Temporaily Unavailable
The Softball Skills Camp was temporarily paused in 2021 during province-wide covid restrictions. We are currently evaluating whether to offer this program again November 2022.
Softball Skills Camp Starts
November X, 2022 (To Be Confirmed)
(pending gym availability)
Softball Skills Camp
Durham Region
Session 1 Details
November X, 2020 - January Y, 2021
Weekly on Saturdays (Weeks 1-8 of 16)
Offense & Defense 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Pitching & Catching 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm
Fundamental and Competitive Age Groups
Location: Port Perry High School (TBC)
Session 2 Details
January Y, 2021 - April Z, 2021
Weekly on Saturdays (Weeks 9-16 of 16)
Offense & Defense 9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Pitching & Catching 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm
Fundamental and Competitive Age Groups
Location: Port Perry High School (TBC)
Skills Development Focus of the Camp
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Hitting
Practices rarely leave enough time for hitting. But this camp has plenty! It is the primary skills focus of the camp. With three instructor stations in two gyms your player will get plenty of time to develop their hitting skills.
![alabama_at_lsu_softball-e1366309454106 alabama_at_lsu_softball-e1366309454106](https://i1.wp.com/www.nywsl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1061/2018/09/alabama_at_lsu_softball-e1366309454106-2.jpg?resize=582%2C298)
Offense & Defense
Offensive & Defensive training will focus on tactics in hitting, throwing, fielding, baserunning, sliding, offensive plays, short game defence and team strategies. These are skills that your player can bring back to their own team practices. This advanced training will be an excellent supplement to their existing team practices.
![20130318_Practice Photo by Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer. Monday, March 18, 2013. First official day of Softball Practice at Scarborough High School includes this "frisbee" drill by catchers to improve eye-hand coordination.](https://i0.wp.com/www.nywsl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1061/2018/09/portland-press-herald_3726080-1.jpg?resize=800%2C409)
Pitching & Catching
Specialized training like pitching & catching is hard to find. This camp dedicates extra time for these players to develop a solid foundation of skill into their game. Younger players learn fundamental mechanics, while older players learn learn from "live practice" and game management strategies.
Camp Philosopy
This camp provides families with local options for improving their softball players performance on the field. The camp delivers training in areas of demand locally. The camp's goal is to raise the level of play locally by providing quality instruction to players of all ages and skill levels.
We also invite a number of current and future coaches to join us to learn new techniques under our qualified instructors. Coaches can then share these skills with their entire team during regular practices.
Lastly, we believe that building strong local softball teams requires a focus on fundamental skills at the U11 and U13 age. We introduce these players to fundamental skills and foster a love of the game to get them started on the right path in fastpitch softball.
To the right you can see how we plan to allocate the training time for this camp. Based on a total of 45 hours at the softball skills camp you can expect your player to receive this mix of training.
Session 1 Details
November X, 2020 - January Y, 2021
Session 2 Details
January Y, 2021 - April Z, 2021
Camp Primary Instructors
We are fortunate to have a highly qualified team of instructors. Each comes with decades of personal experience coaching at the highest levels within Canadian Universities and Softball Ontario.
![Ty Azzloin Ty Azzloin](https://www.centraleastwomensfastpitchleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/1061/bb-plugin/cache/Ty-Azzloin-circle.jpg)
Ty Azzolin
York University
Fundamental Training
Instructor
![Brian Bates Brian Bates](https://www.centraleastwomensfastpitchleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/1061/bb-plugin/cache/Brian-Bates-circle.jpg)
Brian Bates
York University (former)
Fundamental Training
Instructor
![Manny Amaro Manny Amaro](https://www.centraleastwomensfastpitchleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/1061/bb-plugin/cache/Manny-Amaro-1-circle.jpg)
Manny Amaro
McMaster University
Competition Training
Instructor
![Brianna Bader Brianna Bader](https://www.centraleastwomensfastpitchleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/1061/bb-plugin/cache/Brianna-Bader-circle.jpg)
Brianna Bader
Seneca College (player)
Competition Training
Instructor