June 17, 2015
*Campers are responsible to bring their own lunch, snacks and water
bottles. Water jugs will be available at both fields
9:00-11:00 (lunch break) 11:40-1:30, $50, Softball Clinic
We will run this camp like many college softball camps.
Girls will be placed in 4 different groups, by age/ability and
placed at stations that cover: Hitting, Game Situations,
Infield/Outfield Skills, and Base Running (pitchers and
catchers will be pulled out to work on P/C skills during
this time — Catchers need to bring their own gear to
this session). Athletes will rotate through each session.
All Colorado Players: Boscola,
Mathews, Babcock, Torrez, Gaffin,
Ball, Marcovecchio, Prokaski,
Reichmuth, Rodriguez, and Smith
2002-03 League Champs
2003 - 2013 Sweet 16 State
2003 - 2013 regional champs
2007 - 2013 League Champs
2005 - 2010 District Champs
2012 Final Four
2007—2011
Legacy High School
Fastpitch Softball presents:
LHS Softball
Clinic
(13th Annual)
for girls ages 8-15
AND 2013
State Champions!!!!
Veteran athletes from the LHS championship
program will assist so that your athlete will
receive individual instruction during camp.
We usually have a 4:1 coach to camper ratio.
Athletes will be paired into age groups or ability groups for safety.
Pitchers must have a parent or catcher at camp to
have someone catch them as they practice their
newly found techniques. We do not have enough
people on staff to catch for clinic athletes.
2701 W. 136th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80020
Softball fields are
located on the North
side of Legacy HS
Phone: 720-972-6760
Fax: 720-972-6891
Email: [email protected]
June 17, 2015
Clinic Coaches
Head Coach, Dawn Gaffin–
Dawn graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with
a BA in teaching and coaching. Dawn also has a Masters
degree in Instructional Technology from the Univ. of Colorado and her Administrative Certification
from Univ. of Phoenix. She moved to
Colorado in 1985 from Iowa and began
teaching at Merritt Hutton (aka Thornton
Middle). She started coaching softball in
1987, the year Colorado started fastpitch
softball. Dawn coached for 2 years at
Northglenn H.S., 5 years at Thornton and
7 years at Horizon H.S. where her team
took 1st in the Front Range League and
Coach Dawn Gaffin
Head Coach
made it to the state tournament in 1992.
Dawn coached the CCGS All-State team
in 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2007, and 2011. During her
coaching career, she has had over 27 athletes participate in
these All-State games. The Legacy teams have made 11
appearances in the CHSAA State Tournament and has had 8
league championships since the programs inception and 6
state championships at the 5A level. She also coached
competitive softball in the summer for over 20 years. Dawn
was on the Core Team to plan and open Legacy High
School and has been coaching here for 16 years.
Varsity Stats Expert Luke VonHagen–
Luke is a District 12 graduate (1976) from Thornton High
School. He played high school baseball varsity as speed
player and outfielder. He has his BA degree from Metro
State University. From 1977-2003, he
played both competitive fast pitch(8-years)
and slow pitch softball. Luke has coached
fastpitch softball for over 16 years in the
North Denver Metro area. His 14U team
started the ‘legacy’ at Legacy back in 2000
and contributes much to our coaching staff
today as our pitching coach and outfield
coach. He has volunteered for our program for over 14
years. He currently coaches 12A for the Warriors fastpitch
softball team.
Craig Clapper – Assistant
Coach
Coach Clapper has been coaching baseball
or softball for the past 35 years at several
different levels. He helped coach the Whiz
Kids Softball Club from 1990-1997, baseball, and lately with the Boltz Softball Organization. This is Coach Clapper’s second
year with our program. Coach Clapper works with our
catchers at all levels and brings an extensive resume with
Legacy Softball Clinic
Associate Head Coach, John Waller
Coach John Waller graduated from Colorado
Technical University with a Doctorate in Management. Professionally, he was professor at
Metro State and currently a Director at
Pepsi. Coach Waller has coached track athletes on the regional level and a select few for
the national arena. Most recently, he has been
coaching competitive softball for the past nine
years and is currently the founder and head
John Waller
coach of the Angels of Colorado Angels SoftAssistant Coach
ball organization. Coach Waller brings recent
and relevant softball knowledge as well as speed and agility
to our talented young team. This fall will be Coach Waller’s 7th
year coaching Legacy Softball.
