Duane McCoy
Duane is the founder of IMPACT. He, along with his wife Linda, are members of the USSSA National and New York State Halls Of Fame. They were also inducted into Rochester's RSSSA Hall Of Fame. Duane's teams have won many city, state and national titles and world titles in 1972 and 1977. Duane, who has taught "every type of hitting known to mankind" in his 51 years of teaching hitting, came out of retirement when he found the new rotational hitting. "I realized that this was so much better than any other type of hitting that I just had to teach it to the kids". The system is now being used all over the country with overwhelming results.

Jack McCoy
Jack has been playing and coaching for 41 years in the Rochester area. Now in his 3rd year at IMPACT, he runs the boys' hardball division of the school. He has the distinction of playing in the very first Rochester area Little League championship game. Jack, a great hitter in his playing days, is a strong advocate of hitting the ball in front with straight arms. He is a proponent of seeing the middle of the ball and snapping the hands through the ball with the palm up – palm down method. His students have been very successful. Jack is the culprit in the very popular "Nasty Jack" game which is played at IMPACT.

Brian McCoy
Brian has been playing since he was 6 years old, is a Webster High graduate where he played 6 years of hardball. He possesses one of the most beautiful swings in our area and has raw power to make him one of the true sluggers. He played American Legion ball with Cottreall Warner and Irondequoit Post. He now plays for the Rochester Police Department where he is an officer He will playing 30U and hardball this summer. Brian has set his sights on golf's "long drive" contests as he consistently over 350 yards on his drives. Brian, who has coached modified ball, wants to continue his coaching once he gets a compatible police schedule.

Linda McCoy
Linda, who is in her 36th year in the Webster school system, is a phys-ed teacher Willink Middle School, and softball coordinator for R L Thomas. She is a 2-time All-World catcher and played for 2 collegiate national championship teams at John F. Kennedy College in Nebraska. She has coached softball since 1972 and led Webster to many championships as a varsity coach. She served 2 years as Monroe County High School Chairperson for Softball. In 1979, she was selected as high school coach of the year for New York State, the Eastern Region of the United States and was one of 7 finalists for U. S. Coach of The Year. She was named honorary coach the 1997 Exceptional Senior All-Star game. Linda is a member of the National and State Halls Fame and is in the city's RSSSA H.O.F. She is a member of the all-time USSSA team and considered one of the greatest hitters ever to play.

Benny Barnes
Benny is the Captain and starting catcher for the Williamson High school team. Last season, his junior year, he was selected as the Wayne County AIlstar catcher for the 2nd year in a row.This past summer, he led his Williamson American Legion team with a .425 batting average. Benny was selected to play in the National Scouting Report Showcase All-Star Team at St. John Fisher. He is the starting defender for his school soccer team and will run track during the winter.
IMPACT Note: Benny is one of the top catchers in the area, not only due to his talent, but because of his drive, love of the game and his headiness.
Kelsey Bullis
Kelsey played for the Pittsford Cyclones 14U softball team in 2007. The team finished the season by playing in the Eastern Nationals in Harrisburg, PA. This fall, she will be participating in Crew for Mercy High School. Then in the winter, she will play basketball for Mercy and softball for the school in the spring. In the summer of 2008, she will be a member of the Pittsford Cyclones 16U softball team and the Lady Lakers 15U AAU travel basketball team.
IMPACT Note: Kelsey, a sophomore, is an outstanding outfielder. Her speed, range, quickness and strong arm make her one of the top 2 outfielders in our Monroe County area.
Kelly Burns
Kelly, a senior at Webster Thomas high, played first base for the Varsity last season where she was 2nd team AIICounty. Kelly can also play the infield and is a very talented outfielder. This coming season will be her 6th for the school and 8th in the summer program. Kelly has also played soccer and basketball for the school. She is a member of the National Honor Society.
IMPACT Note: Kelly has one of the most beautiful and easy swings at IMPACT. Her speed makes her one of the best lead-off hitters in the area and an excellent outfielder. This season will be her first as an IMPACT instructor.
Kelly Carolan
Kelly is a sophomore Webster Schroeder who has been playing softball for 5 years. This upcoming season, she will be playing her third year of varsity softball. She is one of the young and talented group of players that Schroeder to the section 5 plays the infield and the outfield. Kelly also plays basketball and is a member the swim team. During summer, plays for the Webster Xtreme 16U team.
IMPACT Note: Kelly's speed makes her an ideal lead-off hitter. She is also earning how to switch hit in an effort to raise her on base percentage. As an outfielder, she ranks very high along with 2 other IMPACT instructors, Kelsey Bullis and Lindsay Stowell.
Alex Cilano
Alex, a senior at Mendon High, has played softball for 5 years in the school system. She has played summer travel ball for a few teams including 3 years with the Pittsford Cyclones. This winter will be her 3rd year of instructing at IMPACT. Alex is in internship with a dermatology specialist and plans on studying for that profession in college. She is currently looking at attending the University Of Rochester, Columbia and Virginia.
IMPACT Note: Alex's great speed makes her an ideal lead-off hitter. Her swing is rated as one of the most beautiful in the County and is considered technically perfect by IMPACT.
Alex Coffey
Alex is a freshman at SUNY Cortland where he will play hardball. He starred at Hilton High for 4 years while playing first base He was also the Cadets starting quarterback for 4 years. Alex had a .385 career batting average while achieving All-County status 3 years in a row - in both sports. He also played American legion ball for 4 years. Alex decided on baseball over football at Cortland because of his love for the game.
IMPACT Note: Alex was a student and instructor at IMPACT for 2 years. The very talented player impacts the ball almost every time at bat. He is another player who lines the ball for hits and will only go for the long ball if he gets a pitch in his power zone.

