BaseballSoftballUK is excited to announce the return of Academy Softball for 2021-2022 – after a year’s hiatus, the premier national softball talent development programme has returned!
The Academy is designed to help players of all skill levels turn the off-season into an opportunity to become better, stronger and fitter athletes. This is a great time to make improvements in your game, and excellent Academy coaches will be on hand to help you do it.
BSUK’s Academy is split into two elements, Academy Baseball and Academy Softball. Both consist of monthly national and regional weekend training sessions from October to March each year. The tutorials and practice plans will allow young baseball and softball players to improve their hitting, pitching, fielding and baserunning.
This year’s Academy Softball programme will feature both regional and national training sessions, with new elements and lessons added to the programme. The most notable of these additions is that all National Academy sessions at Coventry will feature full scrimmages to allow players to put the skills learned in other sessions to the test. All other sessions will follow the usual Academy layout of skill-work and games. For more questions about session layouts, please email academy@bsuk.com.
The following venues will be used for this year’s programme:
Regional:
- Wales - Lancashire (TBD)
- North-West: Manchester - FIVES Trafford (Trafford Way, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8DD)
- South: Chichester – Chichester High School (Kingsham Rd, Chichester PO19 8EB)
National:
- Coventry - Alan Higgs Centre (Allard Way, Coventry CV3 1HW)
- Buckinghamshire – Farnham Park National Baseball & Softball Complex (Beaconsfield Rd, SL2 3BP)
Pricing
There are three packages available for the programme this year:
- Single Session – £25: access to a single session, regional or national. No kit included.
- Regional Membership – £80: access to all Regional sessions. No kit included.
- National Membership – £140: access to all Regional and National sessions. Kit included (cap or visor, 2021 Academy dry-fit shirt).
If you attend a single session and want to purchase a Regional or National membership, please do get in touch at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
The Academy programme is open to all players aged 10 to 25 regardless of ability, who wish to improve and maximise their potential. Player registration for BaseballSoftballUK Academy programming is now open here.
For more information or for any questions, please email academy@bsuk.com.
Academy Softball Calendar 2021-22
|
Date |
Location |
Type |
Start |
Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunday, 24 October |
Coventry (Alan Higgs Centre) |
National |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Saturday, 30 October |
Chichester (Chichester High School) |
Regional |
11:00 |
16:00 |
|
Sunday, 7 November |
Coventry (Alan Higgs Centre) |
National |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Saturday, 13 November |
Slough (Farnham Park) |
National |
11:00 |
16:00 |
|
Saturday, 20 November |
North-West (FIVES Trafford) |
Regional |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Saturday, 4 December |
Wales - Lancashire (TBA) |
Regional |
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|
Sunday, 12 December |
Coventry (Alan Higgs Centre) |
National |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Holiday Break |
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|
Saturday, 22 January |
Chichester (Chichester High School) |
Regional |
11:00 |
16:00 |
|
Saturday, 29 January |
Coventry (Alan Higgs Centre) |
National |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Saturday, 5 February |
Wales - Lancashire (TBA) |
Regional |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Saturday, 12 February |
Slough (Farnham Park) |
National |
11:00 |
16:00 |
|
Saturday, 19 February |
Coventry (Alan Higgs Centre) |
National |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Saturday, 26 February |
Chichester (Chichester High School) |
Regional |
11:00 |
16:00 |
|
Saturday, 5 March |
Wales - Lancashire (TBA) |
Regional |
10:00 |
15:00 |
|
Saturday, 12 March |
North-West (FIVES Trafford) |
Regional |
12:00 |
17:00 |
|
Saturday, 19 March |
Slough (Farnham Park) |
National |
12:00 |
17:00 |