NGCSU SOFTBALL CAMP

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NGCSU SOFTBALL CAMP

• JUNE 28--JULY 1
• JULY 26--29
• LORI HALLS
• SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT
• 4/28/04

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FIRST DAY OF CAMP

• REGISTRATION
• MOVING INTO THE DORMS
• GOING TO THE FIELD
• INTRODUCTION
• SWIMMING
• FREE TIME

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HITTING

• I TAUGHT THE CAMPERS HOW TO HIT
• OFF OF A TEE
• SOFT TOSS
• QUICK TOSS
• HITTING TIPS
• KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL
• SWING LEVEL

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FIELDING

• I SHOWED THE CAMPERS HOW TO
• CATCH A GROUND BALL
• GLOVE IN THE CENTER OF THE BODY
• HEAD DOWN
• ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL
• CATCH A FLYBALL
• IN THE FRONT OF YOUR BODY
• GET BEHIND THE BALL
• CATCH THE BALL WITH TWO HANDS
• ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL

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BASE RUNNING

• KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE COACH
• GET A GOOD ANGLE ON THE BASE
• ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR COACHES
• LOOK TO TAKE EXTRA BASES

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FREE TIME

• PLAYING GAMES ON THE DRILL FIELD
• PLAYING POOL OR PING PONG
• GOING SWIMMING
• PLAYING CARDS
• EATING PIZZA

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INDIVIDUAL COACHING

• ONE-ON-ONE
• BATTING LESSONS
• FIELDING LESSONS
• THROWING LESSONS

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LAST DAY OF CAMP

• TIMED RUNNING
• THROWING CONTEST
• HITTING CONTEST
• SLIP-IN-SLIDE
• LEARNING HOW TO SLIDE
• THE CAMPERS LOVED THIS

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CLOSING CEREMONIES

• EVERY CAMPER WAS INTRODUCED
• WE SAID SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT EVERY CAMPER
• WE GAVE THE CAMPERS A CERTIFICATE AND A COLLEGE
  SOFTBALL POSTER.
• THE CAMPERS LOVED THE POSTERS, AND THE PARENTS
  WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY
  THEIR CAMPER.

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WHAT I LEARNED AT CAMP

• THAT ALL AGE GROUPS CAN LEARN WITH A LITTLE TIME
  AND EFFORT.
• I LOVED TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT IN THE CAMPERS
  EYES.
• THAT THE CAMPERS LEARNED BETTER DURING THE
  ONE-ON-ONE TIME.
• THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I WOULD LOVE TO
  DO IT EVERY SUMMER.