Next Level Performance

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Next Level Performance

Playing sports like there is no tomorrow

You can run fast, jump high or lift heavy weights but if your bad habits are holding you back then all of this will be pointless!

Level up your game

Our Mission

At Next Level Performance Softball Lessons, our mission is to provide high-quality, personalized training that enhances skills, builds confidence, and fosters a passion for the game. We are dedicated to developing well-rounded athletes by focusing on fundamental mechanics, advanced techniques, and mental toughness. Through expert coaching, innovative training methods, and a positive learning environment, we empower players to reach their full potential and achieve success on and off the field.

What We offer

The best fit for You

Individual Softball lessons

Take your game to the next level with one-on-one softball lessons designed to enhance your skills and confidence. Our personalized training focuses on hitting, pitching, fielding, and game strategy, providing expert guidance tailored to your goals. Whether you’re sharpening fundamentals or mastering advanced techniques, we help athletes maximize their potential and perform at their best

defensive clinics

Our defensive clinics focus on mastering the fundamentals and advanced techniques needed to excel in the field. Athletes will refine their footwork, glove work, throwing mechanics, and game awareness through high-energy drills and expert coaching. Whether you’re an infielder or outfielder, our clinics provide the tools to build confidence, improve reaction time, and take your defensive game to the next level.

Team buidling clinics

Our team building clinics are designed to strengthen team chemistry, communication, and trust while enhancing on-field performance. Through dynamic drills, strategic gameplay, and leadership exercises, athletes develop the skills needed to work together effectively. These clinics foster a positive team culture, boost confidence, and prepare teams to compete at the highest level.

Pitching and Catching Clinics

Our Softball Pitching & Catching Clinics are designed to help athletes of all skill levels refine their techniques, improve their mechanics, and develop the confidence needed to excel on the field. Led by experienced coaches and former collegiate athletes, our training sessions focus on the fundamentals as well as advanced skills to ensure well-rounded player development.

Individual Softball lessons

Take your game to the next level with one-on-one softball lessons designed to enhance your skills and confidence. Our personalized training focuses on hitting, pitching, fielding, and game strategy, providing expert guidance tailored to your goals. Whether you’re sharpening fundamentals or mastering advanced techniques, we help athletes maximize their potential and perform at their best

defensive clinics

Our defensive clinics focus on mastering the fundamentals and advanced techniques needed to excel in the field. Athletes will refine their footwork, glove work, throwing mechanics, and game awareness through high-energy drills and expert coaching. Whether you’re an infielder or outfielder, our clinics provide the tools to build confidence, improve reaction time, and take your defensive game to the next level.

Team buidling clinics

Our team building clinics are designed to strengthen team chemistry, communication, and trust while enhancing on-field performance. Through dynamic drills, strategic gameplay, and leadership exercises, athletes develop the skills needed to work together effectively. These clinics foster a positive team culture, boost confidence, and prepare teams to compete at the highest level.

Our Team

Meet our coaches

coach Whitley Martin

 

Specialty: Hitting, Baserunning, Field and Catching

Experience: A four-year letter winner at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, Martin was a key contributor during her four seasons in Bluffton.

Batted .317 over 152 games with 16 doubles, three home runs, and 44 runs driven in. The Chapin native posted a career .783 OPS at the dish along with a .982 fielding percentage behind the plate, guiding USCB’s pitching staff.

Martin’s best season came in 2016 – her senior year – where she batted career-best .385 while matching her single-season record in homers with one and driving in 26 runs. She appeared and started in all 54 games that season, posting a .469 slugging percentage while getting on-base at a .447 clip. She also stole nine bases that season.

coach Kaylin White

Specialty: Pitching and Fielding

Experience: Coach Kaylin attended White Knoll High School, where she graduated in 2012. She was a 6-year letterman and a key player for the Wolves pitching staff. Coach Kaylin was a 4x All-Region Player, and amongst that, in 2012, not only was she an all-region player, she was also selected for other awards, including All-Star Player of the Year, All-State Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and also attended the North/South All-Star game.

Coach Kaylin was a Division II softball player at Erskine College. During her time at Erskine, she found herself right at home on their pitching staff. In 2014-2016 Coach Kaylin was named captain of her team and given the lead role of relief pitcher for her pitching staff. In her 4 years of playing, Kaylin only gave up 3 home runs and had over 20 saves. In 2016, her senior year, she was given the Unsung Hero Award and also received 1st team all-conference.

 

Work Hard, play Harder

Totally recommend Next Level Performance. They have worked great with both of our daughters with fielding, hitting, base running, and even pitching. Well worth the investment! Definitely check them out. You won’t be disappointed.

Amanda Bouchard

Hands down the best coaches to help your athlete reach their highest potential! Not only is Coach Whitley encouraging and supportive, but she brings a level of knowledge that is unmatched especially when it comes to defense and hitting. We recently started working with Coach Kaylin for pitching and she’s been awesome! We’re already seeing a difference in power and accuracy after only two lessons. She has broken down every step of our daughter’s pitch, evaluated it, and is working with her to make the corrections needed. It’s clear that she’s invested in our daughter’s growth and that makes such a difference. We can’t wait to see where NLP helps take our daughter this season! Highly, highly recommend!

Brooke Koon

We have had the best experience with Coach Whitley, she has helped our daughter so much! Starting with basic fundamentals and growing to tailor made lessons focusing on position and specific skills, Whitley has been so helpful. She not only gives corrections, but explains the why behind the correction. We would highly recommend NLP to anyone looking for lessons!

Laura Walker

If you are looking for softball instruction, look no further. The clinics are great and very informative. We have done hitting lessons with Whitley and have seen some positive changes. We are working on pitching with Kaylin for an advanced pitcher and it is going great so far! I recommend trying these girls out to see if they are a fit for what you are looking for. They are definitely a good match for my daughter. They care about the athlete as a whole, not just on the field!.

Bethany Gilliland

NLP has been an incredible experience for my daughter, who trains as a catcher/1B with Coach Whitley. I was very impressed with her knowledge of the game and passion for the development of the player. I’ve received personalized feedback on each of her sessions and I’ve seen marked improvement in mechanics and attitude. My player loves her lessons and her coach. I will continue to choose Coach Whitley to train my daughter in her softball journey.

Shawn Gleaton

We couldn’t be more thrilled with our experience at Next Level Performance and with Coach Whitley Martin! Coach Whitley came highly recommended to us, and she has completely transformed our daughter, Belle, both on and off the field. As a fastpitch softball catcher, Belle has not only improved her skills but has also gained immense confidence and strength under Coach Whitley’s guidance. Her catching ability has gone to the next level—her precision, speed, and game awareness are incredible now! Whitley’s coaching has also empowered Belle to believe in herself in ways we hadn’t seen before, and it’s been amazing to witness her growth. What sets Coach Whitley apart is her dynamic energy and ability to truly connect with her athletes. She’s inspiring, knowledgeable, and just so much fun to be around. Belle looks forward to every session, and as a mom to an athlete, we couldn’t be happier to have such an incredible mentor in her life. If you’re looking for someone who will push your athlete to excel while also building their confidence and love for the game, Coach Whitley is the one. We are so grateful for her dedication and expertise—thank you, Whitley, for helping Belle shine! 💙⚾️

Krisdee Clark