Fort Myers, Fla. - FGCU softball will hold a winter team camp on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the FGCU Softball Complex. The camp is open to any and all entrants. Spots are limited! Sign up your squad today.
Camp Pricing:
$700 per team (*Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022)
Camp Timing:
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
All Skills Session:
Campers will work on the necessary fundamentals to become a solid overall player. They will develop proper mechanics in offensive and defensive categories. This session will include work at a player's specific positions as well as hitting and will incorporate the skills utilized at these positions.
Game Simulation Session:
Showcase your entire game. You will be put on teams to play full game speed: pitching, hitting, defense, and base running.
Camp Staff:
Head Coach David Deiros
Assistant Coach Jenna Modic-Blythers
Assistant Coach Michelle DePolo
Additional FGCU coaching staff members
FGCU softball players
FGCU athletic training staff member
Please Bring:
Glove
Helmet
Bat
Catcher's gear
Cleats
Tennis shoes/Turfs
Water bottle (water will be provided on site)
Make checks payable to: FGCU Softball Camps or Venmo @daviddeiros
Mail to: Florida Gulf Coast University Softball | 10501 FGCU Blvd. S. | Fort Myers, FL 33965
Contact: Jenna Modic-Blythers, Assistant Coach (239) 590-7052; Jmodic@fgcu.edu
Please print, fill out, sign and bring applicant form and waiver!
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FOLLOW ALONG
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COACH DEIROS
The founding father of FGCU softball, David Deiros completed his 20th season as head coach during the 2022 campaign. Hired in 2001 to build the program from the dirt up, Deiros has since guided the Eagles to a 706-397-3 (.640), going 176-109 (.618) in the ASUN, having 16 seasons with a winning record, and nine campaigns with 35+ wins. Deiros is a former head coach at the 1998 Florida State Runner-up Lely High School in Naples and is the founding head coach of the 1999 District Champion/2001 Regional Runner-up Gulf Coast High School in Naples.
E.A.G.L.E. CAMPAIGN
IT TAKES A TEAM to achieve our newest goal - a $10 million campaign to address student-athlete needs in continued academic success, life skills, mental health, nutrition, and strength and conditioning as well as departmental needs in facility expansion and improvement as well as mentoring and leadership training for coaches and staff. The name embodies our mission and the purpose of the E.A.G.L.E. Campaign - Eagle Athletics Generating Lifetime Excellence. Join Our Team and pledge your gift today to help the Eagles of tomorrow!
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 93 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15-plus seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11-plus seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 46 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as four of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green & Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 26 consecutive semesters. The past six semesters (Fall 2019 – Spring 2022) saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher cumulative team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
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