2022 Schedule
The 2022 Mohegan Sun World Softball Coaches' Convention features a full day of exciting clinic sessions on Saturday, January 15, along with two bonus sessions on the evening of Friday, January 14 for those attendees who arrive early.
| 2022 Session Times | 2022 Session Type | 2022 Presenter | 2022 Session Title | 2022 Location | 2022 Session Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm - 8:15pm | Event Registration/Check-In | Event Registration | EVENT REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN | Expo Center Pre-Function | General Event |
| Bonus Session: 7:00pm - 7:45pm | Break-Out 2 | Jimmy VanOstrand | Mental Skills Session | Earth Ballroom A | Player Performance |
| Bonus Session: 8:00pm - 8:45pm | Break-Out 2 | Aubree Munro | Leadership Lessons from My Olympic Experience | Earth Ballroom A | General Coaching |
| 7:00am - 9:30am | Event Registration | 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 - 9:15am | Break-Out 1 | Panel Discussion featuring Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro, Jessica Bracamonte, Danielle Henderson, Kristine Botto-Drust & Aubree Munro moderated by Denise Davis | Culture Matters More Than Ever: A Panel Discussion | Earth Ballroom B | Program Building |
| 8:15am - 9:15am | Break-Out 2 | Cassie Reilly-Boccia | Preparing the Body for Explosive Action | Earth Ballroom A | Player Development |
| 8:15am - 9:15am | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | A.J. & Aliyah Andrews | Slapping & Hitting Drills Demo | Expo Center Floor | Slapping/Hitting |
| 8:15am - 9:15am | Infield Demo Area | Jen Hapanowicz | Developing a Collegiate Pitcher: A Live Demo | Expo Center Floor | Pitching |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Break-Out 1 | Laura Valentino & the UConn Softball Coaching Staff | Beyond the Bases: Coaching Staff Culture | Earth Ballroom B | General Coaching |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Break-Out 2 | Jessica Bracamonte | Hitting is Simple, It Just Isn't Easy: How To Help Players Attack 90% of Hitting | Earth Ballroom A | Hitting/Player Performance |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | A.J. Andrews, Aliyah Andrews & Aubree Munro with Denise Davis & the Planet Fastpitch Team | Pitching, Hitting & Throwing Contests with Prizes! | Expo Center Floor | Player Contests |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Infield Demo Area | A.J. Andrews, Aliyah Andrews & Aubree Munro with Denise Davis & the Planet Fastpitch Team | Pitching, Hitting & Throwing Contests with Prizes! | Expo Center Floor | Player Contests |
| 10:30am - 11:15am | Exhibitor Time | EXHIBITOR TIME | Expo Center Floor | Exhibitor Time | |
| 10:35am - 11:10am | Infield Demo Area | A.J. & Aliyah Andrews | Outfield Skills & Drills Demo | Expo Center Floor | Outfield |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | Break-Out 1 | Aubree Munro | The Many Hats of a Catcher | Earth Ballroom B | Catching |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | Break-Out 2 | Donna Scarborough, PhD & James Zachazewski, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC moderated by Denise Davis | On-Field Injury Management: What Every Coach Needs to Know | Earth Ballroom A | General Coaching |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro & Danielle Henderson | Pitching Drills | Expo Center Floor | Pitching |
| 11:15am - 12:05pm | Infield Demo Area | A.J. Andrews, Aliyah Andrews, Cassie Reilly-Boccia, Jen Hapanowicz & Diana Pepin | Hitting Drills with Live Player Involvement | Expo Center Floor | Hitting |
| 12:05pm - 1:15pm | Exhibitor Time/Lunch | EXHIBITOR TIME/LUNCH | Expo Center Floor | Exhibitor Time/Lunch | |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Break-Out 1 | Danielle Henderson & Diana Pepin | The NEW College Recruiting Landscape: What Coaches, Parents & Players Need to Know: An Interactive Roundtable with Audience Q & A | Earth Ballroom B | Recruiting |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone (Players have first priority for photos) | Aubree Munro | Get Your Photo with Aubree Munro | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone (Players have first priority for photos) | Cassie Reilly-Boccia | Get Your Photo with Cassie Reilly-Boccia & Book-Signing | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone (Players have first priority for photos) | A.J. Andrews | Get Your Photo with