I have a 11-year old son interested in attending a competitive and sound baseball camp. Any advice?
by admin on Saturday, November 12th, 2011 | 8 Comments
Interested in camps around Miami area (Florida) and New York City and Westchester County (NY) Area.
I know an unbelievable camp in British Columbia that you can send him to
I guarantee you he’d become an 100x better baseball player if you sent him there over any other camp.
The camp is called Vancouver Allstars Baseball Camp
and the website is:
http://www.vancouverallstars.ca/
if you would like more information please let me know, or visit the website.
When I was that age, the best baseball camps I went to were put on by my future High School. I was able to learn a lot about baseball from coaches that are now my coaches today. Also, I was able to get to know the coaches a little before try-outs. These camps are also not as expensive as some camps. The other option would be to see if there is a baseball academy near those two places. I know the big one in Dallas, D-Bats, is putting on some spring break camps.
Bill Hollowattys Baseball Academy
“Don’t throw your arm out”
I did. And that was the end of baseball for me.
Just remind him to have fun.
I have listed all schools in the country below – a couple in NY are America’s Baseball Camps and Frozen Ropes.
When he returns from camp don’t let him drill and drill on his favorite part of camp, he should practice everything. He will forget 40% of what he learned so he still needs coaching and needs to play for good coaches. As he is coached, certain things will come back to him and the coach will think he is a genious for catching on so quick but he was actually just reminded of what he learned. Good baseball camps teach kids how to study the game and how to learn. They can be easier to teach more advanced techniques because they are better prepared to understand WHY to do it. The purpose of the camp is learn more about baseball and not be the next A-Rod but to have a better understanding of the fundamentals of baseball. To make the game more fun. Is it worth it? I attended for years in Missouri and years later when I coached 17-18yr olds I found myself teaching those kids things I learned at my first camp when I was 5 years old (I was too young but my mom was a volunteer for the youth program and couldn’t get a babysitter).
Ripken is one of the best in the country:
http://www.ripkencamps.com/index.cfm
I rate it second to Mickey Owen, of course when I went there one of my instructors during the winter was Bill Virdon who was managing the Astros at the time. http://www.mickeyowen.com
Here is a listing of camps for all states:
http://www.baseballcorner.com/baseballcamps.asp
Go for it he should anything that’ll help him be the future baseball player he can become.
Contact any college within the distance you are willing to drive. They often have programs from a long weekend to a week for various age groups and even by position.