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Elaine Sortino
Head Coach
University of Massachussetts Softball
Elaine Sortino has made winning
a habit at the University of Massachusetts. In her 27 years at
the helm of the Minutewoman softball program, Sortino has
established herself as one of the nation's most successful
collegiate softball coaches and helped to put Massachusetts on
the softball map.
On
December, 4, 2004, Sortino was inducted into the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame at its annual
convention in Las Vegas, Nev. In 2004, the NFCA also named UMass
the 34th-best softball program all-time.
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Denise Davis
Founder and
Chief Instructor
Planet
Fastpitch
Denise Davis is the founder and Chief Instructor
at Planet Fastpitch. Planet Fastpitch (PFP) is a
unique place that provides year-round instruction to
softball players of all abilities.
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Instructors
All Elaine Sortino Softball
School instructors are current and former collegiate
players, as well as college and high school coaches,
National Professional Fastpitch players and Olympians,
all of which are hand picked to ensure the highest
quality of professional softball instruction. In
choosing this softball school, athletes benefit from
learning from a team of coaches who are current with
cutting-edge techniques and who have competed at the
elite level.
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Teach And
Encourage: A Look Inside UMass' Summer Sports Camps :
At
UMass sports camps, young athletes learn from the best and get a taste
of campus life. Most
students may have left the UMass Amherst classrooms for the summer, but
campus gymnasiums, playing fields, swimming pools and ice rinks are
hustling and bustling. Summer time is camp time in Amherst, and young
campers have many opportunities to build their skills in baseball,
softball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, swimming or hockey.
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Schools |
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Total Skills School
June 29 - July 2, 2008
- This session provides instructions on the
specific softball skills needed to make players ‘elite’. It
focuses on all positions.
- Training sessions will be similar to
those of a college pre-season. Players will be instructed twice
a day in infield, outfield, catching or pitching. Instruction
includes hitting, bunting, base running, sliding and positional
defensive play. Mental training and team-building sessions are
provided.
- Limited space available: 100
players.
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Pitcher/Catcher School
July 13 - 16, 2008
- This session is designed for athletes who
desire intensive and in-depth instruction in the skills and
psychology of pitching and catching.
- Pitching instruction includes all
components of speed and power through quality mechanics. Moving
pitches (rise, drop, curve, off-speed) are also taught. Pitchers
receive personalized instruction with great attention to detail.
- Catching instruction includes stance,
pick-offs, receiving, framing, blocking, passedballs, tag plays,
bunts, and pop-ups.
- Pitchers and catchers learn how to call
and pitch a game, how to read a hitter and about the importance
of mental and physical strength and fitness.
- Hitting and fielding instruction is also
provided at each session.
- Limited space available: 80
pitchers, 50 catchers.
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