Renowned pitching coach Dr. Tom House lectures at the 5 Tool Academy in Naperville. A couple hundred people attended despite the snow storm
By BLAKE BAUMGARTNER For The Sun
With that premise, Dr. Tom House, pitching coach at the University of Southern California, held court for six hours Saturday in two pitching seminars at the 5 Tool Academy in Naperville.
Coaches and aspiring young pitchers had an opportunity to learn from and pick the brain of House, founder of the National Pitching Association and a USC alum.
"It's a game of failure, coached by negative people in a misinformation environment," House said. "And yes, that kind of describes the game. It doesn't mean it's a bad game. It just means that it's the way the game is, and we have to figure out a way to bring better information, more positive coaches, and help the kids understand how to stay healthy and perform in the environment."