A.J. Andrews | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Exhibitor Zone (Players have first priority for photos) | Aliyah Andrews | Get Your Photo with A.J. Andrews | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Bat Demo | Bat Demo | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Infield Demo Area | Product Demo | Product Demo | Expo Center Floor | General |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Break-Out 1 | Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro | Pitching A - Z: The Alabama Way | Earth Ballroom B | Pitching |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Break-Out 2 | Laura Valentino | Team Defense | Earth Ballroom A | Team Defense |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Aubree Munro | Catching Skills & Drills Demo | Expo Center Floor | Catching |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Infield Demo Area | Kristine Botto-Drust | Baserunning Essentials - A Field Demo | Expo Center Floor | Baserunning |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Break-Out 1 | Jessica Bracamante | High Level Outfield Play: More Than Just Catching a Ball | Earth Ballroom B | Outfield |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Break-Out 2 | Jen Hapnowicz & Erika Osherow | Mental Training for Players | Earth Ballroom A | Player Performance |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | On Deck Sports Batting Cage | Cassie Reilly-Boccia | Medicine Ball Exercise Progressions for the Softball Athlete | Expo Center Floor | Player Development |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Infield Demo Area | Diana Pepin | Planning and Running an Effective Indoor Practice | Expo Center Floor | Practice Organization |
| 3:30pm - 4:20pm | Break-Out 1 | Danielle Henderson | From Bullpen to Field: How to Prepare Your Pitchers to Follow Your Game Plan | Earth Ballroom B | Pitching |
| 3:30pm - 4:20pm | Break-Out 2 | Diana Pepin | W.I.N with Your Culture | Earth Ballroom A | Program Building |
| 3:30pm | Exhibitor Zone Closes | Exhibitor Zone Closes | |||
| 4:25pm - 5:15pm | Break-Out 1 | Cassie Reilly-Boccia | Developing a Systematic Approach to Hitter Development | Earth Ballroom B | Hitting |
| 5:15pm | 2022 Clinic Concludes | 2022 Clinic Concludes | |||
| Earth Ballroom A | |||||
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This Thanksgiving, perhaps more than ever before, we are thankful for those who touch our lives – including our Softball Family.
We wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.
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🥎 🇺🇸 USA Olympic Team Catcher Aubree Munro to present at 2022 Mohegan Sun World Softball Coaches’ Convention on January 15. In addition to earning an Olympic Medal at this summer’s Tokyo Games, Aubree won two College World Series Championships 🏆 while playing for the University of Florida. She’ll be presenting multiple times, including a session entitled: “The Many Hats of a Catcher.” 🔥 You don’t want to miss this - register at SoftballCoachesClinic.com and join us this January at Mohegan Sun.
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Excited to have a strong presence again this year!
🥎 PRESENTER ANNOUNCEMENT: Eastern Connecticut State University’s Diana Pepin to present at 2022 Mohegan Sun World Softball Coaches’ Convention on January 15. With more than 450 career victories and an incredible .620+ career winning percentage, Coach Pepin has led Eastern Connecticut to new heights ⛰, earning 8 NCAA Tourney berths in the last 13 years and recording a third-place national finish in 2019. She and her staff have won multiple NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year Awards 🏆. Join us in January and learn from one of softball’s best - register at SoftballCoachesClinic.com
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Congrats!! A lot of passion, sweat, & hard work! Not to mention a true inspiration for all you come in contact and especially your athletes!
Congratulations đź‘Ź Diana. Really proud of you.
Legend!!
Congratulations!!
Nice! That is super cool.
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2022 Presenters
A.J. Andrews
LSU All-American, NPF All-Star Player & 1st Woman to Win Rawlings Gold Glove
Danielle Henderson
Head Softball Coach
University of Massachusetts
Ashley Waters
Head Softball Coach
Boston University
Laura Valentino
Head Softball Coach
University of Connecticut