TEAM: 18U SUNDODGERS - WRIGHT/HONEY
COACHES: 18u Sundodgers Wright/Honey will be coached by Shawna Wright, Arista Honey, Carli Rasmussen
Shawna founded Sundodgers Softball in 2013, and has coached 14u, 16u and 18u Sundodgers teams. She has lead several Sundodgers teams to compete at USA, PGF, and Alliance Nationals. As a player, Shawna is an alumni of the University of Washington where she played catcher, took two trips to the WCWS, earned PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year, and won a PAC-10 Championship.
Originally from Bothell, WA, Arista lettered all four years at Bothell High School. She began her college career at Edmonds Community College. In 2015, she transferred to Dixie State University in St George, UT as a catcher/DP.
That season, Dixie went on to take second place in the national tournament. Travelling to OKC to compete at that level is one of her favorite memories from college. She finished her college career in 2017 as a DP starter while earning her Bachelor’s degree in Finance.
Carli has been coaching Sundodgers 16u since 2015 and co-head coached Sundodgers 18u and 14u this past season. She has helped several Sundodgers prepare for their next level. As a player, Carli was a two sport collegiate athlete at PLU in soccer and softball, earning team captain for both teams.
DETAILS:
Tourneys: 12 tourneys
Practice: 2x/week practice. (1-week day, 1 weekend)
*Additional OUTDOOR practices when the weather permits. HS players will only have practice Sunday during HS Season.
Open Facility: M-Th 2:45-4:45 in any SU facility (Holiday Schedules can change)
Instruction: Professional instruction from Softball U 1x/wk OCT-FEB
Roster Size: 17+ Players
Travel: Team will travel between 4-8 times. Travel is paid for by families and not included in team fee.
COST
18u WRIGHT: $4,600
Aug: $700 Down payment securing your spot
8 Monthly Payments: $487.50
*Does not include uniforms, or personal travel
UNIFORMS
Players will need to NAVY, WHITE & GOLD uniform items. All uniforms and fan gear will be purchased online through BSN. We will set up times for players to come try on the sizing kit. Uniform costs are separate from team fees.
TRAVEL
Recruiting tourneys are “stay to play” tourneys. Meaning we have to stay in certain hotels they choose, or the team can pay a fine to stay somewhere else. This means all players must stay in team hotel. While on the road, it is a business trip. We like to model it after a college road series. We hold team meetings, practices, or team bonding to fill any free time if game schedules permit.
ORPHANS = Any players traveling WITHOUT a parent. They share a room and will be chaperoned by the coaches to and from all games, practices, hotels, restaurants, airports, etc. They will share cost of room with all other orphans. This is one-way families help keep travel cost down. Coaches will send out their flight schedule ASAP so orphans can get onto the coach flight and be with an adult the full trip.
COMPENSATE AND ADJUST: Sundodgers families have to have the ability to compensate and adjust. Later tourneys are determined by qualifying status. Whether we qualify or not will determine future tourney schedule. Saturday practices are determined by weather. STAY ON YOUR TOES!
RECRUITING:
Coaches will clearly lay out the steps of the process and help girls confidently take on each step. Players will have someone who has walked the path and has been through the recruiting process to help them along the journey. Sundodgers have former college athletes leading them, all who have personal connections to schools across the country. Coaches trust our opinion on players because they have seen us play and know we understand the game and what it takes to play at the next level. We will do everything in our power to help our players reach their goals! *See thesundodgers.com for our list of alumni!
IMPORTANT INFO
COACH EMAIL: shawna@thesundodgers.com PHONE: 661-816-6626 WEB: thesundodgers.com
Practice Facility: Mariners Training Center - Puyallup: 239 W Stewart, Puyallup, WA 98371
Outdoor Fields: Puyallup & Tacoma Area
Vision Night (Organizational Parent/Player Meeting): September 7th
Practice Begins: September
Organizational Christmas Party: Dec 14th
SUNDODGERS SPORTS IS A REGISTERED 501(c)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION!
We secured our non-profit status to help famlies afford the raising cost of youth sports. The 501(c)3 makes it easier for players to raise funds toward any of their Sundodgers team needs including team fee, uniforms, apparel, travel, etc.
