OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today the official date of the first USA Softball Coaching School presented by Liberty Mutual Group. Hosted and locally sponsored by Maryland- D.C. and Piedmont ASA, the Coaching School will take place November 21-23 at the Mattapeake Elementary School in Kent Island, Md.

The school will consist of first hand instruction from the 2008 U.S. Olympic softball team coaching staff and their daily preparation for international competition. The school will be limited to only 250 coaches and cost is $175.00 before October 1 and $200.00 after.

Coach Mike Candrea will also host a ‘Hitting Clinic’ in conjunction with the coaching school. The clinic will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. as Session #1 and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. for Session #2. Each session will have a maximum of 64 students. Once the clinic is filled there will be no walk-ins accepted. Cost of the hitting clinic will be $200.00 per player for five hours of instruction. Each participant will receive a clinic shirt, snacks and water.

For more information, please contact Jack Hutcherson at jocommish@mddcasa.org.