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posted 01/25/2012 Hitting, Fielding, Pitching & Catching Clinics for Junior League (4th and 5th Graders) & Senior League (6th, 7th, and 8th Graders) Softball Players @ Frozen Ropes Training Facility in Natick
Wellesley Girls Softball invites all Junior League (Grades 4-5) and Senior League (Grades 6-8) players to participate in specialty softball clinics. For
Junior League players there is a
Pre-season Hitting and Fielding Series, and an
Introductory Pitching and Catching Series. For
Senior League players, there is a
Pre-season Hitting Series, and a
Pre-season Pitching Series.
All sessions will be held indoors at the Frozen Ropes training facility at 15 Tech Circle off Oak Street (north of Route 9) in Natick. Instruction for the clinics will be led by one softball training specialist from Frozen Ropes and assisted by Wellesley Junior/Senior league softball coaches.
Junior League (4th & 5th Grade) Players:
Sessions for the pre-season
Hitting & Fielding clinic will be 90 minutes beginning at 2:30 on six consecutive Sunday afternoons: March, 4
th, 11
th, 18
th, 25
th and April 1
st, 8
th.
Batting instruction will include stations to break down different parts of the swing in order to enhance contact efficiency, improve power and learn bunting.
Fielding instruction will focus on the ready position, glove and hand movements and throwing. The
fee for all 6 six sessions is $120. The hitting & fielding clinic will be limited to 30 girls.
The introductory
Pitching and Catching clinic will involve two, one hour long sessions on two consecutive Sunday afternoons, April 29th and May 6
th from 4:00-5:00 pm. Instruction will concentrate on the basics of fast pitching and softball catching. The sessions will be organized based upon player interest in the two positions.
The fee for the two sessions is $40. The pitching and catching clinic will be limited to 20 girls. Please note that
advanced Junior League pitchers may sign up for the Senior League pitching clinic (see below).
Senior League (6th-8th Grade) Players:
The
Hitting clinic will be 60 minutes beginning at 4:00 PM on six consecutive Sunday afternoons: March, 4
th, 11
th, 18
th, 25
th and April 1
st, 8
th.
Batting instruction will include stations to break down different parts of the swing in order to enhance contact efficiency, improve power and perfect bunting. The
fee for all 6 six sessions is $120. The hitting clinic will be limited to 30 girls.
The
Pitching clinic will be 60 minutes beginning at 5:00 PM on six consecutive Sunday afternoons: March, 4
th, 11
th, 18
th, 25
th and April 1
st, 8
th.
Pitching instruction will break down different parts of the windmill pitching motion in order to enhance pitching strength, accuracy and consistency.
All participants are responsible for bringing their own catcher (parent or other player). The
fee for all 6 six sessions is $120. This clinic is open to advanced Junior League pitchers as well. The pitching clinic will be limited to 30 girls.
Parents and coaches are welcome to view the training. For more information, please visit WELLESLEYLITTLELEAGUE.ORG.
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