• BIG NEWS!! Softball Academy Head Instructor Dave Paetkau accepts National Coaching position for Women's National Team!
“...to develop self-confident Life Champions who are committed to continuous improvement as scholars, athletes, and community leaders..”
Welcome to the Yale Softball Academy.
The Yale Softball Academy is an elite-skills based program designed to fulfill each students softball and academic dreams. Our program specializes in high performance training and elite skill development of athletes during school hours. This program provides the best coaching, training, and facilities in BC. We operate out of Crossley Park in Abbotsford, BC as well as our 10,000 square foot Abbotsford Recreation Centre and Abbotsford Show Barn. Our goal at Yale Secondary is to promote academic and athletic excellence.
Students receive full credit for their on and off field training:(P.E. 9,10, and 11 as well as Strength & Conditioning 9,10, and 11). Yale Secondary School has continued to be one of the top academic public institutions in the Fraser Valley. Recent surveys identify Yale as the top academic public high school in the district and one of the best in the province. In most years, Yale students are awarded significantly more district and provincial scholarships than any other school in Abbotsford. Yale offers over 250 different courses and a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. The range of educational opportunities available at Yale has led to our fine reputation. We offer several Advanced Placement courses and support them with Honors courses throughout the grade levels. Yale also offers a wide-ranging and intensive program in visual art, theatre and music, which presents students with many opportunities to show their talents.
All of our instructors here at Yale Secondary are recognized nationally and internationally for their softball expertise. Not only will each student receive top quality instruction, they will have a chance to further their academic success while playing softball at a post secondary institution. Throughout the course of the year, we will be sending out college resumes and videos for all grade 11 students who wish to pursue their softball career at the University and College level. Our valuable classroom sessions will be based around sport nutrition, sport psychology, and SAT preparation.
Our girls also participate in a fall ball league during September through to October. The league has 5-7 games including year end tournament.
The Yale Softball Academy operates from September 1st to January 20th. We engage in approx 72 training sessions, which are approximately 2 hours in length. . The cost of the program is $1,965.00, which can be financed over the school year. This can be financed by pre-authorized payments or by visa. We do offer a sibling discount for players who have a brother or sister in the program.