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ScHeDuleDate Course LoCation instruCtorsaug.27-29,2010 408:ProLeaguegame&CoaChingobservation suLPhur,La tsChiDa,D’arCy,WhitLoCknov.5-7,2010 407:Winningstrategiesforgame-DayCoaChing rosemount,mn Dever-boaz,miLLer,tsChiDanov.12-14,2010 401:theartofChamPionshiPCoaChing CoLumbus,oh Craig,bLevins,reveLLeDeC.5-7,2010 403:PositionPLay&inDiviDuaLDefensiveskiLLs sanDiego,Ca eDWarDs,nuveman,WrightDeC.5-7,2010 404:soLiDteamDefense&strategy sanDiego,Ca tarr,bLevins,LentiDeC.11-13,2010 405:exPLosiveteamoffense&strategy sanDiego,Ca DrysDaLe,CanDrea,WaLtonDeC.11-13,2010 406:CoaChingDynamiCteamPraCtiCes sanDiego,Ca bruggeman,PaLLozzi,hutChinsJune2-4,2011 408:WorLDseriesCoaChing&gameobservation okLahomaCity,ok tsChiDa,D’arCy,bakerJune5-7,2011 405:exPLosiveteamoffense&strategy okLahomaCity,ok DrysDaLe,eDWarDs,mCsPaDDen

wHy SHoulD i attenD?#1 Learn the latest teaching techniques and strategies from the game's most notable coaches.#2 Strategize with your peers in the class about common problems and solutions.#3 Gain in-depth knowledge in one aspect of the game over the course of the weekend class.#4 Take home a binder of resource material that will serve as a reference for years to come.#5 Enjoy the class format which includes lecture, power point, class discussion and live demonstration by college athletes.#6 Enhance your resume by completing two, four, six or eight NFCC classes to become a 1-star, 2-star, 3-star or an exclusive 4-star master coach.#7 Earn Continuing Education Units (CEU's). Two units received for successful completion of each class.#8 Enter the Master's program through Texas Woman's University. Complete all 8 NFCC classes and all TWU online courses over a three-year program for a Master's in Kinesiology with an Emphasis in Coaching.#9 Refine your offensive and defensive strategies, refresh your teaching techniques and revamp your drill portfolio as you enjoy each weekend of NFCC softball.

2010-11national faStpitcH coacHeS collegecourSe information & regiStration

preparation for coacHing cHampionS...

*for all HeaD & aSSiStant faStpitcH coacHeS • college, HigH ScHool & travel ball

THE ART OF CHAMPIONSHIP COACHING401

ADVANCED ANALYSIS OF

HITTING, PITCHING &

SHORT-GAME SKILLS402

POSITION PLAY & INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE SKILLS403

EXPLOSIVE TEAM OFFENSE &

STRATEGY405

SOLID TEAM DEFENSE &

STRATEGY40411/12-14

COLUMBUS, OH12/5-7

SAN DIEGO12/11-13 • SAN DIEGO

6/5-7 • OKLAHOMA CITY12/5-7

SAN DIEGO

OvERviEW Softball is more than X’s and O’s. Learn how to mold your team into the champion-ship team you have always wanted.• Provide the framework

needed to lead, set standards and expectations, develop program policies;

• Discover how your coach-ing style can have maximum impact on your athletes' performance;

• Gain a better understanding of your players – why they act the way they do and how to predict their responses;

• Better understand who you are as a coach and know your style and your philosophy and how that impacts your team;

• Improve your effectiveness in dealing with recurring issues like playing time, teamwork, team building, discipline, confidence, slumps, change, behavior management and mistake management;

• Tactics for connecting with your team, listening, com-municating and developing trust, and

• Learn strategies to develop program policies, team and individual standards, and goal setting.

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WRIGHT

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OvERviEW This course will enhance your ability to analyze and teach selected fundamental individual skills. • Study the mechanics of hit-

ting, pitching, bunting and slapping;

• Examine skills through video and photo analysis;

• Evaluate faults and fixes with live batters and pitchers, and

• Learn coaching cues and drills to improve your batters’, pitchers’ and short gamers’ fundamental skills, working hands-on with live batters and pitchers.

OvERviEW This course empha-sizes how to analyze and teach the skills required to play each of the nine softball positions with live on-field practice players. In addition you will:• Study the mechanics of throw-

ing, tossing and fielding within a full team practice;

• Examine the techniques used to cover bases, back up, check runners, retrieve balls and func-tion as a cut-off;

• Identify and break down the skills required, to play each defensive position;

• Analyze and correct typical errors during on field, live prac-tice instruction, and

• Learn techniques from live demonstration position play drills.

