Private 1 on 1 Training · Long Island, NY

Training That Holds Up When the Game Speeds Up

Private one-on-one hitting instruction that develops the swing, the approach, and the hitter's ability to adjust. Players learn to recognize pitches, make better decisions, compete with a plan, and carry their work into real at-bats.

Teach it · Train it · Recognize it · Execute it in games

3-1 count. She passes on the outside fastball, waits for her zone, and does damage with it.

This Is the Goal

The Swing Starts Before the Pitch

Watch what happens before the swing. She takes the pitch she cannot do much with, stays patient in a hitter's count, and then unloads on the one in her best zone. That is not luck. That is a plan the hitter believes in.

  • Know your zone
  • Take what you're not hunting
  • Be ready for your pitch

“None of her friends who do hitting know anything about pitch recognition or hunting your zone. The work you do with that is legit!”

Megan Caputo · Shannon's Mother

How the Training Actually Works

Every session is one-on-one and built around the hitter in front of me. Three stages, in this order.

Coach Steve watching a hitter's move through the swing during a private session
01

See Where Your Hitter Is Right Now

The first session shows us what the hitter already does well, what is getting in the way, and where the biggest improvement can be made.

Wesley learning launch position during a private hitting lesson
02

Find What Will Help Most

I teach, ask questions, change the drill, and help the player understand what is changing and why. The work should feel individual—not like a generic routine.

Coach Steve guiding a hitter's bat path in the cage while training game-speed decisions
03

Train It to Show Up in Games

We add pitch locations, changing speeds, counts, decisions, and adjustments so the hitter learns to compete rather than simply repeat a cage swing.

Train It · Transfer It

Cage Work, Then the Real At-Bat

We train the curveball on the machine until the hitter picks it up early and stays balanced. The purpose is not to win the drill. It is to prepare the hitter to recognize and execute against that pitch in competition.

  • Train itMachine reps until the pitch is recognized early, not reacted to late.
  • Transfer itSame pitch, live game, same decision — that is when we know it stuck.
First the cage rep, then the live at-bat. Same pitch, same decision.

What the First Session Helps Uncover

The first session helps us see where the hitter is right now, what is already working, what is getting in the way, and what changes can make the biggest difference. We look at bat speed, exit velocity, contact quality, pitch recognition, swing decisions, and movement in clear baseball language.

  1. 01We talk with the player about how the season is going and what they feel in the box.
  2. 02We watch the swing live and find the one or two things that matter most right now.
  3. 03We work on it together, at a pace where the player understands what changed and why.
  4. 04You leave with a clear picture of where your hitter is and what to work on next.

Private hitting instruction at selected locations across Long Island. Current options and availability are shared when you inquire.

Coach Steve kneeling at home plate walking a hitter through a drill during a private session
114 days of consistent work — the same hitter, before and after.

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Let's Find Out What Will Help Your Hitter Most

Send over your hitter's age, level, and the one thing you would most like to see improve. I will get back to you personally with the next available options.