Join a Club Team program that is going to develop your game and improve your softball skills. We prepare players for high school level play and more!
Our Program: 10U - 12U and 14U
Two team practices a week, games on the weekend, with scrimmages and tournaments during the season. An added bonus! Additional skill training each week at no extra cost in fielding, hitting, catching and pitching!
Contact: santamonicasoftballacademy@gmail.com
for player evaluations for our Club Teams.
Spring 2025!
12U Club Team
12U Club Team
12U Club Team
Learn to play the game the right way! We practice twice a week and we have games on the weekend. We play in the Encino TPA League each week. Players will train with SMSBA coaches on fundamentals and proper softball techniques.
We bring a comprehensive approach to prepare players for high school softball! We practice twice a week and we have games on the weekend. We play in the Encino TPA League each week. Players will train with SMSBA coaches on fundamentals and proper softball techniques.
Santa Monica Softball Academy offers quality instruction for ALL LEVELS of softball. Instructions will be given by professional coaches. Players will practice pitching, catching, hitting, fielding and base running. This developmental program is designed with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in softball. Players will be grouped by age and ability.
Registration is open
LOCATION:
Memorial Park
1401 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, Ca 90404
December 26 & 27
January 2 & 3
9am-3pm
Ages: 6-14
Winter Hitting Camp!
Veterans Day Hitting Camp!
Veterans Day Hitting Camp!
This TWO day hit session consists of players who will train with SMSBA hitting coaches! Coaches will break down their swing mechanics, stance and speed! Work on your hit game with our coaches and get better today for your game in 2025! Players will do skill work in hitting, increasing velocity, balance, swing and agility drills. Players will also work on sliding, base running, turning and speed!
This winter after school your softball player can learn how to
Hit! Field! Catch! Throw! Run! with SMSBA! We will be training players on campus each week on the fundamentals to get better, faster and stronger at softball! Players are separated by age and ability!
THIS SOFTBALL CAMP IS TO GET EVERYONE BACK IN THE GAME!
Let's get back to fundamentals and fun! Fielding, throwing, catching, pitching and hitting all week! Whether you are on the allstar team or working your way up, this is the softball instructional class for you!
Santa Monica Softball Academy offers quality instruction for ALL LEVELS of softball. Instructions will be given by professional coaches. Players will practice pitching, catching, hitting, fielding and base running. This developmental program is designed with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in softball. Players will be grouped by age and ability.
SMSBA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Santa Monica, Ca that has been in existence since 2018. Our goal is to prepare each level of our players with proper fundamentals, developing them into great softball players and leaders on and. We prepare our players' s focus on high school and collegiate level
Professional softball player May 2005 to October 2019
After her division 1 all American college softball career, she went on to play the highest level professional softball in various countries and locations around the world. Including the US , the Netherlands. Italy, and Asia. She was a pitcher, hitter and first baseman, and accomplished in all positions at high statistical performance levels, and would start in every line up at either position and as a hitter.
She is currently the Marymount High School assistant varsity coach and pitching coach.
This fall after school your softball player can learn how to Hit! Pitch! Field! Catch! Throw! Run! with SMSBA! We will be training players on campus each week on the fundamentals to get better, faster and stronger at softball! Players are separated by age and ability!
Welcome to Santa Monica Softball Academy's Weekly skills -
SMSBA Coaching
Our SMSBA Staff
Our SMSBA Staff
At Santa Monica Softball Academy we believe that training athletes should be a transformative experience for players! Our programs are designed to encourage players to step outside of their comfort zones, challenge themselves, and build confidence! We believe that these softball skills are essential for success on the field.
Train. Learn Pitching. SMSBA.
Our SMSBA Staff
Our SMSBA Staff
Our SMSBA Staff
Our dedicated coaches are carefully selected for their experience, skills, and passion for working with players!
Each coach is vetted, background check and train with SMSBA! Your player is getting the best and will be the best with SMSBA!
Weekly Skills Sessions!
Weekly Skills Sessions!
Weekly Skills Sessions!
