2020 COACHES CLINIC SPEAKERS 
SPEAKERS BEGIN FRIDAY JANUARY 10 @ 9:00 AM

List Subject To Change

Friday Jan.10th
​9:00 AM

AJ Daugherty
Head Coach
Wallace State CC

Wallace State softball is among the premier programs in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), winning 12 ACCC/Region 22 tournament championships and two NJCAA Division I national titles (2013, 2008). The Lions were also national runner-up on two other occasions (2009 and 2010) and third in 2012.

Wallace State continued its strong tradition during the 2019 season, finishing with a 50-12 record and winning the ACCC North Division championship under coach A.J. Daugherty and assistant Sallie Beth Burch.
Wallace State rolled out to a 27-3 start during the 2019 season, climbing as high as 5th in the NJCAA Division I poll.

Friday Jan. 10th
1:00 PM

Pat Summitt Leadership Academy
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The Pat Summitt Leadership Group has been formed to educate and inspire our high school teams on leadership and success using the wisdom and principles of Coach Pat Summitt through her profound DEFINITE DOZEN. register for the clinic to find out ways you can use the same DEFINITE DOZEN used by Coach Pat Summitt while having her success at the University of Tennessee. 

Friday Jan. 10th
4:00 PM

​ERNIE YARBROUGH
​GHSA

Associate Director GHSA. Will discuss rule changes and points of emphasis so that you will have your rules clinic requirement completed in January.

Friday Jan. 10th
​10:00AM

Taylor Smartt
Assistant Coach
Troy University

Taylor Smartt begins her third season as a full-time assistant coach for the Trojans. Working primarily with hitters, Smartt was a big part of a team that set a program record with 51 home runs in 2015. The Trojans also hit 72 doubles after hitting just 34 the previous season. In 2016, Smartt helped the team break the program home run record again with 62. the team also posted 71 doubles and none triples on the season.
Prior to her season with the Troy coaching staff, Smartt started 191 games over her four seasons at Troy and finished her career with 21 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 40 RBIs.
She was named to the NFCA All-Region Team following her freshman season when she hit .277 with eight doubles, a triple, a home run, 17 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

Friday Jan. 10th
2:00 PM

Chris Turco
Head Coach
Pope High School

2019 marks the 13th season that Turco has been at the helm of the Greyhounds Fastpitch softball program.
 
In Turco's 12 season with Pope Fastpitch, he has guided the Greyhounds to the GHSA state playoffs 10 times (2006, 2010 – 2018) and advanced to the State finals in Columbus Georgia six times, all in the past 7 seasons (2012, 2013,2014, 2016, 2017, 2018).  The Hounds have finished in the final 4 five times as well as finishing as the AAAAAA State Champions in 2014 and runner up in 2012 and 2018.

The Greyhounds 2018 season earned the Greyhounds the region 7-AAAAAA championship for the second consecutive season and pushed the Greyhounds 2 year region record over the span to 31-1.

Friday Jan. 10th 
​11:00 AM

Robert Iamurri
Head Coach
Florida Southwestern

Iamurri has put together an incredible four year stretch for the Bucs, going 226-31 overall in his first four seasons.  He has as many Suncoast Conference Championships as conference losses with a 56-4 mark in league play through four seasons.  The eyepopping numbers continue with two State Championships and three trips to the NJCAA National Tournament.  He has coached 14 First Team All-State selections and eight NJCAA All-Americans in just four years.  2019 was another magical year for the Bucs as they finished 54-3 and won their fourth straight Suncoast Conference Championship with a 19-1 record.

Friday Jan. 10th
3:00 PM

GADC Coaches

Representing Multiple High Schools

The High School Coaches panel is back to discuss DRILLS, DRILLS and more DRILLS for you to use at your practices.
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GADC AWARDS CEREMONY FOR THE 2019 SEASON STARTS @ 10:00 AM SATURDAY JANUARY 11th

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