PRE-SEASON CLINICS

Age Group: K-8th grade

Dates: Saturdays from January 6 - January 27

The Pre-Season Clinics are geared toward player ages:

  • K-2 Great introduction to baseball and gets our young players excited for Spring!
  • 3-6 Designed to provide players with exposure to the travel tryout process. If your player wants to play travel baseball next summer, this clinic is a great opportunity to prepare. 
  • 7-8 Exposure to try out processes and continues building on fundamentals in preparation for Spring evaluations. Players generally come with tryout experience so this clinic provides key reps going through actual stations in preparation for tryouts.

Over the course of four sessions, players rotate through the stations used during the tryout process and are taught the fundamentals to complete the skills effectively.

This clinic is essential for players interested in travel baseball and new to the tryout process or wish to get exposure to an evaluation environment.

Pre-Season clinics are taught by PWYBA house and travel coaches. 

Sessions:

  • Pre-Season Clinic Session I: K - 2nd Grade (10:00-11:30am)  

  • Pre-Season Clinic Session II: 3rd - 4th Grade (11:30-1:00pm)

  • Pre-Season Clinic Session III: 5th - 6th Grade (1:00 -2:30pm)

  • Pre-Season Clinic Session IV: 7th - 8th Grade (2:30-4:00pm)

PITCHER & CATCHER ONE-DAY CLINIC

Age Group: 2nd-8th grade

Date: February 24 (10:00-11:30am or 11:30-1:00pm)

Great one day clinic for players who want exposure to the fundamentals of pitching and catching.

Coaching staff will teach the clinic with assistance from former WHS and PWYBA players who continued their playing careers in college or professional ranks

*NEW* Pitching Clinic

Age Group: 3rd -7th grade

PWYBA's Pitching Clinic is geared towards 3rd-7th grade players (house or travel programs) looking to further their pitching development in a small group setting. Lessons will include work on proper warm up, a blend of arm strengthening, mechanical refinement and pitch development along with pitching strategies. Lessons are catered to player's age and skillset. 

This clinic will be lead by Dean Gagnon. Dean has been part of the PWYBA program for 8 years coaching at the AAA level for most of the time. Dean was 4 year starting pitcher at the D3 level in college and played 10 years of MN town team Amateur baseball. 

  • Pitching Session I: 4 lessons (Thursdays 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14)
    • 3rd-5th grade 7:30-8:30pm
    • 6th-7th grade 8:30-9:30pm
  • Pitching Session II: 4 lessons (Sundays: 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17)
    • 3rd-5th grade only (2:30pm, 3:30pm)
  • Pitching Session III: 4 lessons (Thursdays 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1) 
    • 3rd-5th grade 7:30-8:30pm
    • 6th-7th grade 8:30-9:30pm

Hitting Clinics

Age Group: 3rd-8th grade 
(note the change in age ranges compared to last year)

Hitting clinic introduces the fundamentals of hitting a baseball to make the game more fun and rewarding at an early age. Players rotate between stations ranging from machine cages, live soft toss, tee work, and on-field batting. 

Methods taught are consistent with WHS and PWYBA standards and hitting skill is developed each year and continued through other PWYBA clinics.

Teaching staff will include Brian Trygstad and Steve Haskamp

Players receive a written evaluation of their progress on the 4th clinic date. The evaluation will help support continued development and prepare players interested in Spring Travel Evaluation.  Parents are welcome and encouraged to video their player at every session. PWYBA is expanding options for younger ages due to higher demand.

Clinics are offered on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00pm:

  • Hitting Clinic I: 3rd - 5th Grade (11/16 - 12/21, excludes 11/23)

  • Hitting Clinic II: 3rd - 5th Grade (1/4 - 2/1)

  • Hitting Clinic III: 6th - 8th Grade (2/8 - 3/7)

*NEW* Fundamentals of Hitting

Age Group: 3rd-8th grade

Fundamentals of Hitting is geared towards developing players who are looking to develop and establish core hitting mechanics. These sessions are a 4 player to 1 instructor and is led by Brian Trygstad. The core circuluum for Fundamentals of Hitting will build upon those learned during Brian's larger Hitting Clinics.

Note: for 3rd to 5th grade players also registering for Hitting Clinic I or II, we recommend registering for a Fundamentals of Hitting clinic during a different month.

  • Session I: 3rd-5th Grade (11/30 - 12/21, excludes 11/23)
  • Session II: 6th-8th Grade (1/11 - 2/1)
  • Session III: 3rd-5th Grade (2/15 - 3/7)
     

*NEW* Intermediate Hitting

Age Group: 6th-8th grade

Intermediate Hitting is geared towards established players looking to expand their situational awareness and continue to develop repeatable mechanics. These sessions are a 2 player to 1 instructor and is led by Joe Kubera (Trojan Camp and high school assistant coach).

  • Session I: January 6, 13, 20, 27
  • Session II: Februrary 3, 10, 17, 24

Sandlot Baseball

Age Group: 3rd-6th grade

Sandlot baseball provide an opportunity for participants to play pick-up baseball in a relaxed and fun environment. There are two sessions during the year for each age group (November/December and January/February). Each session will last 5 weeks. Registration limited to 24 players for maximum play time.

Juniors: 3rd - 4th Grade 

  • November/December Sessions: Nov 10, 17, Dec 1, 8, 15 (5:30-7:00pm)
  • January/February Sessions: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2 (5:30-7:00pm)

Seniors: 5th - 6th Grade

  • November/December Sessions: Nov 10, 17, Dec 1, 8, 15 (7:00-8:30pm
  • January/February Sessions: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2 (7:00-8:30pm)

TROJAN BASEBALL CAMP

Age Group: 6th-8th grade

Anticipated Dates: Beginning November 5

Trojan Camp is for players in grades 6-8 who are interested in developing all aspects of their game. Whether looking to refine existing skills or work on a specific challenge, this clinic will  use a modern and technologically advanced method to help players take their game to the next level. 

Trojan Camp is offered on Sunday afternoons to avoid conflicts with other winter activities. We ask that players sign up for the session time they prefer. The camp starts on November 5 and it runs consecutively until February 4 (there is no camp on Sunday, Dec 24 or Sunday, Dec 31). 

During November and December, camp sessions will run from 5:00-6:30pm or 6:30-8:00pm.
During January and February, camp sessions will run from 4:00-5:30pm or 5:30-7:00pm.

Areas of Focus:

  • Hitting: Quality of Movements, Timing, Approach

  • Pitching: Form, Arm Strength and Conditioning, Control and Grip, Mental Approach

  • Fielding and Base Running: Agility and Strength Development