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The program that launched countless college softball careers is back—and it’s more powerful, personalized, and performance-driven than ever before. Built on Tradition. Driven by Innovation.
Since 2005, The Varsity School has been the gold standard at Planet Fastpitch. With a legacy of success and an unmatched culture, it’s where champions are made. And now? We’re taking it even further.
This fall, we relaunch with a mission:
➡️ To merge elite-level instruction with game-changing technology
➡️ To build high-performance habits in high-pressure situations
➡️ And to provide real-time, data-informed development that prepares you for the next level—both mentally and mechanically.
What’s New in 2025-26:
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💡 SMARTMOUNDS 1–9: Each with integrated iPad + pitchLogic sensor ball + Onform + dynamometer. Immediate feedback on speed, spin, vertical & horizontal break, arm path, last touch on the ball, seam orientation, seam shifted wake, tunneling, pitch overlays, video, and more. This technology has give THE MOST actionable feedback for pitch development. DENISE DAVIS is our Pitching & Program ENGINEER. Click here to catch the videos with PitchLogic! 👀
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🧠 Driveline-Certified Hitting System! Tested & proven to SWING SAFELY and SWING POWERFULLY. All hitting instructors are now DRIVELINE CERTIFIED and have a working system that will integrate with our technology partners, Blast, Pocket Radar, HitTrax, Win Reality, OnForm & Sensor Edge. KATE CONDON is our TECHNICAL coach delivering the concepts of hitting as prescribed through the industry leader, DRIVELINE.
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🥎 C.L.U.T.C.H. Tactical Intensive Weeks that teach and test your ability to compete. JENNA BRADLEY is our TACTICAL director pushing you to your personal best. These TACTICAL weeks are inserted every 4th week!!
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🔥 Catching will have an ACCELERATED 1-HOUR CLASS designed and implemented by our new CATCHING leader CAROLINE PALYS.
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💪 BRANDICE BALSCHMITER & EMMA CAMPBELL are SKILL MASTERS and assist along with DEB DEMPSEY (the PFP GLUE GUN) on data collection, video assessments, tech implementation, & research.
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📊 Leaderboards + Progress Tracking
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🎯 Game-speed decision training with real-world pressure and fast adaptation
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🔬 Biomechanical feedback, efficiency screens, movement analysis, power testing, and more.
Here are our current Varsity School Partners!
Why is Planet Fastpitch & The Varsity School Unique?
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Denise's work behind the scenes in research and product development directly impacts the PFP community and beyond. More information and more knowledge moves the needle. This passes through to every coach and athlete at Planet Fastpitch. Products are tested and developed, content is written, and research happens at PFP. Varsity players are the focus in the growth in our game.
This is not just training—it’s transformation.
We’re not just holding on to the traditions that built Planet Fastpitch. We’re evolving with the athletes who define it.
Be part of the most advanced year of Varsity ever!
Application is now open. Spots limited.
✅ WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Varsity is for serious athletes only—those with collegiate goals and a deep passion for softball. If you’re ready to train smarter, compete harder, and become part of a culture that builds both champions and confident young women, this is your program. Pitchers. Catchers. Hitters.
Technical
Tactical
Technical Training (The “How”)
Focus: Skill execution, mechanics, and movement efficiency the physical “how” of hitting. The goal is to build a repeatable, biomechanically sound swing. Movement pattern design efficiency & power.
Tactical Training (The “When & Why”)
Focus: Decision-making, timing, and competitive execution. It simulates the mental and strategic demands of games and addresses how athletes recognize, react, and adapt under pressure.
PITCHERS
Where Pitchers Go to Redefine What’s Possible
The Varsity School pitching experience is built for athletes who want more—more power, more precision, more insight. With Smart Mounds 1–9 and pitchLogic ball integration, pitchers receive real-time data on velocity, spin rate, seam-shift, arm slot, and more. Training sessions are designed to build mechanical efficiency, raw power, and the ability to execute under pressure.
This specialized pitching program is designed to help athletes build movement patterns that are optimized for their body. Through a deep focus on proprioception and the ability to make real-time adjustments, pitchers will develop sustainable mechanics that enhance velocity, pitch break, and—most importantly—command. This is not a one-size-fits-all approach. We’ll explore individualized options, refine each athlete’s strengths, and dive into advanced pitch design strategies to help pitchers better deceive hitters and gain a true competitive edge. Whether you’re chasing sharper movement or greater control, this class is your pathway to smarter, more dominant pitching.
Led by Denise Davis—creator of much of the national pitching curriculum for OnBase University—Varsity pitchers develop using the exact systems she teaches to coaches across the country. You’ll compete in high-intensity game-like environments, improve your decision-making, and train with technology never before available in a softball setting. If you’re ready to pitch smarter, harder, and more confidently—here is your moment.
CATCHERS
Become the field general—read the game, command the defense, and control every pitch. Catchers in the Varsity School are built to lead from behind the plate. This program dives deep into receiving, blocking, throwing, and game strategy, but goes further—leveraging technology and tactical coaching to help catchers own every pitch, every play, every inning.
Led by Caroline Palys, THE field general from Columbia University, you’ll receive instruction through video breakdown, timing work, and mechanics tuning, while being challenged to command the game during live pitching/hitting competitions. You’ll work directly with our staff to elevate your throwing velocity, transfer speed, pop time, and pitch-calling IQ. Varsity catchers don’t just catch. They control the game.
CATCHING IS NOW A ONE HOUR PROGRAM!
We’ve fully integrated HitTrax ViewPoint into our Varsity Catching program, redefining how elite catchers train—with real-time video, synced metrics, and visual feedback that drives results. ViewPoint blends high-speed, multi-angle video (up to 4 cameras at 240 FPS) with HitTrax data, capturing every rep—footwork, exchange, throw mechanics, pop time—in razor-sharp detail. Each video automatically syncs with throw velocity, transfer time, and accuracy to deliver instant, data-backed insights. Catchers now see exactly what’s happening—and how to get better. This is next-level training—not just working harder, but training smarter.
HITTERS
High-Tech, High-Tempo Hitting. Varsity School hitters are immersed in a cutting-edge environment fueled by data, design, and drive. Our hitting system, certified by Driveline Baseball and delivered by expert instructors, combines video assessment (OnForm), bat sensor tech (Blast), batted ball metrics (HitTrax), reaction training (Win Reality), and biomechanical feedback (Sensor Edge, OnBaseU) to craft a hitter who knows more—and performs better. Hitters will build a swing rooted in biomechanics and sharpened through tactical programming like CLUTCH Intensives. You’ll track your progress on Varsity leaderboards, face live pitchers, and gain game-ready confidence. Hitters in Varsity don’t guess. They prepare, compete, and dominate.
Kate Condon will lead Technical Training. Jenna Bradley will lead Tactical Training (for both hitters and pitchers in the cages).
Technical Training (The “How”) - Focus: Skill execution, mechanics, and movement efficiency. In softball hitting, technical training involves teaching and refining the mechanics of the swing — the physical “how” of hitting. The goal is to build a repeatable, biomechanically sound swing. In short: You’re building the athlete’s swing toolbox and movement baseline.
Tactical Training (The “When & Why”) - Focus: Decision-making, timing, and competitive execution. Tactical training addresses what a hitter does in a game-like context — how they recognize, react, and adapt under pressure. It simulates the mental and strategic demands of live at-bats. In short: Tactical work teaches HITTERS, PITCHERS & CATCHERS how to think, compete, and win.
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