University Of Virginia Softball Clinics

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Dec. 10, 1999

From the Directors

The University of Virginia Softball Clinic sessions have been planned toimprove basic fundamental skills and knowledge of the game for players fromfifth grade through 12th grade. Sessions will include Pitching, Catching,Fielding, Hitting and Bunting. It is important to attend AT LEAST TWOsessions of your particular area(s), as they will progress from basic toadvanced skill levels. Note Pitching and Catching are at the same time,but are taught separately.

Clinic Objective

• To improve basic softball skills
• Group instructions based upon skill and age level
• To improve individual instructions at a ratio of 7 to 1
• Identification and correction of individual skills
• Enhancement of the individual’s knowledge and understanding of softball

Cost
$50.00 per session. This fee is NON-REFUNDABLE

Payment and Registration Due
Wednesday, January 19, 2000

Numbers of Participants
Entries are limited to the first 40 participants per sessions

Location
The clinic will be held at “The Cage”, located next to University Hall inOnesty Hall at the University of Virginia.

What to Bring
** If possible, pitchers need to provide their own catchers. Catchers willbe limited.**

Each athlete must bring her own glove, tennis shoes, sweats, shorts,T-shirt, socks and batting gloves, if needed. Please bring your own bat,helmet and catching gear.

The Virginia Softball Program will only be ableto provide a limited number of bats, helmets and catching gear.

***We will not be providing overnight accommodations. If you will beneeding such accommodations, please indicate with registration and we willsend you a list of local hotels. ***

When

Make Checks payable to:
Friends of Virginia Softball

Mail registration to:
The University of Virginia Softball
C/O James Pinkerton
P.O. Box 3785
371-A McCue Hall
Charlottesville, Va. 22903
(804) 982-5737

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

Head Softball Coach Cheryl Sprangel
Cheryl Sprangel enters her third season at the helm of the University ofVirginia Softball Program. In her first two seasons at UVa, she has guidedthe Cavaliers to a 73-54 record. By guiding the team to 38 wins, Sprangelset a record for most wins in a season by a first year coach at Virginia.Furthermore, with 38 wins the ‘Hoos garnered the second highest win totalin the program’s 19-year history and the most wins in a season since 1989.In 1999, UVa reached the finals of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Tournament for the second consecutive year. Before coming Virginia,Sprangel was the Head Women’s Softball Coach at the University of Toledofor 14 seasons. While at Toledo, Sprangel led the Rockets to threeMid-American Conference titles and a Women’s College World Series berth in1989. She is 539-409-1 as a head coach.

Assistant Softball Coach Jamie Pinkerton
Jamie Pinkerton is in his second season as an assistant softball coach atthe University of Virginia. Previously, Pinkerton held an assistant coachposition at Northeast Louisiana in 1997. Prior to NLU, Pinkerton coachedat the University of Tulsa for three seasons (1994-97). Pinkerton has alsocoached one season at the high school level. He helped leadClaremone-Sequoyah (OK) to a Will Rogers Conference Championship, aDistrict title, and to Oklahoma’s Class 2A State Runners-up. Pinkerton hasalso coached on the ASA level,, coaching the Oklahoma Mustangs from1986-1994. During that time span Pinkerton led the Mustangs to several ASANationals.

Assistant Softball Coach Sara Holland
Sara Holland enters her first season at Virginia. She previously playedfor the University of Kansas.

For More Information Concerning the 2000 University of Virginia SoftballClinic, please contact:Jamie Pinkerton: (804) 982-5737 – jdp6b@virginia.edu