Celebrating our 10th year in the Seacoast...

This year I am putting together programs for my current and former players, Coyotes, etc. Please choose from any or none of the following programs and reply, I wish to continue to keep my camps and clinics instructional and fun, and keep my individual instruction private, instructional, and continue to drive my players towards an education at the college level. Any other requests or issues with anything please reply, I wish to continue to provide quality baseball teaching at every level.

The Strike Three Winter Baseball School. January- March

We are quickly approaching the start of another winter. Here is a look at some of the things we will be working on at The Great Bay Athletic Club, Newmarket, NH

1. Conditioning- Some light jogging to warm up before we stretch some harder running while trying to catch fly balls, some sprinting for speed. Also... shoulder conditioning arm circles, and front and side raises with back range of motion to help strengthen and stretch the rotator cuff. Also Trunk twists to help improve balance and coordination and speed and power in both hitting and throwing, and finally a good overall full body stretch.
2. Throwing Drills- each player should have a base understanding of how the body works to make short quick throws and also long throws up to 100 ft. some keys are getting elbow up in the back to gain leverage and power when throwing. Also how the body rotates and how the legs should get through all throws. There should be a better understanding how to make long accurate throws by lining up feet and the front or glove side to the target. Finally any player who wishes to pitch should have a better idea on how all parts of the body works to make a pitch, players learned this through dry throws, applying a thought process and breaking the pitching motion down into 5 parts, breathing and focusing on the delivery, the balance point, the break and drive, the rotation of the backside to the release point, and the follow through or finish. Pitchers also threw off the mound periodically.
3. Basic Defense- Players learn to move their feet first to get in good positions to field ground balls, some basics were having a wide stance while fielding and coming up to make throws.
4. Simulated games- players are put into positions that they wish to learn more about. Players should understand the basic responsibilities of that position, and also be mentally aware of what to do with the baseball before it is hit to them. This should help with anticipation and communication. In these simulated games players learn to pick up teammates or be positive towards them, basic situations covered are throw downs from home to all bases, around the horn infield drills. Double plays, bunt plays, and some outfield cutoffs and relays.
5. Competitions- A long toss throwing competition to help improve accuracy, a hitting competition home run derby and also running competition.
6. Hitting drills - Players should have learned the importance of having a balanced swing, how to set feet, and swing hard with out falling off balance, this was done through soft toss, some hitting off a tee and also hitting off a pitching machine.
7. Live Games- In our second year of our indoor games this has proved to be fun and a learning tool. We try and save 10 or 15 minutes at the end to put players in live game situations.

A closer look at the 2010 Winter Baseball School, Saturday or Sunday nights at Great Bay Athletic Club (GBAC).

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Dave Adam's Student Success Stories

Nate Jones

Gene Jones knew his son, Nate, had a world of athletic talent and could become a top-level pitcher at the scholastic level. And Gene also knew that he and his son had a hard time communicating when it came to pitching. [Read More].

Matt Trainor

Brian Trainor knew a few years ago that his son, Matt, had a passion for baseball. "He's a kid that only likes baseball," Brian Trainor said. "So I told him that if baseball is what he likes then he ought to get some advanced instruction. Matt and I could play catch all day long but I couldn't really teach him the fundamentals of how to pitch." [Read More].

Tim Welch

The numbers would suggest that left-handed pitcher Tim Welch was happy with his junior season at Portsmouth High. Welch, after all, finished 5-0 with an earned run average below 2.00. Not bad, right? Well, not exactly. [Read More].

Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson had plenty of ability as a left-handed pitcher when he was entering Portsmouth High as a 14-year-old freshman. But there was one major flaw on the mound for Anderson. "I was a thrower, not a pitcher, and I had a tough time with my control," Anderson recalled. [Read More].

Jordan Bean

Take a look at Jordan Bean's numbers and it's not hard to imagine why Portsmouth rolled through the New Hampshire Little League state tournament and into the New England regional tournament beginning Aug. 6 in Bristol, Connecticut. [Read More].

Rosa Drummond

Ted Drummond knew his daughter, Rosa, was ahead of other kids her age athletically when he took his family on a vacation to Florida in the winter of 2002. Rosa had earned a black belt in karate a year earlier at the age of nine and was a budding basketball player. [Read More].

Jordan Foose

Jordan Foose wasn't sure if he was going to graduate from high school. Baseball, the game Foose loves, suddenly wasn't easy anymore because the hard throwing pitcher had problems throwing his fastball for strikes. Foose's problems weren't only on the field as he was dealing with some personal issues and academic troubles at school. [Read More].

Ben Hart

Ben Hart has loved the game of baseball since he was a kid growing up in Portsmouth, N.H. And he had enough talent to make the varsity team for Portsmouth High as a freshman pitcher. [Read More].

John Mulvey

Jim Mulvey knew that his 12-year-old son, John, had the talent to excel as a Little League pitcher. But although Jim knew the game of baseball he admits he has a basketball mind, a sport he played in college and now coaches at the AAU level. [Read More].

Our Three Objectives:

1. Improve Performance
2. Reduce the risk of injury
3. Have fun

To improve performance, you have to increase sport specific strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, and power. To reduce risk of injury we are sure to always warm up and stretch before we engage in any activity. We will also closely monitor hitting and throwing mechanics. We are proud to be in a quality facility where we can long toss to improve arm strength and take infield on a regulation baseball field. Boys in the young age group can play simulated games using flexi balls.

Preparation will lead to success!

We are proud to be in our fourth year in helping young baseball players improve performance both on and off the baseball field. We will continue to try and provide the very best possible instruction in New England. We love the game and will continue to promote our players to new levels each year.

Champions are made in the off-season!

Learn pitching and hitting from a ten year pro player. Each two hour clinic or 1 hour one-on-one lesson will help the student put the mental side of baseball together with the physical side. We will make the game easier by learning the proper fundamentals while using the proper mechanics. Lessons include video analysis of pitching mechanics to insure maximum performance.

Instruction From

David Adam: Seattle Mariners 17th round selection in the 1990 June draft; signed by scout Mickey White.

David Louis Adam. Graduated from Shelton High School in 1987, where he was an All-State selection in Baseball went on to attend Central Connecticut State and was named New England Pitcher of the year as a junior, member of 1990 Divsion I All-New England Team, started All Star game at Fenway Park. David began his professional career in Bellingham in 1990 and led the Northwest League in ERA (1.43) and complete games (4). Did not allow an earned run in his first 13 games, covering a span of 27 innings. In the 12 games he worked as a reliever he held opponents to a .099 batting average. In 1993 at Riverside, tied the California League lead in starts (27) and was third in wins (12) finishing 12-5. In 1994 at Jacksonville, was 6-10 with 74 K's, spent 1996 in Rimmini, Italy going 9-2 and pitching 9 innings in a 1-0 loss in Italian Championship game. In 1997 played for Mexican League Champion, Mexico City Tigres, finished the season 13-5 with a 2.85 ERA, spent final two seasons with the Bridgeport Bluefish. In 1999 led Atlantic League with 27 saves, and was a member af the All Star Team, threw the final pitch, as Bluefish won the 1999 Atlantic League Championship.

• 2002 - Head Coach of Hesser College Baseball Team in Manchester NH
  
  
• 2003-Present, Head Baseball Coach Newmarket High School
  
  
• Former scout with the Pittsburgh Pirates