Pitching & Catching Clinics Being Offered

It's not too late to sign your player up for the clinic series at College of the Redwoods this month!  Players may pick and choose their clinic participation or may sign up for all clinic sessions. Sessions start February 2nd, and continue February 9th, February 23rd, and finish March 2nd.  For more information regarding the sessions being offered:

Pitching:  The pitching clinic is designed for pitchers who are looking for a warm up routine that will assist in strengthening pitching mechanics for the sake of preventing injury as well as assist them with increased pitch accuracy and speed. When attending only one clinic, the area of focus for that particular pitcher will be the evaluation of her motion to determine the weakness that when corrected will provide the greatest amount of impact on her mechanics and pitch.  By attending all clinic series, pitchers will have developed a solid foundation of drills that will carry them forward in their pitching career as they develop and practice on their own.  Pitching sessions run 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Catching:  The catching clinic is designed for catchers looking to elevate their skill to the next level.  Catching stances will be evaluated, discussed, and practiced along with skill areas including but not limited to:  pitch calling, framing, blocking, throwing mechanics for stealing baserunners, as well as the development of communication and leadership.  Catchers truly are facilitators of the plays and should be encouraged to take a leadership role on the field for the sake of directing traffic.  Catchers will be taken through a series of drills to assist them in improving in their areas of weakness as well as exercises that will develop their strength, conditioning, and coordination.  Catchers ages 7 to 11 run 12:30 to 2 p.m. and catchers ages 12-15 run 2:30 to 4 p.m.

 

Registration for all sessions will start 20 minutes prior to clinic time.  It is encouraged that players bring cleats AND tennis shoes!  In some cases, players may start inside and then move outside or vice versa!  If you have yet to pre-register, please do so at:

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wzzgClDUGPxBitaNZUZf87_Gtf_rSV8R5W0wOeujdFg/viewform

If you have any questions, please let us know!

~Mad River-Humboldt Fastpitch Board

Happy 2014! The Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball Association’s Recreation League, Humboldt Fastpitch, is looking forward to another action-packed season of softball… and we hope you are too! We are pleased to kick off the year by announcing some exciting program updates!

1. REGISTRATION:
 Registration for Humboldt Fastpitch is going online! At the end of the January, Humboldt Fastpitch will be rolling out its new online registration website! VERY COOL! Watch our website for details.

2. SAVE THE DATES! (*Dates and Locations Subject to Change)
      • February 1st: Online Registration Opens • February 28th: Registration Closes (Late Fee
          Incurred After This Date)
     • Player Assessments on March 9th at Fortuna High School and March 16th at McKinleyville
         High School. (Attendance Highly Encouraged)
     • April 1st: Season Kicks Off • May 3rd/4th: Opening Tourney (Location: TBA)
     • June 7th/8th: Finale Tourney (Location: TBA)

3. CLINICS:
Humboldt Fastpitch is committed to identifying and promoting clinics and camps that may be of interest to our local players. Participation in these events is a great way to tune-up and improve a player’s softball skills. Upcoming clinics in our local area include:

  •  January 25th-26th: Humboldt State University For more information:   http://hsujacks.com/sports/2011/12/20/SB_1220115344.aspx?path=softball

  •  February 2nd, 9th, 23rd, and March 3: For Pitchers and Catchers For More Information: See Attached. Space is Limited. To Pre-Register a Spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wzzgClDUGPxBitaNZUZf87_Gtf_rSV8R5W0wOeujdFg/viewform

  •  April 21st-April 24th: Fortuna High School Tune Up Clinic
     For More Information: Email: ehelms@fuhsdistrict.org

  •  Other Clinics on the Horizon:
         - Eureka High School Tune Up Clinic
         - St. Bernard's
         - Summer Tune Up Clinic

More information to come as it evolves....

4. TRAVEL SOFTBALL:
In addition to hosting the Humboldt Fastpitch Recreational Program, the Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball Association runs a competitive travel ASA Softball Program, the Mad River Mist. The travel program will be actively recruiting players ranging in age from 10u to 18u. If any of you are interested in receiving travel program information, along with practice times and location, please email us with player name, age, and phone number.

5. Call for Help!
Humboldt Fastpitch expanded far faster than it ever expected! Last year, over 400 players participated in our league. We need volunteers to help facilitate the nature of the work! If you have any interest in volunteering, whether it be coaching, field prep/maintenance, snack bar, fundraising or serving on the Humboldt Fastpitch Rec Program Committee, we could use the help! Please email us or contact one of your regional representative to express your interest in helping us to improve the 2014 softball season for our youth and the betterment of our communities! Regional Reps include:
  • Frank Gonsalves, North County
  • Jennifer Pinard, North County
  • Ageana Brett, South County
  • Rick Todd, South County
  • Robb Foley, South County
  • Ryan Colegrove, East County

6. Board Meeting:
 January 28th, 6:30 p.m. Cal Courts Conference Room Cal Court Members… Next time you enter the facility, please take a moment to thank the staff for allowing us to use their conference room at no cost to our local youth softball program. Thank you Agatha and Larry Nord!

   ~Mad River-Humboldt Fastpitch Board