2025 Clinic Schedule
The 2025 clinic features a full day of exciting sessions on Saturday, January 11, along with two bonus sessions on the evening of Friday, January 10 for those attendees who arrive early.
* Most current schedule, reflecting any last-minute changes due to unforeseen circumstances, can be found below.
| 2025 Session Times | 2025 Session Type | 2025 Presenter | 2025 Session Title | 2025 Location | 2025 Session Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Event Registration/Check-In | Event Registration | EVENT REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN | Expo Center Pre-Function | General Event |
| Bonus Session: 7:00pm - 7:45pm | Break-Out 1 | Laura Valentino, University of Connecticut Head Coach | Next Level Non-Negotiables for Coaches, Players and Parents | Earth Ballroom A | Coaching Development |
| Bonus Session: 8:00pm - 8:45pm | Break-Out 1 | Cheshire High School (CT) Head Coach Kristine Botto-Drust, UConn Softball Coach Mackenzie Keyes, Past D1 Head Coach & Softball Climate Founder Jill Karwoski, Pilgrim High School (RI) and Rhode Island Bombers Elite Carlos Rodas, and University of New Haven Head Coach Kelly Paterson | Defining and Building "Team" in a Showcase Era | Earth Ballroom A | General Coaching |
| 7:00am - 9:30am | Event Registration/Check-In | EVENT REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN | Expo Center Pre-Function | General Event | |
| 7:45am | Exhibitor Zone Opens | EXHIBITOR ZONE OPEN | Expo Center Floor | Exhibitor Time | |
| 8:15am - 9:05am | Break-Out 1 | Cassie Reilly-Boccia, Softball Strength Academy Founder & National Champion Alabama Player | Power and Precision: Common Hitting Flaws and How to Fix Them | Earth Ballroom B | Hitting |
| 8:15am - 9:05am | Break-Out 2 | Laura Valentino, University of Connecticut Head Coach | The "IT" Factors of Championship Catchers | Earth Ballroom A | Catching |
| 8:15am - 9:05am | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Jen Hapanowicz, USA Elite Training Founder | Trouble Shooting the Movement Pitches: A LIVE DEMO with Olympian Ally Carda and Youth Pitchers | Expo Center Floor | Pitching |
| 8:15am - 9:05am | Salt City Sports Demo Infield | Megan Rembielak, MegRem Softball Founder | Making the Most of Your Throwing Practice to Make It Game Ready: On the Run and From Different Arm Angles | Expo Center Floor | Infield |
| 9:20am - 10:10am | Break-Out 1 | Lauren Ebstein, Tufts University Head Coach | Creating Game Ready Pitchers | Earth Ballroom B | Pitching |
| 9:20am - 10:10am | Break-Out 2 | Mackenzie Keyes, University of Connecticut Coach | Training Swing Decisions in a Team Setting: Enhancing Bat to Ball Skills and Contact | Earth Ballroom A | Hitting |
| 9:20am - 10:10am | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | A.J. Andrews, Ally Carda, Haylie McCleney, Dejah Mulipola & Megan Rembielak with Denise Davis & the Planet Fastpitch Team | Pitching, Hitting & Throwing Contests with Prizes! | Expo Center Floor | Player Contests |
| 9:20am - 10:10am | Salt City Sports Demo Infield | A.J. Andrews, Ally Carda, Haylie McCleney, Dejah Mulipola & Megan Rembielak with Denise Davis & the Planet Fastpitch Team | Pitching, Hitting & Throwing Contests with Prizes | Expo Center Floor | Player Contests |
| 10:10am - 11:10am | Exhibitor Time | EXHIBITOR TIME | Expo Center Floor | Exhibitor Time | |
| 10:15am - 11:00am | Exhibitor Zone/Salt City Sports Booth | Haylie McCleney, Olympic Medalist, 3X World Champion, 4X All-American at Alabama & Pro Softball Player | Meet Softball Legend Haylie McCleney presented by Salt City Sports | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 10:20am - 11:00am | Salt City Sports Demo Infield | A.J. Andrews, Rawlings Gold Glove Outfielder | Outfield Skills & Drills Demo | Expo Center Floor | Outfield |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | Break-Out 1 | Lauren Ebstein and Marly Becker, Tufts University Coaches | Who Is In Charge Here? A Head and Assistant Coach Perspective on the Five Biggest Lessons We Learned about Building a Coaching Staff | Earth Ballroom B | Team Management |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | Break-Out 2 | John Lannan, Toronto Blue Jays MLB Performance Coach | Building Confidence Through Purposeful Actions | Earth Ballroom A | Mental Game |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Rob Crews, Complete Game Founder | Combining In-Game Context with Hitting Drills | Expo Center Floor | Hitting |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | Salt City Sports Demo Infield | A.J. Andrews, Ally Carda, Dejah Mulipola, Cassie Reilly-Boccia, MacKenzie Keyes and Select Presenters led by USA Elite Training's Jen Hapanowicz | Hitting Drills with Live Player Involvement | Expo Center Floor | Hitting/Player Demo |
