1. Lambert High School
Longhorn Softball
May 15, 2017

2. Ultimate Goals Graduate 100% of our players with a 3.75 GPA or higher.
Create a positive, disciplined, learning environment where each player will have the opportunity to reach her full potential.
Help any of our girls that want the opportunity to play at the next level achieve that goal.
Compete for Region and State Championships!

3. 1 Program…2 Levels Program Structure
Coaching Staff: Coach Youngblood, Coach Butz & Coach Parham will work with everyone and coach ALL games. Consistency & Unity are very important!
Swing players are expected to be at each of the Varsity and JV games.
Players can move up or down at any time depending on # of games, needs & performance.

4. Program Timeline Jun – Jul: Summer Practices/workouts/team bonding
Aug – Oct*: Season
Nov – Jan: Strength + Speed/Agility workouts
Mar – Apr: 2 on 1 workouts
May: Tryouts
* JV will end at the end of Sep, V goal to play to Halloween

5. Softball Pre-season (Summer) Dates
The hope is that we as a “TEAM” can come together during the summer to practice/train to get better and get a head-start on the upcoming season. We also want to have some events to get the team together to build relationships and have some FUN!
Please go to the following google document and complete the availability schedule, so Coach Youngblood can plan the summer:

6. Season Schedule Highlights
Varsity [26 games] – 1 scrimmage/15 region/11 non- region
JV [14-18 games] – 10 region/4-8 non-region
Fall Break = Monday Sept. 25 – Sunday Oct *Varsity + swing girls can leave Friday Sept. 22 after practice and need to be back to practice Wednesday Sept. 27. Game on Thursday Sept. 28*
Playoffs: Round 1 – Oct , Round 2 – Oct , Finals – Oct

7. Field Improvement Plans
Annual Field Work Day – August 5th
-dugout, concession, pressbox, fence
INFIELD – lips/clay/sod
OUTFIELD – warning track
BACKSTOP – come talk with me
SEATING AREA – come talk with me

8. School Physical Documentation
Go to Lambert High School Homepage and navigate to the “Athlete Forms” page.
- extracurricular  athletics  athlete forms
You MUST have a PRIVIT account
You MUST complete the first 3 links at the bottom of the page and upload them to PRIVIT, or bring in to school.

9. Softball Player Packages
These are items that will be given to each player
once the season starts. They are theirs’ to keep.
1. White and Black Game Pants
2. Game Visor or hat
3. Crimson, Black and White Belt
4. Crimson, Black and White Socks
5. Practice Shirts (2)
6. Practice Shorts (2)
7. Team Bat Bag
8. Helmet
9. Hooded Sweatshirt or Pullover
10. Long-sleeve or ¾-sleeve

10. Softball Individual Player Needs
These are items that each softball player is responsible for getting on their own.
1. Spikes
2. Turf Shoes
3. Extra Shirts, Shorts, Pullovers, Sweats
4. Under Jersey Dri-Fit Shirt
5. Batting Gloves
6. Glove
7. Bat
8. Practice Pants

11. Expectations for Players
Conduct yourself in a first class manner at all times.
Follow all team guidelines* these will be addressed with the team at the beginning of the season*, regardless of in-season or off-season.
Participate in all activities designed to help/promote the program.
Fundraisers, community service.

12. Communication with Staff
Players: Tryouts, team concerns, absences ...
Parents: Discipline, school, college, medical
If Parent contact is necessary:
Head Coach: Brooks Youngblood
Cell: