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Athletes of all ages will improve every aspect of softball from top
players and coaches including:
 
 
 
 
Mike Forsythe, Head Pitching and Catching Coach
Personal accomplishments
 - 43 Years Fast-Pitch Experience
 - 11 Indiana State Championship Teams
 - 6 Midwest Championship Teams
 - 9 appearances in the A.S.A. Mens Major National Tournament
 
Coaching Experience: ( Pitching and Catching Coach)
 - 2 Years as a manager for a mens A.S.A Major Team
 - 1 Year as an ass't. Coach at Southwest Michigan College
 - 1 Year Coronado High School
 - 3 Year Barlow High School
 - 2 years Indiana University
 - 2 years Nova University University

Additional Coaching Experience

- Mike is the current pitching coach and Assistant Field Manager for the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch League. This league is the equivilent of Major League Baseball, for women's fastpitch, and is subsidised by Major League Baseball.

The Akron Racers are the only orginal franchise that still reamins in the league that started in the earley 90's this league features the best players is the world, Jenny Finch,(Chicago Bandits) Monacia Abbott (Washington Glory) Kat Osterman (Rockford Thunder) India Childs (Akron Racers) the Racers have won 2 world championships, and finished 2nd last year to Abbott and the Washington Glory.

- Over 25 years as a football and head wrestling coach in Colorado,
Indiana, Michigan, Connecticut, and most recently South Florida.Coach Mike has traveled to Nashville Tenn. to personally work with Cheri Kempf (author, N.A.I.A. hall of Famer, Pitcher for the 1991 and 1992 National Champions Raybestos Brakettes, and member of the United States National team that won the gold medal in Beijing China) to further develop I.S.T.'s outstanding pitching programs

 
 
Sara Holland, Softball Instructor
 

Services
- Pitching Instruction – beginner to advanced
- Hitting Instruction & Video Analysis
- Catching Instruction
- Goal-setting Development for Athletes
- Girls’ Fitness Programs
            Strength-training, yoga for young athletes, & resistance flexibility training
- College Athletic Advisement
            Knowledge and guidance through the entire recruiting process
   
Contact Information
203-745-3241
s7holland@yahoo.com

Personal Accomplishments
- 4-year starter - University of Kansas
- Professional Softball Player – Georgia Pride
- University of Kansas Record Books:
- Most Doubles in a single season – 21
- Most Hits in a single season – 76
- Total Bases in a single season – 117
- Slugging Percentage - .591
- Batting Average - .386
- Total Bases in a career – 335
- Overall Slugging Percentage - .499
- Total Doubles in a career - 58

Coaching Experience
- Assistant Softball Coach – Texas Tech University
- Assistant Softball Coach – University of Virginia
- Consultant for travel softball teams – ages 7yrs & up

Education
- M.Ed. – University of Virginia
- B.A. – University of Kansas

Additional Information
Owner and creator of Growing Tree Yoga, LLC
www.growingtreeyoga.com

College Athletic Advisement Consultant
www.collegeathleticadvisement.com