OvERviEW Learn how to put your individual players together to build a winning defensive team, through classroom instruction, video analysisand live practice.• Study various defensive sets

and discuss how to select the appropriate set for various game situations with a purpose in mind;

• How to teach your team to ex-ecute pickoffs and rundowns;

• Learn how to deliver in special situations (wild pitch/passed balls, dropped third strikes, intentional walks);

• Increase your team’s ability to re-member assignments for steals, extra-base hits, bunts and slaps;

• Develop your team’s under-standing of angles, principles of jurisdiction, communication systems and primary/secondary back-up charts;

• Observe teaching methods and analyze live drills for practice of team defensive skills and strategies;

• Achieve a high fielding percent-age through practice progres-sion demonstrated in a live practice session, and

• Observe and evaluate counter offensive/defensive strategies to prepare for games.

OvERviEW Extend your offensive mind and learn how to score and manufacture more runs. In addi-tion, you will:• Examine the pieces of an explo-

sive offensive puzzle (power, running and short game);

• Learn the elements of play-mapping and apply them to numerous tactics and strate-gies;

• Counter offensive/defensive strategies and prepare for games;

• Examine your offensive phi-losophy and your evaluation of offensive performance, and

• Observe the performance of offensive team skills and strate-gies.

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COACHING DYNAMIC TEAM PRACTICES406

WINNING STRATEGIES FOR

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WORLD SERIES/PRO LEAGUE

GAME & COACHING

OBSERVATION408

SOLID TEAM DEFENSE &

STRATEGY40412/11-13 • SAN DIEGO

6/5-7 • OKLAHOMA CITY12/11-13

SAN DIEGO11/5-7

ROSEMOUNT, MN8/27-29 • SULPHUR, LA

6/2-4 • OKLAHOMA CITY12/5-7

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DRYSDALE • EDWARDS McSPADDEN

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TSCHIDABAKER • D'ARCY

OvERviEW Learn how to put your individual players together to build a winning defensive team, through classroom instruction, video analysisand live practice.• Study various defensive sets

and discuss how to select the appropriate set for various game situations with a purpose in mind;

• How to teach your team to ex-ecute pickoffs and rundowns;

• Learn how to deliver in special situations (wild pitch/passed balls, dropped third strikes, intentional walks);

• Increase your team’s ability to re-member assignments for steals, extra-base hits, bunts and slaps;

• Develop your team’s under-standing of angles, principles of jurisdiction, communication systems and primary/secondary back-up charts;

• Observe teaching methods and analyze live drills for practice of team defensive skills and strategies;

• Achieve a high fielding percent-age through practice progres-sion demonstrated in a live practice session, and

• Observe and evaluate counter offensive/defensive strategies to prepare for games.

OvERviEW Extend your offensive mind and learn how to score and manufacture more runs. In addi-tion, you will:• Examine the pieces of an explo-

sive offensive puzzle (power, running and short game);

• Learn the elements of play-mapping and apply them to numerous tactics and strate-gies;

• Counter offensive/defensive strategies and prepare for games;

• Examine your offensive phi-losophy and your evaluation of offensive performance, and

• Observe the performance of offensive team skills and strate-gies.

OvERviEW This course examines theories, methods, and tools that can be used to maximize a player’s ability to learn your system. The class starts in the classroom and moves to the field/indoor practice facility for demonstration and evaluations of different practice plans to develop your own master plan.• Actively participate in drills

designed to improve your personal coaching skills;

• Take an in-depth look at plan-ning, organizing and conduct-ing practices from the ground up;

• Construct a draft of a master practice plan – discuss sample daily plans – consider differ-ences in pre-season, pre-game and off-season plans;

• Develop practice policies, pro-cedures, and protocol;

• Discuss eight mistakes coaches make when teaching drills and how to prevent them;

• Learn how to boost your play-ers performance by under-standing how they learn;

• Discuss and observe proven teaching methods to maximize learning, and

• Evaluate sample hitting, pitch-ing and position play during a live practice.

OvERviEW This course focuses on developing and applying the skills of coaching through obser-vation, analysis of game clips and live demonstration of strategy decisions.• Learn how to scout an oppo-

nent during a game and discuss how to use the information to your advantage;

• Discuss game-day manage-ment and protocols;

• Discuss different ways to deal with game-day challenges;

• Learn to lead your team through difficult times and discuss how to handle them;

• Discuss how to handle “teach-able moments” during a game;

• Become actively involved in game calling and discuss op-tions with your peers;

• Recognize rules issues and dis-cuss responses to hypothetical rules cases, and

• Engage in on-field drills to im-prove your personal first- and third-base coaching skills.

