EDWARDSVILLE – SIUE will be the host site for a softball coaching clinic Sept. 15-16.
The course, which is part of the National Fastpitch Coaches College, is titled "Solid Team Defense & Strategy." The featured instructors are National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Executive Director Carol Bruggeman, Notre Dame Head Coach Deanna Gumpf and Hofstra Head Coach Larissa Anderson.
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The clinic will help coaches learn how to put individual players together to build a solid defensive team. In addition, coaches will:
- Discuss pitch calling, pitching strategy, and defensive game plans
- Accumulate individual and team defensive practice drills
- Learn to interpret statistics and position your players
- Study various defensive sets and discuss how to select the appropriate set for various game situations
- Identify and understand skills required to execute pickoffs, rundowns, wild pitch-passed balls, dropped third strikes, and intentional walks
- Learn various way to defend steals, extra-base hits, bunts, and slaps
- Increase your understanding of angles, communication systems, and primary-secondary back-up charts
- Use the DP-FLEX rule to your advantage
For more information, visit nfca.org and click on "Coaches College" or call 502-409-4600. Fulginiti Indoor will be utilized for many of the hands-on demonstrations. The cost of the course is $199.