Sunday's
8-10yrs
9am-10:30am
11-14yrs
10:30am-12N
ages: 6-14
Fielding-Pitching-Hitting-Catching
SMSBA SKills Teams!
Weekly Skills Sessions!
Weekly Skills Sessions!
Our skills teams are made up of some of our best and brightest players who are developing their game and learning to play on an elite level. The SMSBA Skills Team particpate in games, tournaments and weekly scrimmages. Skills Team players are invite only. Skills Teams are from our 10U, 12U and 14U divisions. For more info on how you can be on our Skills Team, contact: santamonicasoftballacademy@gmail.com
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The Best Lunch Deal in Town!
SMSBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
SMSBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
We teamed up to bring you a low cost affordable weekly lunch delivered to your child each day! With a click of a mouse you don't have to worry!
SMSBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
SMSBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
SMSBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
Get the best deal in town at the best camp in town! SMSBA summer Break camp!
A Different Sandwich Each Day!
SMSBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
A Different Sandwich Each Day!
Order at camp sign in by 10am then rest easy knowing your child is getting a nice box lunch on time and delivered fresh!
Our Coaches
Coach Mariela
Coach Mariela
Coach Mariela
Mariela played at Los Angeles Harbor College and then took her talents to Graceland University in Iowa. Still playing! She now pitches for an all-women’s U-trip team. Mariela has coached all ages and all levels of softball as a private pitching instructor and high school coach for over 8 years. She is the pitching coach for the SMSBA 10u and 12U Club teams!
Coach Ilene
Coach Mariela
Coach Mariela
SMSBA welcomes Coach Ilene to the team! A former varsity player, she started her collegiate softball career at Pasadena City College. She then received a Division 1 scholarship to play at Alcorn State University! After her playing career, she remained at Alcorn as the Graduate Assistant Coach for 3 years. During her time as a Graduate Assistant, Coach Ilene coached at clinics/camps and now brings her talent to SMSBA!
Coach Neveah
Coach Mariela
Coach Neveah
She was the starting center fielder on varsity all four years of High School and and played travel ball at an elite level! She now plays softball at Alderson Broaddus University, leads her team with a .348 batting average and the highest fielding percentage! She coached with us all summer and is a top coach with SMSBA!
Coach Aileen
Coach Mariela
Coach Neveah
A standout varsity high school player, Coach Aileen is currently playing middle infield at Santa Monica College! She is one of the coaches for our SMSBA 10U and 12U teams. She loves coaching the younger players at our camps and clinics!
KENNEDI SORENSEN
Lauryn Carter - UCLA
Lauryn Carter - UCLA
School, Sorensen led West Ranch to three consecutive CIF-Southern Section playoff appearances including a runner-up finish during the 2014 season. West Ranch won a pair of Foothill League championships and was named second-team All-League and third-team All-Valley as a senior. She played in the Women's European Cup (XXVII) for Israel. At CSUN she started all 54 games, playing all but 26 innings of the season at catcher...led team and was 14th in the Big West in RBI with 28.
Lauryn Carter - UCLA
Lauryn Carter - UCLA
Lauryn Carter - UCLA
Carter was a shortstop for four years at Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, Calif.- a two-time Santa Fe League Most Valuable Player and three-time First Team All-League selection-was the District 7 Southern Section MVP in 2018 -two-time team and defensive MVP - hit .639 as a junior with eight home runs and 27 runs batted in -helped Serra to a league title and a CIF Championship in 2018
We Were Selected as a Top Program for Softball Lessons!
Training One on One with SMSBA!
Work One On One With A Coach!
Pitching, Fielding & Hitting Training!
While there are no games on the off days you train! SMSBA coaches will use social distancing training with hand sanitizers to keep you on your game! Player and coach wear masks and work as a team to social distance train!
Our youth softball fielding program teaches you the game, positions, fielding techniques, throwing properly for the outfield and infield! Our teaching fundamentals start for beginners to advance players! This developmental program is designed for 6-17 year old participants, with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in fielding and throwing for softball.
