NCAA to host Coca-Cola youth clinic during Women's College World Series

INDIANAPOLIS -- In conjunction with the 2014 NCAA Women’s College World Series championship tournament, the NCAA and Coca-Cola are hosting a youth clinic on May 31, from 8:00 a.m. until noon at the Putnam City Optimist Complex in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Participants have the opportunity to meet NCAA softball coaches and student-athletes, learn softball skills and exercise tips, take part in infield and outfield drills and much more. A special toolbox tips session is available for parents and guardians of youth clinic participants.

The clinic is free of charge and open to children in third through eighth grades. Pre-registration is available now online at www.ncaa.com/YouthClincs. Online registration closes on May 28.  Participants are registered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The 33rd annual Women’s College World Series will take place May 29–June 4 at ASA Hall of Fall Stadium-OGE Energy Field in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Considered the premier event in collegiate softball, the Women’s College World Series features eight of the nation’s top teams in a double-elimination tournament format for the 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Championship.