Mission
Through Diamond Fitness, Coach Steve seeks to create a community and network of Wasatch Front pitchers and parents - regardless of teams, schools, programs, ages, or current ability levels - who strive for excellence on the mound and in life by participating in the most comprehensive pitching training available in Utah. The program includes the very best and proven information and training methods available in the areas of mechanics, and physical and mental/emotional preparation for the grueling task of pitching. And would you be surprised if it translated into everyday life?
A Note from Coach Steve:
I've known Tom House for over a decade. I've trained with him, and even taught with him. (Ask me for that story. It's a fun one!) We're not "hang-out buddies," of course. I wouldn't try to claim that. But he is my respected friend, teacher, and mentor in the coaching of pitchers. There is simply no one better at it on planet earth!
Each time I complete the NPA coaching certification, I see something that impresses me more about how Coach House works. Pitchers come from all over the area (all over the country really) - all ages, all schools, all abilities, even many major league pitchers - to train using consistent methods and conditioning protocols with Tom's expert guidance. There is a unique cohesiveness and synergy in each group. Everyone shares a common purpose. Some groups feature pitchers who did not know each other before. Or who are even rivals! It is an inspiring experience for each player. And so I thought... Why not in Utah?
Existing Diamond Fitness clients and new clients will come together to create this powerful network of pitching excellence. I look forward to serving you, and to watching the positive changes that will certainly occur in your pitching performance, and in your life!
About Coach Steve
Coach Steve certified with Tom House for the first time in the very first pitching instruction certification Coach House offered (September 2001), and most recently with Coach House's National Pitching Association (NPA) in January 2011. He has certified more times than anyone in Utah.
* Functional Fitness Trainer (Tom House) - August 2001
* Advanced Pitching Instruction (Tom House) - September 2001
* NPA Certified Coach - 2006
* NPA Certified Coach - 2008
* NPA Certified Coach - 2010
* NPA Certified Coach - January 2011 (Find him listed at: http://www.nationalpitching.com/certified.asp)
The National Pitching Association (NPA), founded and headed by Tom House, is THE premier pitching research and coaching organization in the country. No matter who else you investigate, everyone compares themselves to Tom and the NPA. The NPA is constantly on the move, improving our understanding about all things pitching, and Coach Steve is a completely current and highly experienced instructor of the NPA pitching model in Utah. He has been coaching pitchers with amazing results for a decade.
In addition to coaching pitchers, Coach Steve is an 8th degree black belt in Chun Kuk Do, Director of Operations & Development for Chuck Norris’ United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF), and a specialist in coaching applied bio-mechanics and conditioning for martial artists, as well as pitchers. (www.ufaf.org)
An engaging and experienced teacher, Coach Steve's ability to effectively communicate with pitchers comes from over two decades of teaching youth and adults of all skill levels in both baseball and the martial arts.
Coach Steve believes that every client should come away a better pitcher AND a better person.
