1st half done and done!

ORDER YOUR HOLIDAY APPAREL BY THIS THURSDAY, NOV 24TH!

Ladies,

What a great turn out we had last week for our parent's night! Thank you to all the parents that made it out to support your girls and the team. It was a very successful and fun night for us coaches and parents to watch your progress.

I want to recognize Bela Balser for winning the award for the 1st half of open gym. Bela has demonstrated, dedication, amazing work ethic, consistency and sportsmanship throughout the time we have had together. Bela, has only been playing softball for a handful of years and you would have never guessed that was the case. Congratulations Bela for setting the example and stepping up as a senior this year!

Now that we have some time off, I am going to stress again as I did last Thursday to not lose stride. You all have made great improvements this first half and lets keep the ball rolling into the new year and come back better than ever.

Here are some suggested ways to keep sharp through the holiday.

1. Commit to 30 mins per day or a 2 hours per week doing the following,
• Throwing/playing catch
• Go for a jog
• Swing a bat
• Hit off a tee (hand extension drill, walk up, full swing)
• Everydays
• Throw a tennis ball against a wall and work on hand eye coordination
• Hit the batting cage
2. Put a scheduled time weekly in your calendar on your phone with a reminder
3. Plan to practice with a friend or family member
4. Remind yourself that something is better than nothing
5. Get on Instagram and watch hitting and fielding videos; save them and watch them 2-3 times a week for 15 minutes. This will train your brain and keep you motivated at the same time to keep up on your skill level. 

Now, have a great break and we will see you in January! 

I want to wish all of you a Happy Holiday!  

Coach

Week 11 was a SUCCESS!

Ladies,

Week 11 has come to an end and we are now entering our last week of open gym until our break for the holiday. With our 11 weeks of open gym I have seen quite the improvement in your skill level and  overall growth from day 1.

This week is crunch time, we have 3 more days together before the break and then you are on your own for the next month and a half. Now, take what we have done and implement it during the off time.

This week we have Parent Night on Thursday. So don't forget to let your parents know they are invited and have them bring a chair. We are still putting together the groups for Thursday's open gym, so don't forget to sign up! You won't want to miss out!

Lets make it a great week!

Coach

Week 7...done and done!

Ladies,

As we approach the moratorium break we will continue to implement drills that you can do at home during the off time. During our time off it is extremely important we continue to sharpen our skills and continue to improve.

During the next 2 weeks, please make sure you are all continuing to ask great questions and perfect your skills. I know I have said this week after week and I will say it again, we are really impressed with every single one of you. Our time together these past 7 weeks has been so great watching all of you continue to grow and improve.

Lets make the best of our 6 more days together until you all have completed the 1st half of open gym.

This week we worked on:

1. Defensive skills- ground balls, fly balls, drop steps, body placement, and team defense
2. Offensive skill- lots of reps, t work, hand extension, and weight distribution

Remember to take these drills and perfect them, I promise it will pay off in the long run. Tryouts is right around the corner and what we have been practicing these past 7 weeks will be implemented during our week of tryouts together. 

I asked all of you on Thursday, "what do we need to make sure we are focusing on?"

1. Talking to each other
2. Knowing where the next play is- "If the ball is hit to me where am I going?"
3. Throws
4. Throws
5. Throws.... (I think you all realize how important this is)

FOCUS

WORK

REPEAT

What a great 2 days we had together, now lets make it an even better week and really step it up by implementing the fundamentals and having one successful day at a time. 

Thank you all for all of your dedication these 7 weeks! 

See you all on Tuesday!

Go Eagles,

Coach 

ANNOUNCEMENT: PARENT NIGHT!!!

Ladies,

We are going to have a parent night on November 16th!

What does that mean???

It means tell your parents to come and watch how AWESOME you all are.

This allows you to show off your skills and progress this 1st half of open gym. Plus, it allows me to brag about how great you all are to the people that matter the most in all of your lives.

It will be a fun end to the 1st half, so plan to be there 5-7p and tell your parents to join you. As you all know, there isn't a ton of available seating so please plan to have your parents bring a chair to sit on.

At the end of open gym we will be giving away an award for attendance, effort, attitude and overall sportsmanship.

Keep up the hard work ladies!

Coach