Homerun Softball Coaches Clinic Buffalo, NY

Saturday January 17-18, 2015


DETAILS

PRE-REGISTRATION

Pre-registration fee is $90 per coach, or $80 per coach, when registering five or more. (Contact Us for Group Discount Code)

Pre-registration Payment required by December 21, 2014

Registration after or at the door $105

CLINIC FEATURES

  • Top Clinicians
  • All sessions at one site
  • Vendors Exhibits
  • Reduce Hotel Rates
  • Coaches Social
  • Speakers available for discussions

LODGING

Hotel Reservations are available to Clinic Participants at the Ramada Amherst Hotel.

Single/double rooms are available at $95, Breakfast included.

Call 1-716-636-7500 and ask for softball clinic special rate.

Reservation should be made at least one month in advance.

Website for hotel www.ramadahotelamherst.com

LOCATION

Ramada Amherst Hotel

Buffalo, NY

Saturday January 17, 2015

  • 8:00 a.m. Registration
  • 9:00 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. Kim Griffin - The Golden Griffin Challenge Team Building
  • 10:00 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. Horace Smith - Mental Approach to Hitting
  • 11:00 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. Kim Griffin - Cutoffs and Pickoffs
  • 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Horace Smith - Speed, Strength and Quickness
  • 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Wally King - Throwing and Receiving
  • 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Mike Bosch - How a pitchers body should work
  • 4:00p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Wally King - Hitting for Power
  • 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner
  • 6:30 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. TBA
  • 7:30 p.m. - 8:20 p.m. Mike Bosch - Pitching Mechanics
  • 8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Coaches Clinic social (Hospitality room)

Sunday January 18, 2015

  • 8:30 a.m. Registration and vendor tables open
  • 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Wally King - Catching
  • 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Mike Bosch - Pitching Drills, Drills, Drills
  • 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Missy Bruggeman - Outfield Drills and Live Game Preparation
  • 11:00a.m. –11:50 a.m. Horace Smith - Hitting Drills
  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Missy Bruggeman - Quality Offensive Performance through Mental Preparation
  • 2:00p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Wally King - Practice planning/Organization
  • 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Missy Bruggeman - The Mental Approach for Maximizing Performance with Hitting

TIMES AND COACHES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER

CLINIC STAFF

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Mike Bosch Assistant Softball Coach Syracuse University

After a two year hiatus from the SU softball program, Michael Bosch has returned to the aid of Coach Ross' pitching staff. In his previous stint at SU he served as Coach Ross' assistant from 2010-2012. The highlight of Bosch's time with the Orange was in 2011 when his pitching staff broke program single season records for wins, strikeouts, shutouts, opponent batting average and earned run average. 2011 was the same year Syracuse great, Jenna Caira was Big East Pitcher of the Year and ECAC Pitcher of the Year. It was in the same year he and the SU staff was awarded the NFCA Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year. Prior to his return, Bosch was the National Softball Director for Frozen Ropes, Inc., from 2012-2013 and a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Minnesota State, Mankato. At Minnesota State his team finished 43-13 and he was responsible for the supervision of softball instruction at 20 Frozen Ropes Facilities.
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Horace Smith III Assistant Coach University of Buffalo

Horace Smith III begins his second season as assistant coach for the UB softball team. Smith works primarily with the outfielders as well as the UB hitters at the plate. In his first season with the Bulls, he helped coach the team to their first ever Mid-American Conference East Division Title and a school-record 30 wins. The Bulls set team records for batting average, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs scored, runs batted in, and walks, while also setting a number of individual records both offensively and in the pitching circle. They placed three individuals on the All-MAC First Team, the most ever in a single year.
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Missy Bruggeman Assistant Coach Stony Brook University

Missy Bruggeman was named an assistant coach at Stony Brook in August 2013. Bruggeman comes to Stony Brook after previously serving as the head coach at Southwest Minnesota State (NCAA Division II) for the past two years. In addition to serving as the team's hitting and outfield coach, Bruggeman will assist with recruiting, camps and clinics, and community service. Bruggeman will also serve as the team's liaison to speed, strength and conditioning. Named the ninth head coach in Southwest Minnesota State history in 2011, Bruggeman led the Mustangs to 40 wins over two seasons and coached three All-Conference selections, two All-Region honorees, two Academic All-District selections and one first-team Academic All-American.
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Kim Griffin Head Coach Canisius College

Kim Griffin was formally named the second head coach in the history of the Canisius softball program on Sept. 29, 2014. She takes over for Mike Rappl, who served as the Golden Griffins' head coach for 36 years before announcing his retirement July 28, 2014. The 2007 graduate of Mercyhurst College, Griffin served as an assistant coach on Rappl's coaching staff for seven seasons, starting in 2008 when she joined the program as a volunteer assistant coach. In her first year with the Griffs, she was a part of the coaching staff that helped guide the Blue and Gold to a school-record 39 wins, a MAAC Tournament championship and a berth into the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. In 2014, she took over as the team's pitching coach, where she oversaw the development of former Griff hurler Jen Consaul, who set the program's single-season records for appearances, innings pitched and complete-games.
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Wally King: Clinician

Wally King served as the associate head softball coach from August 2010 through August 2013. King was an assistant at SU for two years prior to being promoted and with 15 years of coaching experience and playing time with two of the world’s top five teams; King brought knowledge, experience and leadership to the Syracuse softball staff. During King's time on the coaching staff, he has helped to guide the Orange to back-to-back 30 win seasons and consecutive BIG EAST Championship bids. In 2010, King's tutelage helped the squad capture the programs first BIG EAST Championship and make the first NCAA Regional appearance in program history. It marked the first time that the fifth-seeded Orange advanced to the title game and it became the lowest seed in tournament history to capture the conference crown. Two student-athletes from the 2010 team garnered NFCA All-Region accolades - the most since 2006 - while three were named All-BIG EAST selections.