2009 Winter Pitching Clinic

St Francis Fastpitch is proud to announce our winter pitching clinic. The clinic is open for any girls playing 8U and up. The clinic will be held on Sunday evenings at St Francis Middle School gymnasium. The players will be divided into groups based on experience, and we will try to keep 5-6 players maximum for each group. The Beginners classes will be hosted by Coach Don Evans.  The clinic will be run by Mikki Hanson, the St Francis High School pitching coach. Mikki pitched through High School, College and beyond. She also has run several pitching clinics already. Sign up is restricted to ISD15 residents and Association members only through Dec 15th, after which we will open up registrations to the general public. The dates are:

? Jan 11, 18, 25
? Feb 8, 15, 22
? Mar 1, 22, 29
? Apr 5 - Makeup Day if Needed

Dates in BOLD may not have an instructor present, but the gyms will be open for players to practice.

Times are:
? 6:00 Beginner       
? 6:00 Intermediate 1-2 years experience
? 7:00 Advanced 3 or more years experience

Cost for the clinic is $110.00 per pitcher. Pitcher’s should provide their own catchers. Please contact us if you need help finding a catcher.  All catchers under the age of 18 MUST wear head protection when recieving a pitch in the crouched position.

Each participant (pitcher or catcher) must sign a liability waiver and fill out a medical form. If you have already registered for the 2009 SF Fastpitch program, those documents are already included.

PLAYER NAME_________________________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________________________________
CITY___________________________STATE_________________ZIP______________
DATE OF BIRTH______________________GRADE____________________________
PARENT OR GUARDIAN_________________________________________________
HOME PHONE________________________CELL PHONE______________________
WORK PHONE_________________EMAIL ADDRESS_________________________
? BEGINNER        ? INTERMEDIATE                ? ADVANCED
RETURN TO:
SF FASTPITCH                                               OR E-MAIL TO:
2319 175TH LANE NW                        DIRECTOR@SFFASTPITCH.ORG        
ANDOVER, MN 55304

We are currently accepting Coach Applications and Player Registrations for Domeball.  These forms can be found in our handout section.  Players who have a Permission Form and Medical Form on file need only complete the Registration form.

Coach Applications and Player Registrations are due Nov 15th.  There will be an information meeting on Dec 1st, and payment will be due at that time.  All players accepted on the team will be notified by e-mail before Dec 1st.

Please welcome our new board for 2009!

 Director:

  Don Evans

Assistant Director:

  Elizabeth Skogquist

Secretary:

Erika Moser

Treasurer:

  Bryan Lemke

Trustee:

  Kari Tiegs

  Diane Evans

  Tim Hoffman

Past Director:

  Doug Luby

Our bylaws were ratified at the last vote.

Fastsports.com, a local website dedicated to fastpitch softball news, information, and discussion, has recently posted two sets of videos that are essential for any player who wants, or may want, to pitch fastpitch softball.  They are also essential for anyone who coaches softball, or coaches a young pitcher. 

The first set is published by the National Federation of State High School Associations, and it clearly demonstrates the most commonly argued and misunderstood aspects of a legal pitch; the leap, the drag and the crow hop.  These videos are also an excellent resource for umpires, as they describe what to call and who should call it in a two umpire system.

The second set is a series of interviews by Cat Osterman for StackTV.  Cat is one of the games legendary players, and argueably one of the best pitchers ever to play the game.  Cat covers topics ranging from motivation to wrist snap to learning to pitch, and offers some interesting insights into the game.

Both sets of videos are linked from http://www.fastsports.com/tips/tip37/index.shtml.