PRESS RELEASE

DATE: October 4, 2014

CONTACT: Justin Bennett 671-649-9663

Christmas Holiday Baseball Games Academies

Okkodo High School

Guam Baseball Academy set to train baseball skills

The Guam Baseball Academy is gearing up for its 2^nd annual Christmas Holiday Baseball Academies, with experienced coaches taking aspiring young players through a series of on-field skill routines and drills designed to both improve young players’ fundamentals and hone specific game skills. There will be three separate academies scheduled during the school holiday Christmas break.  “The four day-long academies will give youngsters from 8 to 18 years of age a chance to work on variety of game-like challenges, says Bill Bennett lead instructor.  “The Academies go beyond fundamentals, and expose the player to “game play” situations that they will encountered on game days.”

In baseball, there are game situation plays that occur during the course of the game that the players never get a chance to learn in practice or get the education of the deeper parts moving the baseball from base to base. In this academy, player will be exposed to these regular game type situations.

The third skills and game academy in January will be for the Tee-Ball players ages 5-7. This academy will be a three day, 3.5 hour session each day. The curriculum for the tee-ball academy deals with motor skills, balance, coordination and introducing baseball type movements needed to play the game while having fun. Hitting, throw & catch, fielding, base running will be part of the teaching curriculum.

Choose your Hitting Academy:

Academy #1 – Ages 8 -12 year old years

December 20-23, 2014 – 8:30 am – 3:00 pm               Lunch included

Academy #2 – Ages 13 years & up

December 27-30, 2014 – 8:30 am to 3:00 pm              Lunch included

Academy #3 Tee-Ball Ages 5-7 

January 2-4, 2014 -8:30 am – Noon                             No lunch

Players will receive:

-4 days of quality professional instruction
-Opportunity to meet and train with players in your own age group

-Opportunity to learn new techniques and methods
-Lunch Included Academy # 1 & 2

-Bottle water provided
-Academy T-shirt

-Free hitting time at Strike Zone Batting Cages

Academy Fee: All three academies will be conducted at the Okkodo High School Baseball Field.  Enrolment is limited and costs $125.00 for Academy 1 & 2.   Tee-Ball Academy $90.00.

Please note that these academies are geared around low player numbers and high attention by the coaching staff.  We feel that by providing this we allow for the BEST possible opportunity for the players to learn and develop to their best potential.  Only through attention and detail work can the player truly achieve their goals.

If you are interested in enrolling your child in one of our holiday baseball academies, please come to Strike Zone Batting Cages and fill out the academy registration form. Once you enroll your child you will be given a player information packet. Full payment is required at time of registration.

Guam Amateur Baseball Association

Telephone: 671-649-9663

Email: guamamateurbaseball@yahoo.com

FACEBOOK/AmateurBaseball Guam

www.guamstrikezone.com

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