WBAFSA is happy to announce we will be hosting Pitching and Catching Clinics this winter!
Pitching and Catcher's Clinic is open to all WBAFSA members. Our partners at Optimize sports will be running these clinics again.
REGISTRATION OPENS SATURDAY, 12/6, 12:00 PM (noon)!!
Pitching Clinic
$140 for 4-1 hour sessions
Sundays, January 5, 12, 19, and 26th
Pitchers must bring their own adult Catcher. Please ensure your player arrives and is ready to go by the start time
12U+ : 4pm-5:00pm (please do not arrive earlier than 3:45)
10U: 5pm--6:00pm
To register, CLICK HERE!
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Catcher's Clinic
$140 for 4-1 hour sessions
Sundays, January 5, 12, 19, and 26th
Please have your player with pads on, ready to go at the start time.
12U+ : 3:45pm -5:00pm (please do not arrive earlier than 3:30)
10U: 4:45pm -6:00pm
To register, CLICK HERE!
Winter clinic will consist of hitting and fielding (no specialty positions) and will take place at White Bear Lake Area High School - North Campus Fieldhouse. (Park in the lot off Bald Eagle Ave)
Participants MUST bring the following to participate
10U and under (must be 6 years old with 1 season of experience to participate): $60.00 The first 3 weeks we will be strictly defense focused. We will work heavily on throwing fundamentals and how to play catch with a purpose. We will focus on the fundamentals of fielding a ground ball/catching a pop fly and how to transition to our throwing position. The last 3 weeks will be focused around hitting. We will break down the swing, teach the proper grip and work on different drills off a tee and get batting practice off of the machine. We will also give an introduction to bunting.
**IF the later session works better for your schedule, and you have a seasoned OLDER 10U player (i.e. this will be their last summer at 10U) you will have an opportunity to signify this on registration. This does not guarantee you will move to that time, but if we have too many 10U and not enough 12U we may move older 10U girls up (But this means they are working with the older girls and need to be able to act accordingly). We will NOT be making exceptions to this for younger 10U girls.
12U and older: $60.00 The first 3 weeks will be strictly defense focused. We will work heavily on throwing fundamentals and how to play catch with a purpose. We will focus on the fundamentals of fielding a ground ball hit directly at us and to our forehand/backhand and how to efficiently transition to our throwing position. We will also focus on the fundamentals of catching a pop fly hit directly at us and on the run along with transitioning to a throw. The last 3 weeks will be focused around hitting. We will break down the swing, go through different hitting drills to focus on specific fundamentals and practice hitting and bunting live off of the machine.
We will continue to have open gym times this Winter. Open gym is intended for use by the WBAFSA players to practice their softball skills. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.