie Parker has guided his pitching students, capturing nine ASA National Championships in the process. He has helped mold 29 students for success at the Division I level, including DeeDee Weiman of UCLA, Carrie Dolan of Arizona, and the unprecedented three-time Honda Broderick Award winner and Olympic gold medalist Lisa Fernandez. The only thing which precedes his success is his reputation for creating students with rock-solid fundamentals, dynamic ball movement and control.

Coach Parker frequently tours the United States conducting seminars and clinics for major teams and universities. And internationally he has shared his knowledge of pitching with students and coaches in Italy, Spain, Holland and China.

In this easy to follow video, Coach Parker teaches the beginning and intermediate athlete the first steps in learning a sound foundation for the windmill pitch. Starting with the grip and continuing all the way through to the stride and follow-through, the beginning student will learn the common components to all the great pitches. Also in this video are practical and fun drills that will help the student feel the correct execution while learning the repetition that will help the body achieve "muscle memory." If results are what you're after, then this step-by-step video is for you!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Get lessons from a pitching instructor, April 22, 2007

By	Mike (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this thinking I could teach my daughter how to pitch. There's so many things that affect a pitch that aren't covered or only touched on. The kid in this video obviously already knows how to pitch. You can get a few tips on how to pitch, but you're only going to be a little better than someone who just swings their arm in a circle and releases the ball. My advice is to save your money, find someone who teaches pitching, and spend your money there. My daughter learned more in one lesson with a live coach than watching this video several times, writing down what should be done, and analyzing the pitcher's motion in slow motion. A coach can give you immediate feedback, corrections, and drills to improve your pitching. Save your money on these videos. (I bought a couple others and never got my money's worth out of them.) Sorry Ernie.