Instructional Baseball Clinics
Winter/Spring 2010

The RiverHawks are pleased to offer winter and spring instructional baseball clinics.  Registration is now open for each of the three clinics, which are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on February 13, March 20, and April 17. The focus of each clinic is as follows: 

  • February 13 – Hitting, Conditioning, Base Running

    Geared toward athletes that are 13 to 18 year olds.

  • March 20 – Hitting, Pitching, Infield Defense

    Geared toward athletes that are 10 to 14 years old.

  • April 17 – Hitting, Outfield Defense, Mental Toughness

    Geared toward athletes that are 10 to 14 years old.

You are encouraged to register early, as each clinic is limited to the first 50 athletes.

Instruction for each clinic will be provided/led by Bump Wills and/or Nick Pupo.  Many other premier coaches and former college players will round out our coaching staff.

A complete Registration Packet and full payment must be received by the RiverHawks office/staff before the athlete can participate in a clinic.  The four documents that make up the Registration Packet are: 1) a registration form, 2) a signed Minor Waiver and Release of Liability form, 3) a signed Medical Release Form, and 4) a signed Concussion Form (signed by the athlete and parent/legal guardian).  You will find all four documents in printable form through the link provided below.

  •  Please note that if you register for more than one of the clinics, you will only need to submit the last three documents (numbers 2, 3, and 4 above) with the first Registration Packet you send in.

You may choose to participate in one or two clinics, or all three of them.  The early registration fee for each clinic is $100 per athlete.  There will be a late registration fee of $125 for those who register within the week before the date of the clinic (see individual registration forms for detailed information).

Please note that a cancellation fee of $20 will be charged if the cancellation is received into our office by the close of business eight days prior to the clinic; and you will be refunded the rest of your registration fee via your payment method.  However, there will be no refund for cancellations made on or after the Saturday prior to the individual clinic (see individual registration forms for detailed information).

For more information, please contact the RiverHawks office at (509) 244-HAWK (4295) or riverhawks@zak.com

Please click on the link below to obtain the Registration Packet for the specific clinic you want to attend. 

(Helpful information: if you will be registering for more than one clinic, you only have to submit the Minor Waiver and Release of Liability form, Medical Release Form, and Concussion Form with the first Registration Packet you turn in.  Therefore, you will want to remember that when printing any additional registration pages for individual clinics, you may want to choose to print “page 1” from your printer’s options screen.  If you do not do this, you will unnecessarily print the extra documents.)

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RiverHawks Announce New Youth Development Program

  

Spokane, WA (January 15, 2010) – There’s little doubt that baseball is becoming increasingly more competitive. Each year, the talent bar is raised and players at all levels have to either step up their game or risk falling behind the competition. With the establishment of the RiverHawks Youth Development Program, however, young players in the Inland Northwest will now have a resource that can help them maintain the kind of competitive edge necessary to excel in high school and beyond.

Through the Youth Development Program, 13-18-year-old players can participate in ongoing instructional clinics that will be put on throughout the year at venues such as UDistrict and The Warehouse. The clinics will focus on a wide variety of skill areas as a way to help young players sharpen their abilities and improve their performance on the field and off.

“These clinics aren’t just about baseball skills. We’re also going to emphasize strength training, conditioning, nutrition, even strategy,” said Irv Zakheim, owner of the RiverHawks. “Our goal is to help kids develop into complete athletes, not just good baseball players.”

Nick Pupo, a Spokane native and a long-time member of the local baseball community, will spearhead the RiverHawks Youth Development Program. Pupo is the owner of Diamond Sports Performance and has been a local baseball coach for more than 20 years. He’s also been involved as a professional scout through the Lenny Randle Baseball Academy.

“I’m very excited to have this opportunity to be part of a program that will really help raise the level of play in this area,” Pupo said. “Anyone who’s been involved in baseball in the Inland Northwest knows how much raw potential we have here. This program will finally allow us to work together and help these kids make the most of that potential.”

Through the RiverHawks new Youth Development Program, young baseball players will have access to some of the best coaches in the area and receive upper level instruction that isn’t available anywhere else. Among the coaches who will conduct clinics for the RiverHawks Youth Development Program is Bump Wills. A Central Valley graduate, Wills earned All-American honors playing for Arizona State before being drafted by the Texas Rangers. He played for the Rangers for four years before joining the Chicago Cubs. Wills has also spent 10 years as a member of the Texas Ranger Minor League Development program

“From our coaches and our facilities to our organizations and our players, the Inland Northwest has some outstanding baseball resources.” Pupo said. “We just need to bring them all together under one roof, and the Youth Development Program does that.”

The first clinic is from 9-noon on Feb. 13 at UDistrict and The Warehouse. The clinic will focus on hitting, conditioning and base running. Registration from the clinic is $100 if submitted before Feb. 6, or $125 if submitted after. For more information about this, or other upcoming clinics, visit www.spokaneriverhawks.com. 

A summer collegiate baseball team, the Spokane RiverHawks are dedicated to providing quality family entertainment as well as increasing and improving the opportunities of youth baseball in the Inland Northwest. For more information, visit www.spokaneriverhawks.com.

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