The Italian Baseball and Softball National Federation is organising CON-X from January 27-29, 2023, in Rimini, Italy.
The training courses apply to athletes, coaches, scorers, managers, doctors, media operators, technicians, physical trainers, parents, and enthusiasts. Over 1,000 attendees are expected to participate as in years past.
The quality of the speakers has made the event not to be missed for all those who dedicate their time and passion to baseball and softball:
- Brent Strom, pitching coach at Arizona Diamondbacks
- Henry ‘Turtle’ Thomas, catching special instructor
- Barry Butera, former Minor League player, principal, and baseball coach at Lake Castle Madisonville School, Louisiana, USA
- Caitlyn Callahan, 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates development coach
- Mike Candrea, Italia Softball senior advisor
- Nancy Evans, Italia Softball pitching coach
- Becky Blatnick, Italia Softball pitching specialist
- Jessica Mendoza, Former Olympic Champion USA Softball, ESPN MLB analyst
- Alana Mendoza Dusan, former players Oregon State and co-author Jessica Mendoza's "There’s No Base Like Home"
- Jean Côté, professor at Queen's University Kingston, Ontario
- Rob Gray, professor at Arizona State University, and Boston Red Sox skill acquisition specialist.
CON-X is short for CONvention eXtended, representing the broad expansion of the contents and times that leads the Convention to be one of the fundamental elements for the yearly training plan of FIBS.
More information, including ticket pricing, can be found on the FIBS website.
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