2026 Clinic Schedule
The 2026 clinic will feature two days of sessions starting later in the day on Friday, January 16 and concluding on Saturday afternoon, January 17, at 5:15pm. See 2025 schedule below for an outline of session schedule - we will be adding a session of two more on Friday beginning late afternoon. Check back regularly for schedule updates.
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 | |||
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Congrats to Head Coach Laura Valentino and the entire UConn Softball Coaching Staff! A well-deserved honor. Keep it going in Storrs.
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Great story about Cheshire High School Softball culture. Head Coach Kristine Drust, who has encouraged this dynamic and supportive environment, is a multi-time World Softball presenter and good friend to the Convention. Keep it going!
How No. 3 Cheshire softball's culture of connection and fun has propelled it to the next level
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Cheshire softball coach Kristine Durst has helped build a winning culture, not only at the varsity level, but also with the Cheshire Youth Softball program.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
UConn Softball 🥎 led by Head Coach and World Softball Presenter Laura Valentino takes on Nebraska today in the Baton Rouge NCAA Regional. Game time is 3PM and broadcast on ESPN+. Go Huskies!
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2025 Presenters
A.J. Andrews
LSU All-American, NPF All-Star Player & 1st Woman to Win Rawlings Gold Glove
Ally Carda
USA Olympic Team Medalist, USA National Team World Games Gold Medalist, UCLA All-American & Japan Professional Softball League Pitcher
Denise Davis
Founder/Master Instructor Planet Fastpitch (MA)
Ken Eriksen
Past USA Softball National Team Manager
& Current University of South Florida Head Coach
Jen Hapanowicz
Founder USA Elite Training (CT & FL)
Laura Valentino
Head Softball Coach
University of Connecticut
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