Lake in the Hills Youth Athletic Association

The LITHYAA Hurricanes Travel Softball organization will adopt the same Mission and Core Values established as a whole by the Lake in the Hills Athletic Association program. It is the same desire to provide opportunities for female youth athletes, ages 11-18, the highest level of training and prepare them for the next level of competition, while teaching sportsmanship, integrity, teamwork, leadership, and a sense of responsibility to community.

Our Mission

In playing for Hurricanes, it is our desire that our players develop the skills required to excel at the next level. Whether that level is the next age level or high school, it is our hope that Hurricanes players will be provided with the tools required to succeed. It is equally as important to us that our players learn about:

•Sportsmanship
Everyone wants to win and we will always strive to win; however, learning how to win and/or lose builds character.

•Integrity
Give 100% all of the time.
 
•Teamwork
Our team is only as strong as our 12th player.
 
•Leadership
There are plenty of followers, being a leader takes a lot of hard work.
 
•Citizenship
Every team is responsible to fulfill a Community Service Project to emphasize our gratitude for our community’s support.

The LITHYAA Thunder & Hurricanes teams will continue to operate its own indoor training facility to prepare during the offseason.

The training facility space is designed to allow each team ample space and time for their hitting, pitching and defensive drills.  We anticipate having the facility ready for use by December 1st and will continue to workout until mid-April.  We hope that you will each find the value and enjoy the facility, which we envisioned for our players when we embarked on this venture

The facility is located at:

1201 Armstrong St.
Algonquin, IL 60102:
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The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is the professional growth organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play.

The idea for a softball coaching association first developed from discussions at the National Collegiate Women's Softball Championships in the early 1980s. Although mostly collegiate coaches comprised the organization's membership in the early days, today's college coaches are joined by high school and travel ball/club coaches, umpires, as well as other fans of fastpitch softball. In 1997, the Association's membership reached the 2,000 mark, and today there are more than 4,300 members.

Besides services offered to the membership, the NFCA works with USA Today in producing polls for NCAA Division I and high school softball. In addition, NCAA Division II and Division III polls are produced. The NFCA also conducts collegiate tournament competitions, as well as recruiting camps and tournaments throughout the nation. An annual NFCA National Convention is held every November or December.