Leah Fedrizzi
Leah is a 2007 graduate of Pittsford Sutherland High. She was their starting pitcher the last 3 years. Leah, besides being a very fine pitcher, is also a very fine hitter. She was voted All-county last season because of her pitching and hitting. She was near the top in most offensive categories for Sutherland. She has played amateur summer ball for many years. She is attending college in Philadelphia.
IMPACT Note: This past season was her second as an IMPACT student and first as an instructor. She was voted as one of the 3 most improved hitters in the 2006 IMPACT class.
Samantha Guarrera
Sam graduated from Webster Thomas this past season where she was the shortstop for the Titans. It was her 3rd year on Varsity. She now attends SUNY Geneseo where she plans on playing softball. Sam has played summer ball for many years and played with Castle Fireball team in 2007. Sam has been an IMPACT student for 4 years and last season was her first as an instructor.
IMPACT Note: Sam is a pure, or line drive, hitter whose specialty is hitting the gap between left and center. She has very fast hands and good wrists which allows her to pull almost any pitch to left field.
Jess Harman
Jess is a senior at Penfield High. She will be entering her 5th year of varsity softball. She is a 3 time All-County selection and was named to the inaugural All-Greater Rochester Team. Jess was named the Outstanding Player of the 2005 Section 5 Division 1 Softball Tournament as a freshman. She is entering her 3rd varsity basketball season. Last year she was named 2nd team All-County in that sport. She is entering her 3rd season as an IMPACT instructor.
IMPACT Note: Jess is one of the best hitters in our area. She is a leverage hitter who has a very smooth swing. She is an outstanding catcher.
Nina Iuppa
Nina is junior at Sutherland High School. She has been playing softball, in her words, "for as long as I can remember". She is a second year varsity starter having made the team as a freshman. Her 2007 high school season was shortened by the broken thumb so she only played 10 of 18 games. However, when she did play, she was the clean-up hitter. She hit .486 (18 for 37) and hit 11 singles, 4 doubles, 3 triples. She also plays summer ball and dreams of playing in college.
IMPACT Note: Nina is a pure hitter with exceptional power. She will only go for a long ball if she gets a pitch in her power spot. This will be her 4th year as an IMPACT student and 1st as an instructor.
Kelly Kowal
Kelly has been playing competitive softball since fourth grade. She started 7th grade on the freshman team at Webster Thomas. From 8th grade to sophomore year, she played on JV. She played for the Webster Xtreme 12U, 14U and 16U teams. She plays centerfield and second base and usually bats lead off. As a junior this year, she will play varsity ball. She also plays volleyball, basketball, and does Ukrainian Dance. The honor role student volunteers as a religion teacher. This will be her 2nd year as an instructor.
IMPACT Note: Kelly is a technically sound hitter with exceptional power. She is outstanding defensively.
Amanda Leferman
Amanda is one of the bright young power hitters in our area. This year she is a sophomore at Pittsford Mendon High School. Lat season, she hit over .500 for the Mendon JV team which included 4 homers, 2 triples and 5 doubles. During the season, she played for the Pittsford Cyclone 14U team and hit just under .500 with 4 homers, 2 triples and 4 doubles. She has been playing softball "ever since I can remember", IMPACT Note: Amanda is in her 4th year as an IMPACT student and her first as an instructor. Amanda's power enables her to consistently hit long drives to the outfield.
Kate McManus
Kate is a sophomore at Pittsford Sutherland. She played varsity softball for them last season as a freshman. This past summer, playing for the Pittsford Cyclones 14U team, she batted .480 wI a .495 on-base % and .824 slugging %. The third-baseman led the 14U Cyclones in offense with 37 RBI's, 15 extra base hits and a team-high 7 home runs including a grand slam in the ASA Eastern Nationals. In that tourney, she hit .684 with 3 homers and 15 RBI's.
IMPACT Note: Kate is another technically sound and very good torsion hitter. This is her 3rd year at IMPACT and her first as an instructor.
Olivia Piacentini
Olivia is now a sophomore at Division 1 Hartford University where she starts and plays first base for their varsity softball team. She graduated from Eastridge High where she played varsity softball as a pitcher and first baseman for 5 years. Among her many, many awards was being a 4 time All-County selection in softball. Olivia also played basketball on varsity for 5 years. Olivia was president of her class at Eastridge.