We Have Pitching & Catching Classes!
Our instructional youth softball pitching program & Catching program introduces the fundamentals of pitching or catching and we have intermediate and advance training. This developmental program is designed for 6-17 year old participants, with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in pitching or catching for softball.
Santa Monica Girls FastPitch Pitching and Catching Clinics!
Beginning Pitching Clinic
Players 8-12 Trained Weekly
Players 8-12 Trained Weekly
Each week players came to our pitching clinic to learn the fundamentals of pitching.
Players 8-12 Trained Weekly
Players 8-12 Trained Weekly
Players 8-12 Trained Weekly
Each week players built upon what they had learned previously to get a strong foundation of learning!
Step by Step
Players 8-12 Trained Weekly
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Catching
SMGFP players trained with our coaches each week on the proper footwork and mechanics for pitching!
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Catching
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Catching
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Catching
Each week, beginner catchers, intermediate and advanced players worked on proper footwork and mechanics for the catching position!
Catchers Training Weekly
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Catching
Catchers Training Weekly
Players learned how to properly play the catcher position and be better defensively on the field.
SMSBA & SMGFP!
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Catching
Catchers Training Weekly
The Santa Monica Girls Fastpitch Weekly clinics were vital in preparing players for the pitching and catching position during the 2021 season! Thank you SMGFP foe making your players and league better with these weekly clinics!
Friends Of Santa Monica Softball Academy
This is Your Go To Camp!
Who We Are
Our Home Field
Our Home Field
Santa Monica Softball Academy is a professional developmental softball camp. This is a progressive instructional youth softball program with real professional softball coaches. Our goal is to teach you how to play the game of softball the RIGHT way the first time at all levels of athletic ability. We teach all aspects of softball; the e
Santa Monica Softball Academy is a professional developmental softball camp. This is a progressive instructional youth softball program with real professional softball coaches. Our goal is to teach you how to play the game of softball the RIGHT way the first time at all levels of athletic ability. We teach all aspects of softball; the equipment, the game, umpires, and opponents. This developmental program is designed with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in softball.
Our Home Field
Our Home Field
Our Home Field
Our softball camps and our home field in Santa Monica will be at Memorial Park for top softball instruction in Pitching, Catching, Hitting and Fielding! Whether you are trying to up your game, coming off Allstars, getting ready for Fall Ball or high school, we are the place for getting BETTER! STRONGER! FASTER! with your softball game!
About Us!
Our Home Field
About Us!
SMSBA is part of the City of Santa Monica Community Classes and Camp organization. Our athletic directors, coaches, team leaders are all their for the players and their parents every step of the way! We are place of learning, development and we think the sport of softball is serious fun for everyone that participates. Our goal is to dev
SMSBA is part of the City of Santa Monica Community Classes and Camp organization. Our athletic directors, coaches, team leaders are all their for the players and their parents every step of the way! We are place of learning, development and we think the sport of softball is serious fun for everyone that participates. Our goal is to develop our young athletes into capable and accomplished players who enjoy the game and enjoy the camp even more! Please feel free to contact us at anytime for questions about our camps, private lessons or just plain softball!
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SMSBA Winter hitting Camp!
Santa Monica Baseball Academy Winter Hitting Camp!
SMBA & SMSBA coaches will work one-on-one with hitters to give a one of a kind hitting-camp experience! This is an hitting camp for softball players looking to improve their swing mechanics, velocity and add more power to their game!! Players will work on hitting techniques, mechanics, velocity and power. Our training programs integrate both physical and mental skills which prepares the entire athlete, body and mind, for the practice or performance environment. Players will work one-on-one with our instructors to evaluate their level of play and where to add strength to any weakness in their game!
We want to give your hitting game more dimensions and more opportunities to put the ball in play and get on base! Learn how to bunt correctly and effectively! Learn how to run the bases, take leads, stealing and sliding!
SMSBA Hitting Camp!
Work on your swing mechanics, bat speed and power!
SMSBA Hitting Camp can prepare you for the 2025 season and get your swing right!