Next Level Softball Training

DAY TWO ✅

Day two was another success! Today we worked on fielding and hitting in stations with all of the coaching staff. Girls were put into groups randomly, and from what we saw and heard, hopefully the girls walked away from today with some new skills, and friends. Here’s an overview of each group for both ages:
Coach Hanna in the outfield:
- younger girls worked on safety stops, catching pop ups, and throwing the ball
- older girls worked on drop steps, tracking, and lateral movements in the outfield

Coach Haley/Morgan in the infield
- Coach Haley worked with the younger kids on a pre pitch routine as well as the “down and ready” position. Then she took this and worked on ground balls
- Coach Morgan worked with the older group on ground balls and defensive situations

Coach Morgan/Haley/Kait
- the younger girls worked with Coach Morgan on stances and tee work
- Coach Haley worked on identifying weaknesses with the older girls as well as taught some drills (with Coach Audrey’s assistance) to help with whatever the girls needed
- Coach Kait worked with the older girls on bunting

Today was another awesome day of working towards the ! Can’t believe tomorrow is our last day of camp! Stay tuned for tomorrow where our older group is going to get to SCRIMMAGE in the second half of camp to show off their new skills from this week

Meet the Coach(es)!

Meet Haley (left) and Morgan (right) Eccarius, two sisters who grew up playing at Dunham Park. Both are now student-athletes at Taft where they play multiple sports including flag football and, obviously, softball.

These girls are great kids who we have known for a long time at Next Level. Fun fact: Haley was Coach Audrey’s first paid catching lessons six years ago! How time flies! Morgan is a pitcher who has one of the nastiest changeups that we’ve ever seen. Both girls played last season at Windy City in Rosemont for the 16u team. We are excited to bring them onto our staff and know that they will help us get your softball players to the

We’re baaaaacccckkkkk! Links are below!

Next Level Softball is BACK! Check out the posts below for information on this year’s camps. It’s a quick turnaround for signups, but we are working with it. Catch us at Dunham Park August 12th-14th.

We have two age groups this year: 7-10 and 11-13. If your daughter is on the cusp of either group and you think she would do better in the younger/older group instead of her own, feel free to sign her up for that one and just make a note!

Every day of camp will work on something different, whether it be fielding, catching/pitching, hitting, or learning mental toughness. Even if your daughter isn’t a pitcher or catcher, she will have a lot to do in this year’s style of camp. We have expanded our coaching staff (introductions coming soon!) and are ready to help bring your daughters to the

7-10 Sign-Up:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgy6g9KcPAhOWpFTjum9myCO_1fY7hVRLFANoG_5Fx4WnM4A/viewform

11-13 Sign-Up:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvP8m23z1zs_SLisNcWRrvddDbSOW8EVhnUC4IZ7ddKnil_Q/viewform

REQUIRED waiver:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gGxLo0Il22WANxCIbAeTqzN54mbK4CLKG7vTsVXvWA8/edit

Meet the Coach!

This is Coach Hanna. She is an amazing teammate and friend who we know will help anyone they work with get to the ! We all know Coach Hanna, but let’s learn some more!

Coach Hanna is a pitcher and outfielder for Dominican University. She is about to enter her last year of college softball 😞 Over the summer, she plays for an adult league out of Elk Grove and works with Special Needs kids at a school. She is majoring in Special Needs Education and will be a Special Ed teacher in the 25-26 school year! She grew up playing at Dunham Park, then went to Taft High School and started playing for Rage Travel Softball. Hanna loves pigs and the color pink! She also loves Starbucks and going to the gym!

Meet the Coach!

This is Coach Audrey! She currently goes to Arizona State University to finish out her degree in English. She hung up her cleats this past year after playing at Rockford and Dominican Universities. She is a lifelong catcher, but also has played multiple different positions such as the corners and outfield. She has been coaching for five years and been playing softball for 11. This summer, you can find her playing in an adult league with Coach Hanna!

In addition to softball, Audrey also works at Starbucks and in her free time loves to paint, go to the gym, and play Minecraft with her fiance!

Audrey WILL be doing private lessons through fall and possibly winter as well. Be sure to reach out if you are interested!