To whom it may concern:

I would like to thank you in advance for the opportunity to recommend Robert Dunham. Over the years it has been a pleasure to be associated with so many great teachers of the game. When I was a player in high school (Royal Oak HS in Covina, Ca.), I was afforded the opportunity to watch and compete against Coach Dunham. His teams were always well prepared, fundamentally sound and played with great determination and class.
Respectfully,

Julie Smith
1996 Olympic Gold Medallist
Head Coach Teamsmith 18u Gold


I would suggest Coach Rob as a pitching coach because he cares so much about how you perform and how you react as well. But, not only that, he works a lot on the mental part of the game, which is probably the most crucial part of softball. He is from the West Coast where the best are from! He has a lot of experience with pitching and he teaches the open position which is vital to pitching mechanics. Rob is a very nice guy and is probably the easiest coach to get along with!

Brianna Carpenter Lansing Community College Pitcher 1st Team NJCAA All American/NFCA JC All American 1st Team JC All State/ 1st Team Western Conference


I had a great time working with you and appreciate all of your help! You were so fun to be around every day! It was awesome working with you and I will miss not seeing you next year. You are a great person and I appreciate everything you did for me!

Tammi Filkins Lansing Community College NFCA 1st Team All-American Pitcher NJCAA 1st Team All-Region Pitcher

   To Whom it may concern:

I know Robert Dunham as a pitching coach from a student’s perspective as well as an employee perspective.  I took pitching lessons from Robert to further understand the proper mechanics for myself to train young girls to pitch.  As I was taking lessons, I also worked for Robert as a pitching instructor under his business name, “West Coast Fundamentals.” As a pitcher wanting to learn the fundamentals of pitching and having the drive to become competitive, I really admire Robert as a trainer. Unfortunately for me, I met Robert too late to make myself a great pitcher in the world of fast pitch softball. However, under his guidance, I am now confident to train young girls the skills it will take for THEM to become great pitchers.  Compared to the trainers I have had in the past, Robert is the only pitching instructor who made complete sense in explaining the details of learning how to pitch. With the combination of experience, knowledge, research, and communication, he is by far the most versatile pitching instructor I have ever known. I have been a pitcher since I was fourteen years old.  By the time I was the starting pitcher on my junior college team, my speed was fixed on 58 mph. No matter how much I trained and practiced, I could never gain speed.  This became a huge disadvantage for me to advance my career as a pitcher.  With the short time I worked with Robert (about 1 month) I increased my speed to 63 mph, developed a curve ball I never had before and a change- up that decreased in speed tremendously more than my previous change-up!  I never thought I had so much more to learn!  I wish I could turn back time to have had Robert train me through my high school years! While giving pitching lessons under Robert’s supervision, I saw firsthand the impact he had on all the girls he coached.  Everyone has so much respect for him as a coach and a person by how much improvement they see on the pitcher’s mound and in life. He has that ability to really get through the players rough exterior to make them want to be a better ball player. Robert is a unique individual who has the personality to not only teach girls the right mechanics, but to also teach them how to become great competitors who love to pitch. I have continued to this day working for “West Coast Fundamentals” in the Florida division. I highly recommend Robert as a welcome addition to your program.

Sincerely,                                                                                
Jennifer Olds
561-222-6267                                                                         
Jenolds12@gmail.com
Univ. of Michigan Softball Team 2003-2005
JC All American & 2002 JC World Series Champion @ LCC

Coach Rob not only helped me improve my technique and develop new pitches, but he helped me gain confidence and gave me a greater understanding of the game. I am leaps and bounds ahead of where I was last year, and while a great deal of that is my own hard work, it would not have been possible without Coach Rob and his guidance.

Coach Rob is the best pitching coach I’ve ever had. He is very sneaky when it comes to his methods. Day to day, it seemed like he really wasn’t saying much, but at the end of the year I realized how much I grew as a pitcher. It was only after looking back that I realized the methods to his madness and how he slowly molded not only me but the other two pitchers on my team.

Keeley Byrnes
11-2 as a Freshman
23rd in the Nation             
with a 1.66 ERA NJCAA
10th in the Nation Strike
Out Leader with a 1.194
Strike Out per inning ratio.