Santa Monica Softball Academy’s Winter Camp Session 1 brings high-energy training and nonstop reps in a fun, safe environment. Players will sharpen their skills through throwing and catching fundamentals, live hitting, base-running, speed and agility work, and position-specific training for pitchers, catchers, infielders, and outfielders
Santa Monica Softball Academy’s Winter Camp Session 1 brings high-energy training and nonstop reps in a fun, safe environment. Players will sharpen their skills through throwing and catching fundamentals, live hitting, base-running, speed and agility work, and position-specific training for pitchers, catchers, infielders, and outfielders. Led by professional coaches, athletes build confidence, sharpen technique, and compete in fast-paced drills that make learning exciting. Teamwork, leadership, effort, and sportsmanship are emphasized throughout camp, and players are grouped by age and ability for the best training experience.
What to Bring:
Glove, hat, sunscreen, water, snacks, and packed lunch. Bats, softball pants, and socks are encouraged but not required. Lunch may also be ordered through Subway for an additional charge with same-day delivery.
Ages: 6–14
Dates: December 22–24
Time: Monday–Tuesday 9am–3pm | Wednesday 9am–12N
Santa Monica Softball Academy’s Hit Factory Camp is all about fun, safety, and real skill development. Players will work on throwing and catching fundamentals, live hitting, base-running, speed and agility, and specialty positions including pitching, catching, infield, and outfield. Our professional coaches create a positive, high-energy
Santa Monica Softball Academy’s Hit Factory Camp is all about fun, safety, and real skill development. Players will work on throwing and catching fundamentals, live hitting, base-running, speed and agility, and specialty positions including pitching, catching, infield, and outfield. Our professional coaches create a positive, high-energy environment designed to build confidence and sharpen technique.
Attitude, effort, teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship are emphasized throughout the week. With drills and competitions developed over a lifetime of playing and teaching the game, players leave camp with a strong foundation and the confidence to compete and feel good doing it. Players are grouped by age and ability.
What to Bring
• Glove
• Hat & sunscreen
• Bat (optional)
• Softball pants & socks (optional)
• Water, snacks, and lunch (Subway lunch available for order with delivery)
Ages: 10–14
Dates: December 22, 23, 24
Time: 9am–12N
Get ready for WINTER CAMP SESSION 2 at Santa Monica Softball Academy! This camp is designed to keep players moving, learning, and HAVING FUN while leveling up their skills. Each day brings high-energy drills, live hitting, throwing and catching work, base-running, speed and agility challenges, plus focused training for pitchers, catchers
Get ready for WINTER CAMP SESSION 2 at Santa Monica Softball Academy! This camp is designed to keep players moving, learning, and HAVING FUN while leveling up their skills. Each day brings high-energy drills, live hitting, throwing and catching work, base-running, speed and agility challenges, plus focused training for pitchers, catchers, infielders, and outfielders.
Our mission is simple: build confidence, sharpen fundamentals, and help every athlete fall in love with the game. Players train in a positive, fast-paced environment led by professional coaches who know how to teach the game the right way. Attitude, effort, teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship are at the core of every session. By the end of camp, athletes leave with stronger technique, better game IQ, and the confidence to compete with pride. Players are grouped by age and ability so everyone gets the right level of instruction.
What to Bring
• Glove
• Hat & sunscreen
• Bat (optional)
• Softball pants & socks (optional)
• Water, snacks, and lunch
(Subway lunch available with same-day delivery!)
Ages: 6–14
Dates: Monday–Wednesday, December 29, 30, 31
Time:
• Monday & Tuesday: 9am–3pm
• Wednesday: 9am–12N
At Santa Monica Softball Academy we believe that training athletes should be a transformative experience for players! Our programs are designed to encourage players to step outside of their comfort zones, challenge themselves, and build confidence! We believe that these softball skills are essential for success on the field. Train. Learn Pitching. SMSBA.
Our program is founded upon positive instruction using primary fundamental training in fielding foot work, proper angles to the ball,ground balls, backhands plus live and situational play. Pitching Fundamentals, Catching Fundamentals and fielding Fundamentals!
Fielding-Pitching-Hitting-Catching
Marine Park
1406 Marine Ave
Ages: 8-11
9am-10:30am
Ages: 12-14
10:30am-12N
8-10yrs
9am-10:30am
11-14yrs
10:30am-12N
ages: 6-14
Fielding-Pitching-Hitting-Catching
$20 per player, per session
1819 Stewart St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
SMSBA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Santa Monica, Ca that has been in existence since 2018. Our goal is to prepare each level of our players with proper fundamentals, developing them into great softball players and leaders on and. We prepare our players' s focus on high school and collegiate level
Once again we are joining the CREST program to bring the joys and fundamentals of Baseball and Softball!
Learn to Play The Game The Right Way! SMBA has top coaches for our SMBA CREST Fall program! Our after school program is for beginners, intermediate and advanced players for ALL LEVELS of baseball & softball. After school, players will get individual attention, knowledge, and skills at their level of development for strong confident softball players.
Our Winter program is designed to teach proper fundamentals, learn proper techniques and advance each player's skill-set so they are ready for Spring baseball 2026! Players will practice proper throwing mechanics, pitching, catching, hitting, fielding and base running. This developmental program is designed with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay the foundation for elite play in softball. Our coaches know how to work with your player so they can be the best that they can be!
