0ptimum Level Softball Indoor Softball Facility in Iowa City Area
The premier softball pitching/ batting instruction and softball batting facility focused on Girls Fastpitch Softball.
Pitching / Batting Facility
Optimum Level Softball - Where Champions Train
Our 3000 sq ft indoor softball facility is located in the Iowa City Area. Specializing in increasing an athletes softball skills, abilities and confidence in their play. We offer softball pitching and batting lessons in the Iowa City area from former Division 1 Collegiate athletes. As well as for the parent or coach who wants to work with their own daughter or players we have "rental cages" with pitching lanes, batting tunnels (with pitching machines): soft toss and front toss cages.
IF:
- You are a parent just wanting your young athlete to learn basic skills and mechanics be successful and enjoy playing the game.
- Your athlete has desire to learn to "pitch" or if already a pitcher desire to increase your speed or movement (curves, drop ball, rise ball, screwball and change up).
- Your athlete has the desire to come their hitting skills and become an overall better batter.
- You want to play High School softball, travel ball softball or a dream of one day playing College Softball.
FROM THE BEGINNING PLAYER WHO IS CURIOUS ABOUT BEING BETTER AT THE GAME; TO THE DEVELOPING PLAYER WHO HAS THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE:
CALL US OR EMAIL AND LET US TELL YOU HOW WE CAN HELP
Pitching Lessons
Receive pitching instruction from a former D1 Softball Pitcher at Optimum Level Softball Today!
Train with the best to be the best!
At Optimum Level Softball we offer instruction from coaches who gained their knowledge at the highest levels of collegiate play.
Batting Lessons
Perfect your offense with our D1 swing specialists.
Learn from those who have succeeded at the D1 Level. We have top batting instructors ready to take your hitting game to the next level.
Book a lesson today!
Pitching / Batting Instructors
Kayla Massey
Kayla Massey
Kayla Massey
Kayla pitched 4 years for the University of Iowa (2010 - 2014).
University of Iowa
- Four year letter winner
- First Team Big Ten Selection(2012)
- All Big Ten Defensive Team - Pitcher (2013)
- Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (2012, 2013).
- MVP Lovelace Tournament (2013)
- Kayla owns multiple University of Iowa records including, games pitched, wins,
Kayla pitched 4 years for the University of Iowa (2010 - 2014).
University of Iowa
- Four year letter winner
- First Team Big Ten Selection(2012)
- All Big Ten Defensive Team - Pitcher (2013)
- Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (2012, 2013).
- MVP Lovelace Tournament (2013)
- Kayla owns multiple University of Iowa records including, games pitched, wins, strike outs, home runs, and RBIs.
- Lead University of Iowa in Home Runs in Sr Year
HighSchool
- ESPN High School 3rd Team All American
- California State First Team
- Four time All County and League First and Second Teams
- Two time league MVP
- Female Athlete of the Year.
Travel Ball
- During her Travel Ball tenor, she guided her team, So Cal Athletics to the 18U Gold Premier National Champions
- 23U Womens Hurricane team to the California State Champion.
Curt Barnes
Kayla Massey
Kayla Massey
Curt was a four year letter winner at the University of Iowa Wesleyan (2004 - 2009).
University of Wesleyan
- Four year letter winner
- Third most pitching appearances in school history
- 2008 MCC all conference honorable mention.
Assistant Coach
After he concluded his time at Wesleyan he went on to coach as the Assistant Baseball coach at Highland High School and Lone Tree High School.
Pitching / Batting Instructors
Dan Wineland
Dan Wineland
Dan Wineland
- Played from 2003-2005 at Ellsworth
- Played at Iowa Wesleyan University from 2005-2008
- Assistant Coach at Iowa Wesleyan University in 2009
- Coached High-School for 5 years
Kara Maiers
Dan Wineland
Dan Wineland
- Currently playing at Kirkwood
- 2020 MVC player of the year
- 2x All State Honors
- 3x All Conference Honors
- Holds North Liberty High-school strike out record
Randy Massey
Dan Wineland
Randy Massey
- Trabuco Hills Softball Varsity Coach (2005-2010)
- Led Varsity team to first ever League Championship (2010)
- Top 32 in the nation (2010)
- Trained multiple girls who have gone onto D1 schools
- 5 years Certified ASA Umpire
Continuing their Softball Careers
Continuing their Softball Careers
Our Partner's
CSA
Strength U
Strength U
Collegiate Sports Advocate (CSA) is a National Firm with decades of Sports related expertise for your Potential Student Athlete.
CSA is more than a Recruiting Firm, they're a Mentoring, Leadership, Consulting accountability Partner for the whole Family guiding them through the journey.
CSA has developed a system based on Time Management, Communication and Accountability insuring the Student Athletes success in the Recruiting process and beyond helping develop Life Skills valuable for their long-term success.
CSA has the RESULTS to prove their program works just ask the College Coaches as their feedback helped develop CSA into the dominate solution they are today.
CSA is most proud of its dedication and commitment to their Student Athletes. CSA stays with the Student Athlete until COLLEGE Graduation.
CSA Advocates attend Regional and National Showcase tournaments with the express goal of securing opportunities for these Student Athletes.
CSA Advocates dedicate themselves to building strong relationships with the College Coaches who helped them develop their program.
Please go to https://www.collegesportsadvocate.com/ or contact Iowa's CSA Rep. Melody Massey at (949) 322-4723 for more information
Strength U
Strength U
Strength U
We provide individualized training based on your goals, experience, age, gender and demands of your sport. Programs are created to improve performance by building strength and power, while also identifying and addressing asymmetries, areas of weakness and instability to help decrease the potential for injury. As the most acclaimed and successful sports performance coach in the region and former Iowa Hawkeye and Arkansas Razorback Director of Strength and Conditioning, JC Moreau implements the same methods he used while developing Olympic Gold medalists, the world’s #1 ranked women’s golfer, 1st round NFL draft picks, and countless other professional athletes, collegiate All-Americans and national champions to transform and develop high school and youth athletes.
Strength U provides a rare opportunity for athletes of all ages and skill-levels to be introduced to the exact same level of expertise, preparation, knowledge and professionalism as major division I athletes in a safe, engaging and age-appropriate atmosphere. By training movements for structural balance, postural integrity and your sport, Strength U focuses on creating stronger movement patterns, functional strength and a foundation to support their physical development and the demands they experience in sports
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Strength U Training Programs are available for: collegiate, high school and youth athletes, as well as professional and elite athletes.
Packages include various numbers of sessions and levels of service.
Additional training options include Nutrition Plans and Mental Coaching Services as part of an integrated performance program.
Please go to http://www.thestrengthu.com/ for more information