| 12:05pm - 1:15pm | Exhibitor Time/Lunch | EXHIBITOR TIME/LUNCH | Expo Center Floor | Exhibitor Time/Lunch | |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone/Rawlings/Easton Booth Area (Players have first priority for photos) | Ally Carda, Olympic and World Games Medalist & Pro Softball Pitcher | Get Your Photo with Ally Carda | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone/Snap! Mobile Bullpen Area (Players have first priority for photos) | A.J. Andrews, Rawlings Gold Glove & All-American Outfielder | Get Your Photo with A.J. Andrews | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone/Salt City Sports Booth (Players have first priority for photos) | Haylie McCleney, Olympic Medalist, 3X World Champion, 4X All-American at Alabama & Pro Softball Player | Get Your Photo with Haylie McCleney presented by Salt City Sports | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone/Wilson Sports Booth (Players have first priority for photos) | Dejah Mulipola, Olympic Medalist, World Champion, 2X All-American at Arizona & Pro Softball Catcher | Get Your Photo with Dejah Mulipola presented by Wilson Sports | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | UConn's Mackenzie Keyes and Softball Strength Academy Founder & National Champion Alabama Player Cassie Reilly-Boccia | Working Lunch: Get Your Hitting Questions Answered In the Cage | Expo Center Floor | Hitting |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Salt City Sports Demo Infield | Jen Hapanowicz, USA Elite Training Founder | Working Lunch: Get Your Recruiting Questions Answered | Expo Center Floor | Recruiting |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Break-Out 1 | Megan Rembielak, MegRem Softball Founder | Practice Planning to Maximize Opportunities and Efficiency | Earth Ballroom B | Practice Organization |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Break-Out 2 | Denise Davis, Planet Fastpitch Founder | Developing Sustainable Pitchers. What We Know to be True from Published Softball Research about Energy Flow, Workload & Injury. *Drills Included | Earth Ballroom A | Pitching |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | A.J. Andrews, Rawlings Gold Glove Outfielder | Slapping/Hittiing Drills | Expo Center Floor | Hitting |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Salt City Sports Demo Infield | Cassie Reilly-Boccia, Athletes Warehouse & Softball Strength Academy & Haylie McCleney, Olympic Medalist, 3X World Champion, 4X All-American at Alabama & Pro Softball Player | Power at the Plate: Strength & Conditioning Essentials for High School Softball: Live Demo with Players | Expo Center Floor | Strength & Conditioning |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Break-Out 1 | Ally Carda, Haylie McCleney & Dejah Mulipola with Denise Davis | Mind & Body: A Discussion on Keys to Performing Your Best | Earth Ballroom B | Mental Game |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Break-Out 2 | Rob Crews, Complete Game Founder | Power Dynamics: Timing, Speed and Path | Earth Ballroom A | Hitting |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Jen Hapanowicz, USA Elite Training Founder | Pitch Calling Approaches: Getting Your Battery Aligned | Expo Center Floor | Pitching/Catching |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Salt City Sports Demo Infield | Megan Rembielak, MegRem Softball Founder | Everyday Infield Practice Progressions | Expo Center Floor | Infield Play |
| 3:30pm | Exhibitor Zone Closes | Exhibitor Zone Closes | |||