Kelli Kubitschek— Assistant Coach
Born and raised in Thornton, CO where
Kelli played competitive softball for 8 years
for the Whiz Kids Organization.
Primary
position was Pitcher and played 1B. She
played Varsity softball under the reign of
Coach Dawn Gaffin at Horizon High
School from ‘94-’96. This past season
was 2nd year coaching for the Lightning,
but not the first time in the coaches box.
Kelli has coached 4 years of competitive
softball for the CO Stars and Broomfield Boltz. In 2010 finished 3rd in the TC World Series. She currently coaches with
the Comet/Star organization in Boulder. This will be her 4th
year with the Legacy Softball program.
Alex Neely— Assistant Coach
Coach Neely is a graduate of Univ. of Northern
Colorado where she played collegiate ball 4
years as a pitcher and infielder. She was also
on the 4A State Championship team at Windsor HS in 2006. Her accolades include All Conference and All State in High School as well as
All Conference awards in college. Alex also
works for Triple Crown sports and coaches with their summer
club teams. This is Coach Neely’s second year in our program.
Chelsea Dunaj— Assistant Coach
Coach Dunaj is a graduate of Marygrove
College in Detroit, MI. She graduated high
school from Warren Cousino where she
played softball as a first baseman. She
coached the JV Softball team at Center Line
High School and also umpired youth baseball and softball in the summer months. This
is Coach Dunaj’s 2nd year in our program as
our assistant C Team coach. Coach Dunaj is
also a Math teacher at LHS.
Time
Check sessions to attend:
June 17, Wednesday, 9 am—1:30 pm
Full Softball Clinic (includes T-shirt)
Price
9-1:30
$50.00
Total:
There is a ‘team discount’ if 8+ players from your summer team come to both
sessions. Call Coach Gaffin for details!**
All Athletes will receive a FREE camp T-shirt when attending the clinic!
Turn in your registration form EARLY to get guaranteed size!! Softball door prize drawing!
Circle T-shirt size:
YS YM
(adults sizes) S M
Extra T-shirts available for sale at the camp
L
XL
Mail this form and money to Legacy HS attention:
Coach Gaffin, 2701 W. 136th Avenue, Broomfield, CO 80023
/
Name
Age /Grade for 2015-16
Street Address
City
State
Home Phone
Cell Phone
Zip
Work Phone
Parent Email Address
Method of Payment: (please staple to registration form)
Check #_____________
Make checks payable to Legacy Softball
Cash
Credit card payments, please call 720-972-6760 in advance and email the
registration form to Coach Gaffin.
Is athlete a student in Adams District 12? Yes
No
Write District 12 Student ID # here: ________________
Please check here if current physical on file at LHS or District 12
school. If not, please bring copy with you to the clinic.
Disclaimer: By its very nature, athletics may put children in situations in which
serious accidents may occur. Many forms of athletic competition result in violent
physical contact among players, the use of equipment which may result in accident, strenuous physical exertion, and numerous other exposures to risk of injury.
Athletes and parents must assess the risks involved in such participation and
make their choice to participate in spite of those risks. No amount of instruction,
precaution, or supervision will totally eliminate all risk of injury. The obligation
of parents and athletes in making this choice to participate cannot be over-stated.
By granting permission for your athlete to participate in athletic competition,
you, the parent or guardian, acknowledge that such a risk exists. Athletes will be
instructed in proper techniques to be used in softball and in the proper utilization
of all equipment worn or used in practice. Students MUST adhere to that instruction and utilization and MUST refrain from improper uses and techniques. As
previously stated, no amount of instruction, precaution, and supervision will
totally eliminate all risk of serious, catastrophic, or even fatal injury. If any of
the foregoing is not completely understood, please contact the head coach of the
Parent Signature
Date
(signing indicates understanding of the above disclaimer removing LHS of any liability due to injury).
Signature also indicates current physical on file with District 12 or with camp director.
Athletes need to bring their glove, bat, cleats,
LUNCH and water to drink. If you want to
attend the catching portion of this clinic,
please bring your catchers equipment
Pitchers MUST provide a catcher!