by Goran Supraha
The third International Baseball coach clinic was held in Varazdin, Croatia from 21st till 23rd January. At this international clinic organized by Baseball klub Vindija Varazdin, Croatian baseball association and International Sport Group (ISG) coaches from Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia & Croatia attended.
Speakers on this already recognized regional clinic were:
- John Vodenlich – clinic leader; Head Baseball Coach University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, 2005 NCAA DIII Champions, All-American
- Bill Percy – Senior Advisor; MLB Envoy Coach, Head Baseball Coach St. Mary’s High School Colorado Springs, USA & CRO National Team Coach
- Tommy Watkins – Speaker/Instructor; Minnesota Twins’ Single-A affiliate Beloit Snappers Minor League Coach
- Goran Strelec (Vindija Varazdin) and Aleksandar Bekic (Vindija Varazdin).
The Clinic started on Friday afternoon, continuing on Saturday the whole day and ended on Sunday morning with a baseball lottery. Parallel with the clinic the 4th international indoor baseball tournament for juveniles with 100 kids from Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia organized. A baseball party for all participants took place on Saturday night. Also the Croatian baseball umpire association held a two-day clinic for umpires.
Photos and poster © Oliver Knolmajer