| 3:30pm - 4:20pm | Break-Out 1 | Julie Bolduc, University of Hartford Pitching Coach; Lauren Ebstein, Tufts University Head Coach; Keri O'Meara, Wellesley College Head Coach; Rachael Powers, UMass Dartmouth Head Coach; and moderated by Denise Davis | Rapid Fire Q & A! Get Your Softball Coaching Questions Answered by Experts | Earth Ballroom B | General Coaching |
| 3:30pm - 4:20pm | Break-Out 2 | Rob Crews, Complete Game Founder | Mastering Timing: Rhythmical Execution, Visual Acuity, and Controlling Space | Earth Ballroom A | Hitting |
| 4:25pm - 5:15pm | Break-Out 1 | Lauren Ebstein, Tufts University Head Coach | How Our Culture of Gratitude Has Fostered a Culture of Success | Earth Ballroom B | Program Building |
| 5:15pm | 2025 Clinic Concludes | 2025 Clinic Concludes | |||
What an incredible 🥎 weekend! We thank 🙏 all the coaches, presenters, exhibitors, players, parents, and sponsors who joined us for the 2025 Mohegan Sun World Softball Coaches’ Convention. You guys hit it out of the park 💥! Good luck with your spring seasons; we look forward to seeing you next year!
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It definitely was a great time thanks for putting this on and yes we will see u next yr
Had an absolute blast. Thank you! Can't wait for next year!
TOMORROW: The Mohegan Sun World Softball Coaches’ Convention kicks off on Saturday, January 11th, with registration At-The-Door starting at 7am.
We’re thrilled to welcome all attendees for incredible opportunity to learn from our elite lineup of coaches, current and former players, and to connect with the amazing brands exhibiting throughout the event🤝🥎
We’re ready to kick off the 2025 season with our best show yet, and we can’t wait to see you there!
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The Mohegan Sun World Softball Coaches’ Convention is thrilled to have USA Elite Training returning as a show partner!
Founded by a show presenter, Jen Hapanowicz, USA Elite Training has trained thousands of athletes, helping them to take their games to the next level and, in many cases, earning a college scholarship.
Come stop by the booth and learn from Coach Hapanowicz during her presentation at the show! We will see you in just a few short days🥎🔥💪
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The Mohegan Sun World Baseball & World Softball Coaches’ Convention is honored to have a premier bat manufacturer, Dove Tail Bats, returning as a show partner‼️💪
Dove Tail Bats produce locally sourced, handcrafted, and top performing bats and training aids for both baseball and softball🪵⚾️🔥🥎
If you’re looking to upgrade your equipment and your players’ on-field performance, Rise Above with Dove Tail Bats — Be sure to visit their booth this January at Mohegan Sun Resort Casino!🤝
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PRESENTER CONFIRMED: AJ Andrews (1st Softball Player to Win Rawlings Gold Glove, LSU All-American & NPF All-Star Outfielder).The Mohegan Sun World Softball Coaches’ Convention is stoked to have a living legend presenting this year!🔥🥎
AJ has been a pioneer in the game, becoming the first woman to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and continuing to play the game at an elite level💫
Come learn from AJ’s experience & get inspired from what she does for the game on and off the field this January 2025! See you at Mohegan Sun Resort Casino!
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2025 Presenters
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A.J. Andrews
LSU All-American, NPF All-Star Player & 1st Woman to Win Rawlings Gold Glove
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Ally Carda
USA Olympic Team Medalist, USA National Team World Games Gold Medalist, UCLA All-American & Japan Professional Softball League Pitcher
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Denise Davis
Founder/Master Instructor Planet Fastpitch (MA)
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Ken Eriksen
Past USA Softball National Team Manager
& Current University of South Florida Head Coach
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Jen Hapanowicz
Founder USA Elite Training (CT & FL)
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Laura Valentino
Head Softball Coach
University of Connecticut
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