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Baseball Instructors
Clifford G. Annis
Cliff is a former high school and collegiate pitcher. He is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). He currently is a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Quakertown High School, working as pitching coach for all three teams. Cliff is the Player Development Coordinator and board member (Vice President) for Quakertown Youth Baseball Association (QYBA) since 2005, tournament team head coach 2004 – 2007 (9YO – 12YO). Cliff holds numerous baseball clinics on pitching/fielding/hitting and individual private and group lessons. As a former pitching prospect, brings high level of expertise on the theory and practical aspects of pitching and presents it in a simplistic easily understand manner. Additionally, Cliff writes a sports column for the Bucks County Herald. Cliff has the baseball expertise and ability to assess and make 2003 - Present Pitching Coach/Instructor for Professional Pitchers.
Serves as pitching coach/instructor to professional pitchers working on areas such as:
- Proper Stance
- Correct Training Techniques
- Arm Maintenance
- Mechanics
- Pitch Grips
- PFP’s (Pitchers Fielding Practice)
- Pick Off’s and the Stretch
- Mindset of a Pitcher
Additionally, works with pitchers in speed training and conditioning areas, such as:
- Flexibility (Active Isolated Stretching)
- Resistance Training
- Rotator Cuff Strength
- Abdominals
- Agility
- Speed Training
- Nutrition
**Accurate evaluations of youth, high school, collegiate and professional players.**
| June 1980 | Professional Baseball Opportunity Prospect of the Milwaukee Brewers – turn down contract offer to stay in college |
| 1980 | Pitcher & 1st Baseman Eisenhower College, Seneca Falls, NY Fastball clocked between 95 – 98 MPH Pitching statistics for freshman year at Eisenhower College: |
| Year | G | W | L | CG | IP | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
| 1980 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 41.3 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 1.90 |
Strike Zone Training Center Pitching Instructors will
Focus on providing top notch fundamental skills based instruction which includes:
- Control
- Mechanics of the delivery
- Grips of all pitches
- Stride and balance
- Proper arm position
- Warm-up and down techniques
- Etc.
Softball Instructors
Rich Fisher
A hitting coach for many years, has been a team coach and a hitting coach for many of the top travel teams in the area for more than a decade. Rich has also instructed individual lessons from 8 to 23 years of age. In addition to his many years as an instructor, to have three daughters compete at the college level is impressive to say the least. Rich is great about breaking down and explaining the proper mechanics of the swing from the ground up!!
Lynn Spiezio
Centerfielder and lead-off hitter at Lock Haven U. (2002-05) 4 time All Conference (PSAC),
Broke 5 school records, still holds 2 of them. 202 Hits, 85 Stolen Bases
Second Assistant at Lock Haven in 2006, the year of the program’s first Division II National Championship
First Assistant at East Stroudsburg U. in 2007, their first appearance in the PSAC Championship Tournament since 1981
Lynn is a stand up instructor that specializes but not limited to Slapping and Dragging
**STRIKE ZONE is committed to bringing you the top instructors for the development of our youth!**