Free clinics available for
AVGSL players and coaches

To help develop the skills of all players and coaches in Almaden, the league has arranged clinics to sharpen your softball techniques.

• Jan 21st: CANCELLED! FREE! League Sponsored All Players Clinic: Presented by the Santa Clara University Broncos Softball Team! Location Bret Harte.
  Due to heavy rains, we have cancelled this clinic. It will be rescheduled for a later date.
  Two Sessions open to ALL players:   10am to Noon    1pm to 3pm
  Lisa Mize, head coach of the Santa Clara University Broncos softball team, returns with her staff and players for an all-skills clinic available to ALL players in ALL age groups. This clinic has been a favorite the past few years with many players, coaches, and parents. Bring your glove and cleats (tennis shoes ~OK) also bring your helmet and bat if you would like.  Players can come to either session or both sessions.
  
• Feb 4th: Beginners Throwing and Catching Clinic
  Run by Larry Blair, AVGSL Player Development Rep and Staff.
  Location: Bret Harte 1
  6U and 8U players . . . . . .  9:00AM -10:00AM
  10U and 12U players . . . . . 10:00AM - 11:00AM
  
• Feb 11th: Saturday Team Practice will be a League Sponsored All Players/Coaches Hitting Clinic run by Strike Zone Softball Organization.
  Location: Bret Harte
  6U – 9:00 to 10:15;   8U – 10:30 to 12:00;   10U – 12:30  to 2:15;  12U/16U – 2:30 to 4:15
  
• Feb 12th: FREE! League Sponsored Coaches Pitching Clinic run by Cutting Edge Softball.
  Free for all AVGSL coaches.  Learn how to pitch windmill-style, and how to coach the pitchers on your team from the experts at Cutting Edge Softball.  This clinic is free to all AVGSL coaches, and will help your pitchers tremendously.
  Location: Bret Harte Field 6. 9:00 am (Rain-Out: Clinic held at Cutting Edge Softball facility)
  
• Feb 18th: FREE! Windmill Pitching Clinic For ALLL AVGSL Players. 
  This clinic will introduce the windmill-style fastpitch technique to all players.
  Run by Larry Blair, AVGSL Player Development Rep and Staff
  8U players . . . . . . . . . .  9:00AM - 10:30AM - Location: Graystone field 1
  10U and 12U players . . . . .11:00AM - 12:30PM - Location: Bret Harte field 1
   
• March 4th/11th/18th- Optional Pitching Group Lessons Offered by Cutting Edge Softball.
  3 Group lessions held at Bret Harte 6. Funded by parents - Paid directly to Cutting Edge Softball.
  Price is $100 per player. The times for the lessons are yet TBD.