6U - CLINICS

(*required)

  • This is a mandatory introductory clinic for all 6U coaches. We will review the 6U division rules and the “Branham Hills way” and do a hands-on walk-through for coaching geared toward the 6U division.

    This clinic, conducted by an experienced softball coach, focuses on offense and defense. The coach will show coaches how to teach various skills and look for common issues in player performance. Head coaches are required to attend, and assistant coaches and managers are encouraged to attend.

  • ​The informational clinic shows coaches, assistant coaches, and parents how to set up the fields for the 6U division. We will cover watering and dragging the field, putting in bases, chalking baselines/pitcher’s circle/batter’s boxes/coach’s boxes, putting in the pitcher’s mound, etc

8​U - CLINICS

(*required)

  • This is a mandatory introductory clinic for all 8U coaches. We will review the 8U division rules and the “Branham Hills way” and do a hands-on walk-through for coaching geared toward the 8U division.

    This clinic, conducted by an experienced softball coach, focuses on offense and defense. The coach will show coaches how to teach various skills and look for common issues in player performance. Head coaches are required to attend, and assistant coaches and managers are encouraged to attend.

  • Hands-on pitching clinic to show coaches how to teach the basics of pitching. You must sign up. Required

  • This clinic, conducted by an experienced softball coach, focuses on offense and defense. The coach will show coaches how to teach various skills and look for common issues in player performance. Head coaches are required to attend, and assistant coaches and managers are encouraged to attend.

  • The informational clinic shows coaches, assistant coaches, and parents how to set up the fields for the 8U division. We will cover watering and dragging the field, putting in bases, chalking baselines/pitcher’s circle/batter’s boxes/coach’s boxes, putting in the pitcher’s mound, etc.

  • This clinic teaches the basics of scorekeeping. Although 8U does not have to keep an official scorebook until the second half of the season, each team must send at least one representative. Open to everyone.

  • This is open to all 8U players interested in learning to pitch/catch. Each team is required to send at least one player per position. We will cover basic mechanics in pitching (holding the ball, arm motion, footwork, and good practice technique) or catching (stance, footwork, glove position, and movement). All pitchers must bring a parent/sibling/grandparent/etc. to be their catcher.

  • Pitchers/catchers will improve established skills and learn the intricacies of pitching/catching for more competitive play. This will allow more advanced pitchers/catchers to get more one-on-one coaching.

  • Optional skill clinic for the 8U division. The 8U coaches will work together to run drills to develop player skills in hitting, defense, base running, and sliding.

10U - CLINICS

(*required)

  • Mandatory introductory clinic to coaching for all 10U coaches. We will review the 10U division rules and the “Branham Hills way” and do a hands-on walk-through for coaching at the 10U level.

  • Hands-on pitching clinic to show coaches how to teach the basics of pitching. You must sign up.

  • This clinic, conducted by an experienced softball coach, focuses on offense and defense. The coach will show coaches how to teach various skills and look for common issues in player performance. Head coaches are required to attend, and assistant coaches and managers are encouraged to attend.

  • This is an informational clinic for coaches, assistant coaches, and parents on how to set up the fields for their division. We will cover watering and dragging the field, putting in bases, chalking baselines, pitcher’s circle, batter’s boxes, coach’s boxes, and pitcher’s mound, among other things.

  • This clinic teaches the basics of scorekeeping. All 10U teams must keep an official scorebook for the season. Therefore, each team must send at least one representative to this clinic. Open to everyone.

  • Open to all 10U players interested in learning to pitch/catch. Each team is required to send at least one player per position. We will cover basic mechanics in pitching (holding the ball, arm motion, footwork, and good practice technique) or catching (stance, footwork, glove position, and movement). All pitchers must bring a parent/sibling/grandparent/etc to be their catcher.

  • Invitation only. Pitchers/catchers will improve established skills and learn the intricacies of pitching/catching for more competitive play. This will allow more advanced pitchers/catchers to get more one-on-one coaching.

  • Optional skill clinic for the 10U division. The 10U coaches will work together to run drills to develop player skills in hitting, defense, base running, and sliding.

12U - CLINICS

(*required)

  • This is an informational clinic for coaches, assistant coaches, and parents on how to set up the fields for their division. We will cover watering and dragging the field, putting in bases, chalking baselines, pitcher’s circle, batter’s boxes, coach’s boxes, and pitcher’s mound, among other things.

  • This clinic, conducted by an experienced softball coach, focuses on offense and defense. The coach will show coaches how to teach various skills and look for common issues in player performance. Head coaches must attend, and assistant coaches and managers are encouraged to attend.

  • This clinic teaches the basics of scorekeeping. All 12U teams are required to keep an official scorebook during the season. Therefore, each team is required to send at least one representative. Open to everyone.

UMPIRES

(*required)

  • ​Hands-on clinic to learn how to umpire from the USA softball-certified umpires. Attendees will review the USA softball rule book and basic umpiring techniques and practice everyday game situations. You must sign up. No experience is necessary.