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"Before I met Mike Keady I was a good pitcher but I had poor mechanics and I had no control. Scouts would say that my mechanics were very bad and that my arm action was "violent." After one session with coach Mike I already saw the difference. Now after working with him for merely two months I have improved my control immensely and my mechanics are much better, plus my arm action has improved drastically and I now throw effortless and pain-free. When scouts saw me pitch after working with coach Mike they thought I was a different player. Also my velocity is higher.
Before working with coach Mike I couldn't break 88, but then in an outing after my third session with Mike I topped out at 92 mph. In only two months Mike Keady has done for me what nobody else could do for two years. He totally rejuvenated me and I thank him for it." 

Chris Munn St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.-2002
Drafted #28 by the New York Mets-2002
Full Scholarship to Manatee C.C.-2002

Coach Mike has been my pitching coach for three years now. In those three years, I have progressed greatly. Before I worked with Mike, I had arm pain. After I worked with Mike a few times, I had no arm pain and to this day still do not. Mike has worked not only on mechanics with me, but also the mental aspect of the game and how to get into a batter's head and throw what is unexpected. He has also shown me how to look for flaws in the hitters and to take advantage of them. Because of Mike, I am still pitching today and throwing upper 80's and topping at 90 effortlessly. Mike is why I am where I am today.
 
Tommy Wynn-Sophomore Saint Thomas
 Aquinas H.S. Fort Lauderdale, FL

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"The experience my son and I had at your camp in Florida was fantastic in all regards!  Your stress on fundamentals, mechanics, proper technique and attention to detail were precisely what we had hoped for.  As importantly, it was all provided in a background of positive, constructive comments.  As a surgeon teaching in an academic medical center, I found many parallels between your focus on repetition, and technical precision with what I try to teach surgeons-in-training in the operating room. My only regret is that we didn't have more time to spend there working with you.  I feel certain that any player dedicated to following your approach to technique would fully maximize their potential as a baseball player, and likely progress farther than they might imagine, whether it be in hitting, pitching, fielding or any other aspect of the game!" 

“I wanted to thank you for all that you did these past two days to make our stay an enjoyable and productive one.  I'll be the first to say that I was a little uncertain of what to expect as we headed down to Florida. It was a little like arranging an Internet marriage where as we were flying down I had a few thoughts like "what in the world are we doing investing this much in a guy we know absolutely nothing about?"  Having said that I was very impressed by our phone conversations and thought at worst it would be helpful instruction in sunny weather.  Anyway, what I saw there was totally impressive in every regard!  Your stress on fundamentals, mechanics, technique, and positive approach were precisely what I had hoped for. My only regret now is that we didn't have more time to spend there or that you don't live any closer to Iowa.”Stay in touch and I will do the same.

Dr. John Lawrence M.D.
Iowa City, Iowa