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Folsom Softball Club News: August 14, 2009
  
    Jennie Finch is coming to Folsom!
The Jennie Finch girls softball camp will be held at Vista Del Lago High School on Sept 26th and 27th.  There will also be a Champions dinner Friday Sept 25th to help raise money for local youth sports.  Olympian guests will be in attendance.
 
Since this is the only Jennie Finch softball camp on the West Coast it will sell out.  Register early using the registration form here or go to JennieFinch.com.
  
For details on the Champions dinner contact Robert at (916) 941-9571.

The event is being hosted by Monarchs Sports Academy in collaboration with our own Folsom Softball Club and Vista High School.		  
 

 
  10U Scott
Coach Bill Scott has finalized his coaching staff.  Dan Adams, Tammy Cardona, and Glen Drouin will lead the 10U Scott team.  Welcome!  They have started their practices at Vista and are getting ready for their first tournament as Folsom Freedom.  
 
  10U Parks
The girls competed at Nationals in Salem, Oregon and had an amazing experience. They beat the Nevada state champions 11-2 in a game that ended after midnight.  Read coach Gary's play-by-play account of the week and see some great pictures on the Folsom Freedom site. Nice hats guys!   
 
  12U Nicosia
In a stunning come-from-behind victory the 12U team beat the Auburn Storm in their 3rd show-down this past weekend. The Storm beat Freedom a few weeks prior to win the Tahoe tournament. This time they tied in the seeding game and then Freedom beat the Storm on Sunday to take third in the Davis.  With 2 outs and the tying run on 3rd watch what happened.  
 
  14U Reed
Coach Reed said the team has competed in 7 tournaments this summer and they are doing well.  They recently took 2nd in the Reno tournament.  Let Freedom ring!!!
 		  
 
 
 
  Board Meetings
The board had a full agenda for the August 3rd meeting at Round Table.  Everyone met the new 10U Scott coaches, discussion around fundraising, participation in the Jennie Finch camp, and defining our mission statement were all completed.  Our Secretary, Karen Hawkins, does a great job of capturing detailed meeting minutes.  The minutes of this meeting as well as the prior meeting are available on the club web site here  
 
The next board meeting will be on Monday, August 31 at 7:15pm at the Round Table Pizza on Riley.
 		  
 
 
 
  Fielding Groundballs
Team USA coach Mike Candrea on the proper technique for fielding groundballs. Watch the video here  
 
  Being a Successful Sport Parent (part 1 in a series)
  Team USA Coach Mike Candrea
Being a great sport parent is really easy if you can follow some simple guidelines.

Set your priorities. What should we get out of this experience? Have fun and encourage your child to be a student of the game. Remember that when an athlete has a low skill level and a high challenge, they become frustrated. When the skill level is high and the challenge is low, they get bored. Early development should emphasize skill development in a non-threatening environment. The key is having fun while learning the game. As the skill level increases so should the challenge or you will lose their interest! Want to learn more? Check out Determining Goals for Our Kids in Sports on ResponsibleSports.com. 		 
 

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