AmericanExit Velo
Five swings off a tee with a radar, a HitTrax or another sensor. Your hardest one counts, scored against the AHA Hitting Standards for your age.
How to film it →
THE AMERICAN HITTING ASSOCIATION PRESENTSGO HITTING
CHALLENGE
A free monthly national hitting challenge for baseball and fastpitch hitters, age 7 through college, adult and masters. Six events. Leaderboards by age. AHA gear for the winners.
The Preseason is open now through December 31. Monthly challenges start January 1.How it works
Free to enter, every month. Play from your driveway, your cage or your phone.
01
Sign up free
A parent (or an adult athlete) signs in with an email code and adds up to 6 hitters. No password, no payment, ever.
02
Play the six events
Three games on your phone score themselves. Three tee challenges get filmed in one take; winners' clips are checked by an AHA coach before prizes.
03
Climb the board
Every event pays out in total bases, up to 40. Your Go Hitting Rank is the total, out of 240.
The six events
Three swing events on a tee and three hitting-brain games. Same events every month, so you can watch yourself improve. Full rules →
Oppo Line Drive
Ten swings with the tee set for an outside pitch. Line drives into the opposite-field target are home runs.
Setup and scoring →Round the World
Ten swings, five tee spots: inside, middle, away, up and down. Hit every pitch where it's pitched.
Setup and scoring →Spin Read
A spinning ball flashes and disappears. Call the spin. Every right answer makes the next flash faster.
Play it →Where Will It Be?
The pitch vanishes partway to the plate. Tap where it crosses the zone. The better you read, the earlier it vanishes.
Play it →Jump Reads
FASTPITCH: EARLY RECOGNITIONBaseball: read the pitcher and steal or get back, 20 jumps. Fastpitch: see the pitch for a third of its flight and call it, 20 pitches.
Play it →Prizes every month
Winners in every age group and sport, every month. Free to enter, no purchase required.
Age-group winners
The top Go Hitting Rank in each age group and sport wins AHA Outfitters gear: hats, shirts and more.
Improvement Champion
The biggest month-over-month jump in each sport wins AHA gear too. It's not just for the biggest kid.
Badges + the board
Winners get a Go Hitting winner badge and a feature on the AHA leaderboard. Year-end standings lead to a national event.
This month's board
Game scores update live. Tee event results post on Results Day, after an AHA coach confirms the winners' clips.
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Then get better
Every score comes with a next step matched to your hitter: free drills and games, online training by age, a coach's eyes on the swing, or lessons in Scottsdale. Know where you stand, then know what to work on.
SEE YOUR NEXT STEPQuestions
Does it cost anything?
No. The Go Hitting Challenge is free to enter every month, and winning never requires buying anything. AHA membership is free too.
Who can play?
Baseball and fastpitch softball hitters age 7 and up. A parent or guardian signs up anyone under 18. Youth groups: 7–8, 9–10, 11–12, 13–14 and 15–18. Adult divisions: College (19–22), Adult (23–39) and Masters (40+). Groups go by the age the hitter turns this year.
What shows on the leaderboard?
First name, last initial and state only (for example "Jake M., AZ"). Never a school, team, photo or full name. Proof clips are private and only seen by the AHA coach who checks them.
What if I don't have a radar for Exit Velo?
Skip it, or film it at any cage with a HitTrax or a Pocket Radar. You can still play the other five events; you just won't have points for that one.
How do the games stay fair?
Everyone in the same month gets the same rules, a scored round is checked on our server (not your phone), and you get 3 scored rounds per game per day. Your best round counts. Rounds that look impossible are pulled.
Who runs it?
The American Hitting Association. AHA, Athletic Hitting Development and 46/60 Academy are owned by the same company, Hitting Universe, LLC. Everyone competes on the same rules whether they train with us or not.