At BAMFAM (Baseball Academics Midwest Fastpitch Academics Midwest), it’s our mission to take our travel baseball and softball players from where they are to where they want to be through Education, Execution, and Commitment. With that goal in mind, one of the tools we use is our Player Development Guide, giving each of our players the ability to track their progress in a journal-style guide. As our founders and directors like to say: “It’s our job to make our players their own best coach in baseball/softball… and in life.” – Jake Banwart, BAMFAM President “All the stuff we’ve done has been from our willingness to look at ourselves… find what works, what doesn’t & grow every single year.” – Adam Gouker, BAMFAM VP “You’re not too good for any level.” – Coach Tony Vittorio, BAMFAM Director of Recruiting & Funding Coordinator “Be addicted to the idea of improving & the process…” – Coach Mike Farrell, BAMFAM Director of Program Advancement Now, each of you has the opportunity to train and development your travel ball players using The BAMFAM Way , beginning with this Player Development Guide. As we say every day at BAMFAM -- #hardworkpaysoff . ABOUT THE AUTHORS: BAMFAM (Baseball/Fastpitch Academics Midwest) is Indiana’s only travel program focused on developing the SIX tool player. While the five physical skills indicate upside, the sixth tool, mental aptitude for the game, gives a better indication of ceiling and coachability. Our program is designed to accelerate growth both physically and mentally through the use of a Mental Training Curriculum, Offensive Approach Training, Pitching Approach Training, Baserunning Approach Training, Arm Care Implementation, Hitting Metric Implementation, Visual Occlusion Training via WINReality, and Hand-Eye Training. Our players are expected to master the mental side of the game in order to perform better physically, and drills/practices are designed to help players convert mental understanding into physical skill.