IMPACT Note: If you ever wondered who is the most powerful hitter to come out of our area, you are looking at her. It has been said that when Olivia hits a ball, it stays hit. This will be her 3rd year as an IMPACT student and her third year as an instructor.
Kasey Pollot
Kasey Pollot is a sophomore at Pittsford Sutherland High School. She has been the starting shortstop since 8th grade and has a cumulative batting average of .477. Kasey was selected as Bird's Eye Player of the Week twice this year and she is a Monroe County Division III First Team player. Kasey has played for the Wildfire and Lady Lions and is now a member of the Castle Fireball 18U team.
IMPACT Note: Kasey is the best young hitter in our area since Holly Seidewand. She is a pure hitter who possesses raw power when she gets a pitch in her power zone. Kasey is a very good all around player.
Allen Porter
Allen is a freshman at Irondequoit High School where he is a straight "A" student. He played freshman ball as an 8th grader last year. Allen plays the outfield. This will be his third year at the Impact Hitting School. It will be his first year as an instructor where he will be working with the younger boys.
IMPACT Note: Allen, like his sister Kate, is a very technically correct hitter. He will be a great hitter for Irondequoit because of his quickness to the ball. He is also very quick on the base paths and will probably hit high in the batting order.
Kate Porter
Kate is a junior at Junior at Irondequoit High School where she is a straight "A" student. This coming season will be her third year of varsity softball. She will be captain on the team in 2008. She plays catcher and outfield. This season will be her 4th year at Impact hitting School and her second as an instructor. She also runs on girls' varsity cross country team.
IMPACT Note: Kate has been voted the number one technically correct swing at IMPACT. She has been selected for the cover of the 2007-08 IMPACT handbook.
Holly Seidewand
Holly is now in her 2nd year at Alfred University after graduating from Webster Thomas. Among her many, many awards, is being a 2 time All-State player. She broke the Alfred school record for hits in her freshman year. She also tied the record for doubles.
IMPACT Note: Although Holly is generally known for her great pitching exploits, and one of the best pitchers ever to come out of Monroe County, she is, in our humble opinion, the best hitter to ever come out of the area. She has been an IMPACT student for 7 years and will be in her 4th year as an instructor. She is a pure hitter–line drive snap hitter–who spends hours on perfecting a flawless torsion swing.
Kelly Stoutz
Kelly is a junior at Pittsford Sutherland High School. This is her 3rd season playing for the varsity softball team. She is a pitcher and outfielder. This past summer, she played her second consecutive season for the Webster Xtreme 16U team. In the past, she played three years for the Pittsford Cyclones. She also has played Varsity field hockey since her sophomore year.
IMPACT Note: Kelly was one of the 3 most improved hitters this past season at IMPACT. Her smooth quick swing allows her to hit with straight arms and gives her the capability to hit many line drives. This coming winter will be her 4th year at IMPACT and her second as an instructor.
Danielle Shelp
Danielle is a Junior and Captain of the Pittsford Sutherland varsity softball team. She is projected to be the starting pitcher for the team and will bat in the middle of the lineup. This will be her 4th season as an IMPACT student and her second as an instructor. She played for the Cobras during this past summer season.
IMPACT Note: Danielle was selected as one of the 3 most improved hitters at the IMPACT school for last season. Danielle's very smooth swing and wrist snap releases a lot of power. She is also a very good outfielder which she plays when not pitching.
Lindsay Stowell
Lindsay plays softball for the Ganada High School varsity team. Last season, as a freshman, she played 3rd base. The team went to the Section V Class C final game and Lindsay was selected to the Section V Class Call-star team. This past summer, she played centerfield for the New Era Lightning Elite team which finished in 3rd place in the Pony 14U national tourney. In a preliminary tourney, she earned the MVP award at the Keystone Cup Tournament in Carlisle, PA. In the Aunt Rosie's tournament, she .900 in a single day and had 3 triples.
IMPACT Note: Lindsay is one of the top 2 centerfielders our area. She is one of the few 5 tool players in Monroe County.
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