Jennifer Silks
(630) 857- 6075
All in One Softball Academy Inc.
Softball Playing Experience
Jennifer began playing softball at age 8, and then went on to play at the tournament level at age 12. She also went to Nationals with the Carol Stream Sidekicks, Downers Grove Dolls, and the Oak Lawn Royals.
High School Experience:
Wheaton Academy
She played on the varsity team her freshman and sophomore years. She batted .351 as a freshman and .407 as a sophomore.
West Chicago
She played on the varsity team her junior and senior years. She batted .402 as a junior and .515 as a senior.
High School Awards
All Conference SS. All Conference 3B, All Area Pitcher, and Athlete of the Month her senior year.
College and Professional Playing Experience:
She was recruited by over 40 colleges (many Division I), but elected to stay local and attended Trinity College (Division III) on an 85% scholarship.
She then on to play for the Field of Dreams US National Team that traveled to Australia in 1998.
She played for the Illinois Alley Cats women’s fast pitch 18 and over softball team at the age of 26 before retiring with the birth of her daughter.
Work Experience:
She was the manager of the Winfield Wolverines 16U softball team in 2001.
She was the pitching coach at Aurora Christian High School in 2001.
She was a full time umpire calling many games for the IHSA, NJCAA, ASA, AFA, and USAAA tournaments.
Training and Coaching Experience:
All in One Softball Academy Inc.: Founded January 2006
- We are currently providing private coaching 116 students from over 30 different girls’ fast pitch softball and tournament teams. Students include, but not are not limited to, girls from Chit-own Express, Wasco Diamonds, Naperville Diamonds, Schaumburg Sluggers, just to name a few. Working with girls who play in various high schools in the area including Glenbard North, West Chicago, Elk Grove, Naperville Central, St. Francis, and many other high schools. We also work with several college girls during their summer breaks.
- I specialize in coaching pitchers and catchers, but I also coach many girls in all-around hitting and field skills. I am comfortable in coaching all aspects of girls’ fast pitch softball. I pride myself in staying in playing shape so that I can demonstrate all of the drills as an athlete at a professional level.
My hands-on style of visually demonstrating the drills has been successful in achieving quick results and rapid development of my students. I am very comfortable in motivating the girls to
- ensure that I am getting their maximum effort, and I ask for a commitment to excellence. I can play and teach any position on the field, and was a switch-hitter in college.
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