From the Cage to the Season: High School Athletes Level Up

When we introduced batting to Practice Pro, it got a lot of people talking. More importantly, it got a lot of people swinging! Our young athletes have excelled on both sides of the plate over the last year with Lead Batting Instructor, Coach Marisa, and her knowledgeable and talented assistants. In this past Pre-Season session that is quickly coming to a close, we decided to try our hand with the live pitching and batting combo class, serving more of our high school aged athletes. This class has been a catalyst to many of our pitchers and hitters hurling and blasting their way into the high school season upon us.

It became evident quite quickly that Coach Marisa had a gift with reaching the high schoolers, motivating them to increase their pop times and power rankings. Not only did we see these metrics increase, but we saw a stretching of mindsets happening across our batters. Up at the plate, confidence and aggression tripled, causing epic battles with our versatile pitchers.

As Pre-Season is saying goodbye, so is our Live Session Combo Class (it will be back!). But not to worry, Coach Marisa is embarking on the next stage of in-season batting training for our hungry and motivated high school athletes. Practice Pro has just launched the High School HITTERS-TO-BATTERS Program, exclusively available for high schools in the Chicago area looking to boost their batting performance this year with a training program designed and implemented by our expert batting instructor herself, Coach Marisa. In this program, Coach Marisa comes into your high school at the invitation of your coach. Northside College Preparatory High School has already begun their journey with Coach Marisa, and in the words of one of their assistant varsity coaches: “This is truly Coach Marisa’s sweet spot. She was amazing at our first session.” -Carl Breving.

What exactly will Coach Marisa & Practice Pro do for your players? Here are the three main pieces you will receive through her tailored hitting program:

1. Movement, Skill & Responsibility
Training builds athletic movement patterns, technical skill, and personal accountability while reinforcing team execution and role awareness.
2. Situational IQ + Physical Skill
Game understanding and physical ability grow together. As athletes improve individually (and as a team), their ability to impact team success increases.
3. Mental Toughness Through Leadership
Mental toughness is cultivated through self control, confidence, and leadership, empowering athletes to compete with resilience and intention.

Coach Marisa will combine all of the best elements of our tried and true batting instruction here at Practice Pro and sync it into a hitting circuit and mindset approach offensive that will take your team to new heights.  

Coach Marisa says it best in her Coaching Mission Statement: “My goal is to help athletes transition from simply hitting to truly batting. My instruction will provide a place where mechanics, mindset, and strategy work together. The result will be players who understand the moment, control their emotions, and compete with purpose every time they step into the box.”

Do you think this is right for your high school team? Contact Practice Pro Owner, Abby Hanrahan, at abby@practice-pro.com or (708) 334-3871 today!