GRIFFIN — Summer time softball coaching is in full swing for the Woman Jags softball staff.
The Woman Jags had one in every of its higher seasons final 12 months ending with a 12-15 report. It’s the primary time this system has reached double digit victories in six years and the primary time in three years Spalding Excessive’s softball staff reached the state playoffs.
“To this point, we’re attempting to play catch up because it has been a protracted interval since we final performed or had something to do softball associated. The vitality of eager to proceed the success from final season is there, and the ladies and I are able to get after it,” stated head coach Steven Ashe.
“Our summer season exercises began the final two weeks in Might with weightlifting and conditioning in addition to our 4 on 1s. We’ll proceed to follow and situation all summer season lengthy. We additionally plan on enjoying three scrimmage video games this summer season staring on July with Rock Springs and one other one with Union Grove,” Ashe added.
He continued, “These are going to be nice sport rep alternatives for me and my teaching workers to see how we now have grown as a program over the summer season going into our first sport of the season.” The Woman Jags don’t have any staff camps deliberate for the summer season, however they’ve a number of gamers that may attend particular person camps.
“We shouldn’t have any camps in thoughts nonetheless we now have 4 ladies that may proceed their recruiting course of to exercise and be seen by schools. The plan is to have them signal by the tip of their season,” Ashe stated.
With a change in areas for the Woman Jags, the schedule will likely be a lot more durable than final season.
“The principle focus this 12 months is to be aggressive in addition to end. We had quite a lot of video games final 12 months the place we had a lead and we let it slip away. So establishing that end mentality is a aim of ours so we are able to begin profitable these tight race ball video games,” stated Ashe.
He continued, “We’re going through a tricky area this 12 months and the power of schedule has improved as properly for us; nonetheless, I do know for a proven fact that our women are up for the problem, and can we put in what it takes to make a run at one other playoff berth”.
Because the staff play a more durable schedule this season, the gamers and coaches will likely be searching for extra help this season from the group.
“ We want all of the help we are able to get from the group, so please be looking out for promotional days in addition to our scheduled dwelling video games. These ladies are working very laborious and would imply the world to them if their group was within the stands backing them up,” Ashe stated.
