TEAM: 18U SUNDODGERS - WRIGHT

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COACHES: 18u Sundodgers Wright will be coached by Shawna Wright, Carli Rasmussen & Mike Estabrook

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Shawna founded Sundodgers Softball in 2013, and has coached 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. 

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Carli has been coaching Sundodgers 16u since 2015 and co-head coached Sundodgers 18u 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. 

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Coach Mike has been coaching in the Sundodgers organization for the past 5 years. He has assisted teams from 14u - 18u. Mike has worked collaboratively with Shawna and Carli and is an integral part of leading the Sundodgers to success! 

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DETAILS: 
Tourneys: 10-12 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 SEP-FEB
Roster Size: 17-20 Players
Travel: Team will travel between 4-8 times. Travel is paid for by families and not included in team fee.
Lessons: Hitting lessons with Coach Shawna are expected for all 18u Wright hitters.  Lessons will be $45/hour in groups of 3. We will deep dive into our swing and everyone will learn to hit the Sundodger way. If you can not do hitting for some reason, please communicate that ahead of time.

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COST 
18u WRIGHT: $4,000
Aug: $600 Down payment securing your spot
8 Monthly Payments: $425
*Does not include uniforms, or personal travel 

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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.

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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! 

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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: sundodgers18u@gmail.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 10th
Indoor Training Begins: September 13th 
Organizational Christmas Party: Dec 16th ***Mandatory Fundraiser involved 
No Training: Thanksgiving: Nov 22-26, Christmas: Dec 22-Jan 2