October 5-6, 2007
     

KANSAS CITY INFORMATION:
NATIONAL SOFTBALL COACHES HITTING CLINIC REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration closes 5 p.m. CST on Oct. 3, 2007.
CLINIC SITE: Doubletree Hotel at Corporate Woods
10100 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 451-6100
ROOM RATES: Single - $104/night
Double - $104/night

NOTE: Please make your hotel reservations at least 3 weeks in advance to guarantee above room rate for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.When you make your reservations, designate that you will be attendingthe clinic.
CLINIC FEES: $95/person - Pre-registration
$105/person - At-the-door
$75/student - Full-time student (ages 22-under)
REFUND POLICY: If you registered for and are unable to attend the clinic, please request a refund (less $20 for handling) by submitting a WRITTEN REQUEST postmarked 10 days prior to the clinic date. After that, no refunds will be issued as long as the clinic is held. Substitutions may be made by notifying NSC by the pre-registration deadline.
NATIONAL COACHES PITCHING CLINIC PROGRAM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007
SESSION I
12:00 - 1:00 Registration & Exhibitor Display
1:00 - 2:00 Cindy Bristow: Incorporating Hitting Into Practice Plans: Team & Individual Drills
2:00 - 3:00 Sue Enquist: Teaching Hitting Through Video Analysis
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK & Exhibitor Display
3:30 - 4:15 Brett Swip: How to Hit the Outside Pitch to the Opposite Field
4:15 - 5:00 Sue Enquist: Drills to Enable “Feel” in the Swing
5:00 - 5:45 Deb Hartwig: Attacking the Pitcher: Pitch Selection During the Game
5:45 - 7:00 Dinner (on your own)

SESSION II
7:00 - 8:00 Sue Enquist: How to Make Corrections to Your Player’s Swing
8:00 - 9:30 Panel Discussion: Similarities & Differences Between Linear & Rotational Hitting
9:30 - 11:00 Coaches SociaL HOUR

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2007

SESSION III
8:00 - 8:50 Cindy Bristow: Bunting Progression: Bunting Under Pressure
8:50 - 9:30 Deb Hartwig: Drills That Don’t Require a B.P. Pitcher
9:30 - 10:15 Brett Swip: Changing the Right-Hander Hitter into a Left-Handed Slapper
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK & Exhibitor Display
10:30 - 11:45 Panel Discussion: What are the Biggest Problems with Players’ Swings & Corrections
11:45 - 12:30 Cindy Bristow & Deb Hartwig: What the Batter Tells the Catcher About Pitch Selection
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)

SESSION IV
1:30 - 2:30 Brett Swip: Circuit Training for Hitting & Drills for Bat Speed & Focus
2:30 - 3:30 Deb Hartwig: Hitting Fundamentals & Common Traits of All Good Hitters


THE LINEUP:
CINDY BRISTOW
?Cindy is the founder and owner of Softball Excellence. She is the former Director of Development for the International Softball Federation and Director of National Teams for USA Softball. She is a color analyst for ESPN’s television coverage of the NCAA Softball National Tournament. Cindy has coached in the Women’s Professional Fastpitch league as well as at the collegiate level. She is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame and has authored a variety of softball instructional books and videos. During her playing career, she was a pitcher at the collegiate and amateur levels. She also works as a private pitching instructor.
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SUE ENQUIST
?Sue is the former head coach at UCLA where she was a part of 11 national championship teams as a both player and coach. She is a two-time National Coach of the Year recipient, a two-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year and a member of the Pacific Regional Coaching Staff of the Year four times. She is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the UCLA Hall of Fame. Sue was awarded the 2004 C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award by the United States Sports Academy for making significant contributions to sport. Since 1989, Sue has coached 31 players who have earned All-America honors.
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DEB HARTWIG
?Deb is the founder and owner of Just Softball, which is dedicated to educating and training softball players and coaches through hands-on instruction throughout California. She has collegiate coaching experience as an assistant coach at both San Diego State University and Cal-State Fullerton. During her playing career, she was an All-Conference, All-Region and All-State selection at Saddleback Junior College in California. She is also a two-time ASA All-American and the author of numerous softball instructional videos.
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BRETT SWIP
?Brett is the Developer of Turn 2 Sports Training Academy in St. Louis, Mo., where he is also an instructor. He is the former head coach at Webster University where he guided his team to the 2007 St. Louis Intercollegiate Conference Championship and was named 2007 Conference Coach of the Year. Prior to becoming the head coach at Webster, Brett was an assistant coach for six years, first at Truman State University and then at Washington University in St. Louis, with each team qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament.
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