6/7/2007Directions to Motel 6, Joliet
74 East
Merge onto I-55 North via Exit 127 on the left toward I-39 Chicago
Merge onto I-80 East via Exit 250A toward Toledo
Merge onto IL-7 North / S. Larkin Avenue via Exit 130B
Turn left onto McDonough Street/ CR-3

Motel 6
1850 McDonough Street
Joliet
5/24/2007Directions from Hotel to BallPark Davenport
Turn right onto 53rd st.   2.8 miles
turn left onto US 61     1 mile
turn right onto US 6 / W. Kimberly Rd    3 miles
turn Left onto N. Fairmount St.   .3 miles
Turn Left onto Hickory Grove Rd.  .2 miles

Ballpark is 3504 Hickory Grove Road  ( The DUGOUT )
5/24/2007Directions to Davenport Country Inn & Suites
Take I74 West Galesburg
Take Ramp Right onto I74 / I80/ I180
Turn right at exit 5a I74W
Take Exit 1 right toward hamilton tech college / 53rd st
turn right onto E. 53rd St.
Hotel is on the Left  (140 E. 55th St.)
5/16/2007Directions to Economy Inn-Kankakee
74 East
Merge onto I-55 North, Exit 127 on the left toward I-39 Chicago (55 miles)
Take IL-17 exit, Exit 217 toward Streator/Kankakee (.3 miles)
Turn right onto IL-17 East/ E 3200 Rd. N (.1 miles)
Stay straight to go onto IL-17/W Mazon Ave. Continue to follow IL-17 (28 miles)
Turn right onto S 3000W Rd. (.9 miles)
Turn left onto W 1000S Rd. (1 mile)
Turn left onto IL-115/W Jeffery St.  Continue to follow W Jeffery St. (2 miles)
Turn sharp right onto S. Schuyler Ave./IL-50 (.1 miles)

Economy Inn
2125 S Schuyler Avenue
Kankakee
6/8/2006Directions from Plaza Hotel to Inwood Ballpark
Go west on W. Clinton Street toward US-6W / N. Ottawa St./ IL-53S (.1 mile)
Turn left onto US-6W/IL-53S/N Ottawa Street. (.9 miles)
Continue to follow IL-53S
Merge onto I-80W toward Moline/Rock Island (2 miles)
Merge onto IL-7N/S. Larkin Ave via exit 130B (.9 miles)
Turn left onto US-52/W. Jefferson Street (1.5 miles)



6/8/2006Directions to Inwood Sports Complex Park-Joliet
G's directions-Take 29 to 80E. Stay on 80 till you get to 55North. Take 55N to  exit 253(rt.52)Go right. It's down a few miles on your right. It's right behind the football stadium.


Inwood Sports Complex
3000 W Jefferson
Joliet, IL
6/8/2006Directions to Plaza Hotel - Joliet

from Chillicothe:
IL-29
turn right onto IL-17 E
Merge onto I-39N/US-51N via the ramp on the left toward Rockford
Merge onto I-80E via exit 59A toward Chicago
take exit 131 toward Center Street (.2 miles)
turn slight left onto S. Raynor Avenue (.5 miles)
turn slight left onto S. Center Street (.2 miles)
turn slight right onto S. Hickory Street (.2 miles)
turn right onto US-30E/ W. Jefferson Street (.2 miles)
turn left onto N. Joliet Street (.1 mile)
turn right onto W. Clinton Street. (.1 mile)

Plaza Hotel
26 W Clinton Street
Joliet, IL 
815-726-6195

10/7/2004Softball Hitting Tips

Tips from the 1998 DeMarini Sports Website

1.What are the best exercises to increase hitting power? If you can physically do them, squats are one of
the best exercises to increase hitting power. Your entire body will benefit from this powerful movement. If
you can't do squats, try leg presses or weighted dips. They are great for developing power in triceps,
chest, deltoids ... important muscles for hitting. Use compensatory training, i.e.: train with explosiveness!
You're trying to increase your bat speed ... you need to train with explosive, fast movements rather than
slow, deliberate training. If you want more info on this type of training, get The Secrets of Explosive Power
by Dr. Fred Hatfield ... a great book for athletic power training!

2.Accelerate the bat through the ball. You lose bat speed when the bat makes contact with the ball. The
key is to accelerate as you are hitting the ball explode the bat through it!!

3.Maintain a loose grip on the bat. This will help you can gain 5 miles per hour of bat speed and 5-10 miles
per hour of ball speed. Keep them hands loose cuz! Your body won't let you let go of the bat. If you have
tension in your hands, it's going to cost you bat speed.

4.In slo-pitch softball, you must have a complete range of motion when you are hitting. You gotta have that
bat back as far as you can get it because you want to get as much momentum going as you can. When
that front foot comes down, that's your signal to go. This gives you as long a swing as possible. Don't give
up the swing once you make contact - that's when you have to power it.

5.For training in the gym for strength, train 40 minutes per session at most. Concentrate on core exercises
that train the major muscle groups. You can train three times a week and make sensational improvements.

6.Weight training: Here is a great general system to try that takes very little time and will work wonders for
you: 2 times per week do dumbbell bench presses, 2 sets of 8. Followed by dips, 2 sets to 12. When you
can do 12, add weight via a weight belt. Follow that with 2 sets of 8 military press (dumbbells, followed by
2 sets of eight dumbbell rows, next chin ups (palms up), End it with bicep curls and you're done!

7.Work out with a DeMarini Chute-Speed Training Device. The Chute-Speed is a scientifically proven
training device that keeps all the resistance directly behind the bat head. This forces the hitter to keep their
hands out in front of the bat and maintain their speed as they make contact with the ball. The Chute-Speed
is a product that not only dramatically increases a softball players' strength and bat speed, but also
naturally improves hitting technique.