Advanced Hitting
Our hitting camps touch on all aspects of mechanics, 60% of each session is spent working on hitting while the other 40% focuses on throwing and fielding, as well as, speed and agility training. In season maintenance of the swing is as important as off season maintenance. You do not have to be an advanced hitter to attend the camps. It means that there is much more involved.
12 Week Program
Ages 9 to 18
December through March
Beginning December 10, 2011
The Batter’s Box, Connecticut’s oldest and most successful baseball training center with over 22 years of training ballplayers, offers the best and most intensive hitting camp in the state. Our advanced hitting camp offers young players the opportunity and challenge to participate in an intensive training program that teaches and stresses the mechanics and fundamentals of hitting. We teach fielding and throwing during the classes. The program consists of mechanical work, video work and mental training.
Areas Covered (Mechanics)
Lower Body: The most important part of hitting is balance. Balance allows you to see the ball clearly. Balance also allows you to swing through the ball and allows for extension.
Swing: Learning to stay through the ball develops bat control and the ability to hit to all fields.
Eye Positioning: Teaching the eyes and the head proper movement for inside and outside pitches allowing the use of all fields.
Mental Aspects: Teaching pitch selection through pitch counts and pitcher's patterns. This is the most important aspect of the game. We press the focus at each and every camp.
Video Taping
Each player will be supplied with a video and taped from 3 points, beginning, middle and end of the program. Instructors will use video equipment during each session for teaching.
Live Pitching & Machines
The Batter's Box has three live cages and machines that throw curves and sliders from both the left and the right.
Class Size
Maximum of 20 players with 4-6 Instructors per class
Age Brackets/Times
The Advanced Hitting Class meets for one 2-hour session each week. Each class time listed below is a separate class. The following are the days and times that classes are offered for each age group. Each class will fill up, and to ensure a proper coach-to-student ratio, we do not allow students to jump from group to group. Please choose the day and time that works best with your schedule.
2011-12 Schedule
| 9-13 Year Olds |
High School (14U-18U) |
| Saturdays 2:00-4:00 PM |
Saturdays 4:00- 6:00 PM |
| Sundays 2:00-4:00 PM |
Sundays 4:00- 6:00 PM |
| Mondays 6:00-8:00 PM |
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| Saturdays |
Sundays |
Mondays |
| December 10 |
December 11 |
December 12 |
| December 17 |
December 18 |
December 19 |
| January 7 |
January 8 |
January 2 |
| January 14 |
January 15 |
January 9 |
| January 21 |
January 22 |
January 16 |
| January 28 |
January 29 |
January 30 |
| February 4 |
February 12 |
February 6 |
| February 11 |
February 19 |
February 13 |
| February 18 |
February 26 |
February 20 |
| February 25 |
March 4 |
February 27 |
| March 3 |
March 11 |
March 5 |
| March 10 |
March 18 |
March 12 |
PROGRAM COST
$595.00
1st Payment: $195.00 non-refundable deposit
2nd Payment: $200.00 due at first day of class
3rd Payment: $200.00 due at fourth day of class
Registration Form
Please call (203) 248-2398 for a list of our classes and prices and ask for our brochures.
