Katie Richardson Softball

Meet our newest instructor, Katie Richardson

Below you will find Katie’s bio, philosophies, rates and be able to sign up for lessons.

Katie’s playing and coaching experience is unmatched to anyone in the central Indiana area. If you want to get an edge on your competition, this is the place to be. She will serve as our head softball hitting and fielding instructor and lead the charge in softball development going forward.

Playing Career:
Katie was a four year started at the University of Minnesota. She hit towards the top of the line up and played middle infield.

Batting Average: .388 (3rd in School History)
Slugging Percentage: .678 (School Record)
Home Runs: 40
Hits: 247
Doubles: 64 (School Record)
Runs: 145

Katie earned All-Big Ten honors three of her four years and was a two time All-American.

Academic Accolades:

Katie was not only a leader on the field, her work ethic yielded success in the classroom. Katie earned All-BIG Ten and All-American Academic honors in her time at Minnesota.

After her time at Minnesota, Katie moved on to play National Pro Softball for the Dallas Charge.

Following her NPF career, she had the opportunity to move back to Arizona and served as the hitting and infield coach at Arizona State University the past two years. Katie played a role in the Sun Devil’s success in 2017 & ’18 where they made it to the College World Series

When you step in the batters box, you want to do damage. Whether it is a line drive through the infield or a homerun, we want to learn how to swing with INTENT. There are many components of having QUALITY at-bats and we will talk about all the ways in which you can achieve that. I could go on and on about the technicalities of a swing but to sum it up; I teach rotating to the ball, swinging hard, and swinging at strikes. This is a growing game and I am quite a nerd when it comes to studying the swing. I am open to questions from the student as well as the parents. I think understanding what your body is doing is important!

I teach being aggressive and being athletic on defense. Fielding with your feet and putting your body in the best position for you to make the play is huge. It is not just the act of fielding a ground ball. Learning different arm angles, footwork, transfer, quickness and much more goes into being an ATHLETE on defense.

Each young women is different so I do not “cookie cut” my lessons and make each of them the same. Some learners are more visual and like to see how something is done or see what they’re doing right (and wrong) and some kids learn best by doing. Figuring that out is a huge key in how we can take their swing/defense to the next level. I bring lots of energy and passion to my lessons. I am going to give it my all to make your daughter better and I expect that they come and give it their all as well! We will have fun in the cage while we work hard.

I have a couple of goals but my overall goal is to inspire young girls to achieve their dreams as softball players. I am a strong in believer that softball is an avenue to teach young women how to be strong, resilient, and EMPOWERED. This sport has taught me so much in my life that I want to be able to do that for other young women around the country. I will teach them how to be mentally tough, bounce back from adversity, deal with failure, have work ethic, and how to have positive self talk. These are not things that come over night but are worth the hard work. These values instilled will last a lifetime.

Rates:

30 Minute Lesson: $40

45 Minute Lesson: $65

60 Minute Lesson: $75

Have a group of girls who want to work together or do you want to cut down on the cost per lesson?

Group Lesson rates are also available, call if interested.

(317) 436-4772

Interested in Lessons?

Give us a call at FSA and we will get you in contact with Katie

317-436-4772