This article was sent to me by Hal Skinner. It’s about a men’s fastpitch softball team who traveled to Clearwater, Florida decades ago to represent Hawaii in the ASA Men’s Fast Pitch National Tournament. The team battled many challenges along the way, but still made a great showing for Hawaii all the on the other side of the country!
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The Hawaii Bustos Bash is just two weeks away! August 6th & 7th with a coaches/parent clinic on the 5th.
Please remember to share this information with anyone you think may be interested!
What to Expect at the Clinic
The Got Bustos? motto is: “See It, Feel It, Fix It”
This is something that Crystl and instructors take to heart. They let the players “see” what they are teaching, “feel” how their body should feel when doing the exercise and give the tools to “fix it” if they are not doing it correctly.
The Got Bustos? clinics started as “Weekend with Gold” back in 2005 with the help of Mary Ellen Bonner who is now our clinic coordinator. From that one clinic the response to Crystl and her method of teaching was tremendous, but more importantly reaching out to the players that weekend turned into Got Bustos? Sports Training, LLC.
Crystl’s goal has always been to give the players a lot of quality time and training with a limited number of players at a cost that is affordable. It’s always been quality, not quantity with Crystl. We set up our clinics with separate stations. We try to limit the stations to 4-6 players. Crystl and her instructors teach proper throwing and fielding mechanics, which all corresponds with hitting and the rest of the clinic Crystl instructs the players through her “Seven Steps of Hitting.”
Players of the same skill level are put together in stations. The clinics start out with Crystl and the instructors demonstrating a specific drill. The girls then return to their station to work on that drill with an instructor. As Crystl and/or Howard walk around they check to see if all the players understand that particular drill. If not she brings them back together and does another demo. Then back to their group. If there are still players who are struggling she will then put them individually with an instructor until they understand what she is teaching.
In each clinic Crystl always takes time at the end of the session to take pictures with each player (and she lets them wear her Olympic Medals in the picture) and autographs. I have never seen Crystl leave a session without making sure each player gets a picture and something signed. Sometimes that means she signs item after item for the same player.
Each player leaves a Got Bustos? clinic feeling not like they just had a workout with the best hitter on the planet but also made a new friend.
Education and training are both important to all of the Got Bustos? staff and Crystl takes time to talk to the players and explain what having good grades can mean. She also makes it known that she believes it takes a lot of hard work and you have to be willing to put in the time and effort in order to succeed.
Crystl’s motto is: “At the end of the day there is no one to blame but yourself for something you do or do not get”.
Crystl is working to help today’s young players, who will be our Olympic Softball Players should softball make it back to the Olympics, prepare to bring the Gold back to the USA!
Register now to see and work with Crystl in person => http://www.staciemahoe.com/bustos
We’re making progress on hammering out the details and logistics of the clinic Crystl will be doing in Hawaii in August.
We now have the registration form ready for you to view, print, or save to your computer.
Get the Clinic Registration From HERE
Crystl will do a coach/parent clinic on Friday night (August 5th) then a 2-day player clinic which will include BOTH offense and defense on Saturday and Sunday (August 6th & 7th).
Cost for the coach/parent clinic is $40.
Cost for the 2-day player clinic is $99 (includes both days).
Register to reserve your spot in this first ever Crystl Bustos clinic.
Mark your calendars! Crystl Bustos and Howard Carrier (Crystl’s hitting coach) are scheduled to be in Hawaii for a 2-day clinic in August.
The clinic is slated for August 6th and 7th at Kapolei High School.
Cost is $99 per player for BOTH days. Get softball hitting instruction from one of the BEST in the game!
General layout for this event will include hitting on Day 1 and fielding/defense on Day 2 (many don’t realize Crystl played SS for the National Team before).
Exact times will be announced soon. I will keep you posted here at All About Fastpitch when registration forms come out.
Crystl is also interested in doing a coaches clinic for $45 on Friday night. We don’t currently have a location set for this but will keep you posted as details unfold.
This is an event you don’t want to miss! Got Bustos is offering this first Hawaii clinic at a very special never-been-done-in-Hawaii-before discount. Hope to see you there.
Roz Makaula, my former teammate and Hawaii softball player, is featured in today’s Star Advertiser as a breast cancer survivor who will compete in her 5th Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure this Sunday.
Before you go off and read her story, I have to share something about Roz…
I had the pleasure of being her teammate for 1 year as a freshman at Kamehameha Schools. The one thing that has always stuck in my mind about Roz is how, on the first day of practice when the coach finally gave everyone the okay to jump into a position, Roz ran out and claimed 2nd base. Literally, she ran over there and said, “This is MY position.”
It was her senior year and the first time she finally got to start at her position. From day one, she went out and took ownership of it. Even though she wasn’t the fastest, or the most athletic, and certainly not the tallest (luv ya Roz) 2nd baseman you’ve ever seen, she played that position like a senior that year and helped lead us to a State Championship.
After she graduated, that position became mine. Though I’d never played 2nd base before, I knew how to OWN it because Roz had shown me how. 
Thanks sis! Now 2b is my favorite position.
I haven’t been in touch with Roz since that year until this week on facebook. 20 years later, within days of reconnecting, she’s been a source of inspiration in my life all over again with her story of survival over breast cancer. She is a Bobby Sox National Champion, a Hawaii High School State Champion, and I’m sure you’d agree a champion in life as well.
Mark your calendars! There are two great softball clinics coming to Hawaii in the next two months.
First is the Island Softball Experience which is a 2-day camp, October 16-17, featuring instruction from experienced softball coaches and former USA Olympic players. It will also include position specific training for pitching, hitting, base running, infield, outfield, slapping, catching and bunting. Cost is $200 if you register by the 1st of October. For more information or to download a flyer/registration packet, go to Wahine Sports Network.
Next we have the Bill Hillhouse Pitching Clinic which will be November 20th (Saturday). The location has not been set yet, but the format will be as follows:
9:00-10:30am – Pitching Clinic session required for all non-returnees
10:45-11:45 – Private Lesson (max 2 pitchers)
12:00-1:00 – Private Lesson (max 2 pitchers)
1:30-2:30 – Private Lesson (max 2 pitchers)
2:45-3:45 – Private Lesson (max 2 pitchers)
4:00-5:00 – Private Lesson (max 2 pitchers)
How much does it cost?
Pitching Clinic Session – $30/pitcher
Private Lesson Sessions – $45/pitcher
Important Information: ALL pitchers must provide their own catcher. You CANNOT attend a Private Lesson Session if you have never been to a Bill Hillhouse Clinic in the past. All new clinic pitchers MUST attend the Pitching Clinic Session at 9:00am. If you have been to a clinic before, you do not have to go to the 9:00am session. You can just choose a private lesson time slot and sign up for that session only. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact me at staciemahoe [at] gmail.com.
Hawaii just completed it’s ASA 10U State Tournament this past weekend. Shown above is a picture of Ho’onou the A Division Champions.
Here are the Hawaii ASA 10U champions and runners up for the 3 divisions:
C Division Champion: Palolo
Runner Up: Pound 4 Pound
B Division Champion: Kulia
Runner Up: Lahaina
A Division Champion: Ho’onou
Runner Up: Psykos
Congratulations to all teams, players, and coaches who participated in the 10U State Tournament!
Shown below: Ho’onou and Psykos after the 10U A Division Championship Game.