Hitting Instruction: Players will train with SMBA hitting coaches! Coaches will break down their swing mechanics, stance and power! We will work on their hit game after school with our coaches and get better today for their game in 2025! Players will do skill work in hitting, tee work, strength training, increasing velocity, balance, swing and identifying pitches. Players must have a solid foundation with hitting for this session! For grades 4-5 only.
Pitching Instruction: Players will train with SMBA pitching coaches with pitching fundamentals and techniques. We train players on pitching fundamentals, pitching grips, pitch selections, preventative arm care, velocity, Pick-offs location pitching and how to achieve more power in their game! Each week, players work on advanced pitching dynamics after school! Players must have a solid foundation with pitching for this session! For grades 4-5 only.
Professional softball player May 2005 to October 2019
After her division 1 all American college softball career, she went on to play the highest level professional softball in various countries and locations around the world. Including the US , the Netherlands. Italy, and Asia. She was a pitcher, hitter and first baseman, and accomplished in all positions at high statistical performance levels, and would start in every line up at either position and as a hitter.
She is currently the Marymount High School assistant varsity coach and pitching coach.
Check out Coach in Action!
Mariela played at Los Angeles Harbor College and then took her talents to Graceland University in Iowa. Still playing! She now pitches for an all-women’s U-trip team. Mariela has coached all ages and all levels of softball as a private pitching instructor and high school coach for over 8 years. She is the pitching coach for the SMSBA 10u and 12U Club teams!
Coach Victoria is a former high school varsity player, Division 1 player and Umpire, who has also played for the Congressional Softball Team out of Washington D.C.! She is the assistant 12U Club Team coach and is a top coach with SMSBA!
A standout varsity high school player, Coach Aileen is currently playing middle infield at Santa Monica College! She is one of the coaches for our SMSBA 10U and 12U teams. She loves coaching the younger players at our camps and clinics!
Coach Cassandra is a former high school varsity and collegiate player who has been coaching our camps, skills clinics and our club teams. She is our head catchers coach and she can swing it! A power hitter on our SMBA Adult softball team, she backs it up with her play and her bat!
Coach Maco is our collegiate intern from KAUS Universty in Kyoto. She has been dynamic on the field with players and the language of softball has been fluent! A middle infielder and hitter, she has helped players at every level imprve their game!
Coach Taira is a former varsity high school player who has brought her A game to coaching with SMSBA! While still attendng college, she hs brought her skills to our program and every player who she coaches has gotten better!
SMSBA welcomes Coach Ilene to the team! A former varsity player, she started her collegiate softball career at Pasadena City College. She then received a Division 1 scholarship to play at Alcorn State University! After her playing career, she remained at Alcorn as the Graduate Assistant Coach for 3 years. During her time as a Graduate Assistant, Coach Ilene coached at clinics/camps and now brings her talent to SMSBA!
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Working one on one with fielding and throwing at SMSB
Learning how to pitch one on one at SMSBA!
Advancing your fielding skills one on one with SMSBA
Improve your throwing and fielding with SM
Learn better base running and how to slide and dive back!
Improve your throwing and fielding with SMSBA!
Improve your hitting skills with one on one training!
Learn proper fielding techniques one on one with SMSBA!
While there are no games on the off days you train! SMSBA coaches will use social distancing training with hand sanitizers to keep you on your game! Player and coach wear masks and work as a team to social distance train!
Our instructional youth softball pitching program & Catching program introduces the fundamentals of pitching or catching and we have intermediate and advance training. This developmental program is designed for 6-17 year old participants, with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in pitching or catching for softball.
Each week players came to our pitching clinic to learn the fundamentals of pitching.
Each week players built upon what they had learned previously to get a strong foundation of learning!
SMGFP players trained with our coaches each week on the proper footwork and mechanics for pitching!
Each week, beginner catchers, intermediate and advanced players worked on proper footwork and mechanics for the catching position!
Players learned how to properly play the catcher position and be better defensively on the field.
The Santa Monica Girls Fastpitch Weekly clinics were vital in preparing players for the pitching and catching position during the 2021 season! Thank you SMGFP foe making your players and league better with these weekly clinics!
Santa Monica Softball Academy is a professional developmental softball camp. This is a progressive instructional youth softball program with real professional softball coaches. Our goal is to teach you how to play the game of softball the RIGHT way the first time at all levels of athletic ability. We teach all aspects of softball; the e
Santa Monica Softball Academy is a professional developmental softball camp. This is a progressive instructional youth softball program with real professional softball coaches. Our goal is to teach you how to play the game of softball the RIGHT way the first time at all levels of athletic ability. We teach all aspects of softball; the equipment, the game, umpires, and opponents. This developmental program is designed with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in softball.
Our softball camps and our home field in Santa Monica will be at Memorial Park for top softball instruction in Pitching, Catching, Hitting and Fielding! Whether you are trying to up your game, coming off Allstars, getting ready for Fall Ball or high school, we are the place for getting BETTER! STRONGER! FASTER! with your softball game!
SMSBA is part of the City of Santa Monica Community Classes and Camp organization. Our athletic directors, coaches, team leaders are all their for the players and their parents every step of the way! We are place of learning, development and we think the sport of softball is serious fun for everyone that participates. Our goal is to dev
SMSBA is part of the City of Santa Monica Community Classes and Camp organization. Our athletic directors, coaches, team leaders are all their for the players and their parents every step of the way! We are place of learning, development and we think the sport of softball is serious fun for everyone that participates. Our goal is to develop our young athletes into capable and accomplished players who enjoy the game and enjoy the camp even more! Please feel free to contact us at anytime for questions about our camps, private lessons or just plain softball!