Winter Camps

Winter Coaches Clinic 2022

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Head Coach Beverly Smith and the South Carolina coaching staff would like to invite you to attend our January Coaches Clinic. The morning session includes classroom style presentations, with the afternoon session featuring active training presentations and an opportunity to view a Carolina Softball team practice. Come learn drills that you can implement with your team this season!

9:00 am Check in – Dodie Academic Center: 1302 Heyward Street, Columbia, SC 29208
9:15 am Welcome
9:30 am Pitching – Beverly Smith
10:15am Outfield – Katie “Crash” Repole
11:00 am Infield – Kevin Maguire
12:00 pm Lunch provided in the batting cages
12:45 pm Hitting – Kaela Jackson
2:00-5 pm Gamecocks Team Practice: Team Defense Focus

Cuts relays, communication, and base running

Parking: Dodie Parking Garage at 1300 Heyward St.

** Coaches clinic attendance credential gives you field access to any portion of our player’s clinic on MLK Monday: January 17th!! –

     10:00 am Pitching and Catching or Defense!
      2:00 pm Hitting: Prepare your swing for the 2022 Season!

      (If space available- Day of Registration $120.00 cash only)

MLK Day Clinics: Jan. 17, 2022

Ages 10-18
$80 for each session: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and/or 2-5 p.m.

All players should bring their gloves, bats, catchers gear, masks, hat/visor, water bottle, both cleats AND an indoor turf shoe.

$20.00 discount applied when signing up for Both AM Pitcher/Catcher or Defense AND PM Hitting
(Total price $140.00 -- Lunch NOT provided)

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Pitching & Catching: Improving the Battery

PITCHING FUNDAMENTALS

Coach Beverly Smith and the USC Pitching Staff will teach, demonstrate, and breakdown the fast pitch motion. This session will emphasize the skills needed to increase speed, while gaining better control and hitting targets. Pitchers will also be taught change up and effective velocity to disrupt hitters timing. only 12 inch softballs will be used with pitching distance from 40 & 43 feet.

CATCHERS

Coaches and the USC Catchers will instruct the fundamentals of Catching. Techniques to include from stance, blocking, framing, giving signals, steal and pickoff throws. Catchers will receive position specific skills during this session before joining the pitchers. 

*Catchers please bring ALL your equipment

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Defense

Defense will be broken up by position and will cover proper footwork, angles, range, and throwing techniques. Positions will also work together in full field situational play. Please enter the position you would like to receive instruction for as your PRIMARY POSITION when registering.

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2-5 p.m.

Hitting: Prepare Your Swing for the 2022 Season

Are you trying to improve your offense for the upcoming season? Coach Kaela Jackson has designed this clinic to improve your offensive potential, with the focus of a proper swing technique, mental preparation, timing, pitch recognition and confidence. Hitters will drill the necessary fundamental techniques and explosive movements that are the absolutes to becoming a complete hitter. The mental aspects of successful hitters will be discussed and drilled.

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