U.S. Baseball Academy offers training at CCAC
Young players can enjoy a real Spring Training experience without leaving Pennsylvania this winter thanks to the U.S. Baseball Academy.
The Academy will offer a training program at the Community College of Allegheny County, South Campus in West Mifflin. Vince Mezza will direct the program, which runs from Jan. 27 through March 3 and offers hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning camps for players in grades 1 through 12.
Six-week training sessions cost as low as $99.
With a player-coach ratio of 6 to 1, each participant receives a pre-season tune-up that helps them enter team practice in mid-season form. With numerous age-specific sessions, instruction is specially tailored for each ability level. Overall, it’s the type of intense, professional instruction players cannot get in a summer league.
Since 1988, U.S. Baseball Academy has run hundreds of camps and clinics for thousands of players nationwide. Each week, hitters rotate through a series of supervised stations, including indoor batting cages, with each drill designed to teach a different aspect of hitting. Players enjoy participating in hitting games and unique stations used by top high school and college programs. The program is designed to improve pitch and strike zone recognition, timing, balance, power, situational hitting, bunting, and other aspects. Pitchers work under the supervision of coaches who can help with all aspects of pitching, from fundamentals and mechanics to more advanced concepts. Drills and repetition will improve a pitcher’s speed and control. Our catcher’s camp covers all aspects of being behind the plate. Players will get instruction on stance, signs, receiving, framing, blocking, throwing, fielding bunts, tags and the mental aspects of dealing with pitchers.
Complete details, times and registration forms are available online at www.USBaseballAcademy.com or by phoning toll free 866-622-4487.