HERicanes Softball Clinic and SpeakHER Event

1500 West Middlefield Road,Mountain View CA 94043

20 November, 2022

Description

HERicanes is proud to provide this FREE softball skills clinic for 8U to 14U female athletes. HERicanes is a non-profit dedicated to leadHERship and empowHERment for girls, young women, and women, especially through athletics and service. For more information, please visit HERicanes.org. The event will include a softball skills clinic paired with a SpeakHER Panel of female college athletes talking to the youth players about some of the important non-technical parts of the game: how to be a good teammate; how to find and maintain confidence; how to still enjoy the game when things don't always go the way we want; and other important life lessons learned through sport. Players will be divided by age and/or skill level, as well as ball size. All attendees must bring their own gear (batting helmet, face shield, glove, bat, cleats, and athletic attire that is appropriate for the weather and playing softball). Please make sure all gear is labeled with your contact info and/or athlete's name. All attendees must bring their own drinks, snacks, and lunch for the day. SUNDAY, November 20th, 9am-2pm8:30-9am : Check-In 9-11:30am : Skills segments and breaks 11:30am-12:30pm : Lunch & SpeakHER Panel 12:30-2pm : Collaborative Play + Skills Demonstrations (Parents welcome to watch and cheer.) 2pm : Event END We are grateful to the amazing and altruistic women of Academy of Art University in San Francisco for donating their time and talent to lead, coach, instruct, and mentor during this awesome event. They are the only art school in the NCAA and their motto is "Be Artist. Be Athlete." We also appreciate Mountain View Los Altos Girls Softball League for hosting us and providing the equipment for the clinic stations. Please check out their website for information: mvlags.org Callahan Field, 1500 W. Middlefield Rd., Mountain View, CA 94043