OvERviEW In this course, you will take an in depth look at championship play. See the game through the eyes of the best, while improving your own softball vision. Examine what champion-ship teams do to separate them-selves from the rest. • Make field observations;• Analyze selected game match-

ups. Develop prospective game plans and discuss them in a group setting;

• Review and analyze game tapes;

• Assess team and individual performance;

• Practice personal game track-ing, scoring and charting;

• Watch the series games with instructors and discuss strate-gies, and

• Address questions to a panel of college or professional guest coaches.

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PHilmcspadden OklaHOMa CiTy HC

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“I had a great experience working as an instructor for the NFCC. The information presented is very thorough and innovative. I learned more as an instructor than I have at any coaching clinic or convention. If you want to get the most out of your coaching career, I strongly recommend that you get into the NFCA Coaches College!”

Patty Gasso, Head Coach, University of Oklahoma

“I have been coaching for 12 years and feel like I’m a good coach. Then I attended the NFCC and was blown away by what I still don’t know!”

Robert Wiebort, Head Coach, Irvine High School (Calif.)

“I just wanted to thank you all so much for creating such deeply enriching courses for the NFCC. I gained so much from these two courses and anxiously await my next opportunity to learn from the some of the most successful, experienced coaches in the game. The humility you all display in your willingness to share your experiences is truly awesome; rest assured it will be honored through the application of the lessons learned.”

Germaine Fairchild, Head Coach, Quinnipiac University

“What a wonderful weekend! Your instructors were awesome motivators, teachers and coaches. Your presentations are the most valuable tools a coach could receive. When I finished the class I thought how much more my players would have gained from this course compared to some of the player clinics they go to for the same price.”

Sherri Shuttlesworth, Head Coach, Northridge High School

“The NFCC instructors were great, especially because they could give examples and really stick with their philosophy. They didn’t make you feel that you had to agree or must completely change your philosophy to fit their teaching progression.”

Amy Tenute, Head Coach, Carleton College

“After attending the offensive class, I felt it was really worthwhile and couldn’t wait to apply what I’d learned. It was incredible. We put a huge emphasis on doing the things needed to create runs – things we’d learned in class. It paid off and was the fastest start we’ve ever had. So from my players and coaches, thank you for sharing your knowledge. We’re having tons of fun driving our opponents crazy.”

Ken Krause, Head Coach, Mundelein Thunder 18U

What educational opportunities are offered through the NFCC?You can take NFCC courses simply to become a more knowledgeable coach. No testing is required for this, but the open-book test is required for Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) through Mississippi State University, Master Coach status, and the master’s degree from Texas Woman’s Uni-versity. The master’s degree requires a bachelor’s degree and acceptance into the TWU master’s program. All eight courses plus four additional TWU courses must be completed for the master’s degree.

What is the usual NFCC schedule like?A normal NFCC class schedule is noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday for a total of 18 classroom hours. There may be some variation to these times, so please check the NFCC website to confirm the times for your class.

What level of coaches take NFCC courses?A: Each class’ enrollment varies, but most have some representation from all levels of coaches. The NFCC classes are packed with exposure and interaction with some of the best coaches in the game today. Unlike your average clinic of two-hour blocks of instruction on various topics, each NFCC course offers in-depth analysis of one aspect of the game that pro-vides participants the opportunity to become a master coach in that area.

Where can i find out more details about the class schedule, lodging, directions to the location, and other items?A: More specific NFCC information can be found at www.nfca.org/college. Upon completing the registration, an e-mail confirmation will be sent to you with additional details for the course.

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Add-in rAte for new member or renewAl fees High School Head Coaches $70 NAIA, JC Head Coaches $70Travel Ball Head Coaches $70 NCAA II, III Head Coaches $110Assistant Coaches $70 NCAA I Head Coaches $160

REGISTRATION FORM DATE COURSE AND iNSTRUCTORS SiTE 8/27-29/10 408: Pro League Game & Coaching Observation Sulphur, LA11/5-7/10 407: Winning Strategies for Game-Day Coaching Rosemount, MN11/12-14/10 401: The Art of Championship Coaching Columbus, OH 12/5-7/10 403: Position Play & Individual Defensive Skills San Diego, CA 12/5-7/10 404: Solid Team Defense & Strategy San Diego, CA

DATE COURSE AND iNSTRUCTORS SiTE12/11-13/10 405: Explosive Team Offense & Strategy San Diego, CA12/11-13/10 406: Coaching Dynamic Team Practices San Diego, CA6/2-4/11 408: World Series Coaching & Game Observation Oklahoma City, OK6/5-7/11 405: Explosive Team Offense & Strategy Oklahoma City, OK

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