Featured in this week’s All Star Baseball Academy’s Instructor Spotlight is Sean Kirkpatrick. Sean is an Instructor at All Star Baseball Academy Downingtown. He gives lessons for catching, hitting, and fielding. Sean has been part of the ASBA family since August of 2010.
Sean played his high school ball for Council Rock South, where he was a standout catcher. While attending Council Rock South, he was a two year starter, and was named Team Captain his Senior year. After graduating from there in 2006, he went on to play baseball at Wesley College in Delaware, where he was the starting catcher for 3 years. In his first college appearance behind the plate, he threw out a runner trying to steal second on the first pitch of his college career. As a freshman, he hit .286, including 2 homeruns and 17 RBI. During his time at Wesley, he played on a team that was nationally ranked in the Top 25. He was voted Team Captain for his Junior and Senior years, in which time he led a squad that won the ECAC in 2010.
At All Star, Sean has had the opportunity to coach several different teams ranging in all ages. Along with working at All Star, he works as a physical education teacher at the Wilmington Friends School.
When asked about giving lessons, Sean says that “Patience is the key. Every player is different, and you have to be able to adapt to different players. Some kids respond to certain drills, while other players don’t do as well in the same drills, instead excelling in other drills.”
When asked what he likes the most about coaching and giving lessons, Sean said what he enjoys is “Seeing the player get a lot better over time, as well as getting to know them and their families on a personal level. Along with that, I’ve learned more about the game from coaching than I did from playing, and I’ve become a better teacher of the game while working as a coach.”
To schedule lessons with Sean, please call the Warminster-Hatboro facility at 215-672-1826.
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