Brook Hill offers mix of athletics, personal interest

The Brook Hill School is offering a number of sports and recreational camps throughout the month of June.

Baseball:

Students entering grades three through 5 will participate in the Brook Hill Guard Baseball Camp, held 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday, June 9-12, at the Brook Hill Baseball Complex. Students entering grades six through eight will participate in the 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. camp. The camp is designed to improve fundamental baseball skills including hitting, pitching, and base running. Participants will enjoy game-like competitions to test their individual skills and scrimmages each day.

Instructor for the camp is Brock Lemire, head baseball coach. Lemire played collegiate baseball at Tyler Junior College, where he won a National Junior College Championship. He is known throughout East Texas for his work in developing young players fundamental baseball skills. The cost of the camps is $75 with a camp t-shirt included. For more information, contact Lemire at blemire@brookhill.org.

Softball:

The Brook Hill Softball program will host three camps focusing on different aspects of softball. The Fast Pitch Offensive Camp for girls entering sixth through eighth grade will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 16-17, at the Brook Hill Softball Field. Girls entering grades nine through 12 will participate in the camp from 12p.m. to 2 p.m. on the same days. The camp is designed to teach the proper mechanics for fast pitch softball hitting and short game. Athletes will also lean to be aggressive base runners, read defenses, and pick pitches.

The Fast Pitch Softball Defensive Camp for grades six through eight will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 18-19, at the Brook Hill Softball Field. Girls entering grades nine through 12 will participate in the 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. camp. The camp is designed to teach the pro-per mechanics for fielding, throwing, catching, and playing through the ball for infield and outfield positions. Athletes will lean the specific responsibilities and fundamentals for each position.

The Fast Pitch Softball Pitching Camp for second through fifth grade will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 23- 24, with girls in grades six through twelve participating from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The camp is designed to teach the proper mechanics of fast pitch softball pitching. Athletes will learn the technique for throwing different pitches, fielding, and what it takes to be a pitcher.

Instructor for the camp will be Brook Hill Head Softball Coach Anthony Springer, who has had success in softball, winning six state titles, one National Championship title, and one World Series title. All softball camp participants will receive a t-shirt and a video analysis of their specific skills. The cost of all softball camps is $80. For more information, contact Springer at 903fastpitch@gmail.com or (903) 372-1188.

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