Offseason Academy

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Offseason Academy - Program Overview

The Aces host a full-scale winter academy, where individualized instruction will make players better pitchers and hitters. Our winter academies are hosted at the Aces Indoor Training Facility in Berlin, MD and Next Generation Sports in Middletown, Players can be 8-18 years old. It is open to everyone.

The Aces have 25+ baseball instructors for the 2023-24 season with diverse skill sets to better players in all facets of the game. The academy runs from November to March.

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    Pitching

    Want to throw more strikes? Learn how to throw harder in the process? Our pitching instructors will help build the pitcher to become healthier and more efficient. Those in attendance will be broken down into small groups, where they will do mechanical work, pitching drills, flat grounds and bullpens at age specific distances. The groups will also learn pickoff moves, how to field their position and important pieces of the mental game.

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    Hitting

    Hitting is a huge game of reps. Hitters in our academy will get reps off the tee, front toss, overhand BP, machine and live action. Instructors spend alot of time making sure players get comfortable with their swing to be the best hitters possible. Those in attendance will spend time in small groups working on different pieces each week. Whether it be learning to hit a curveball, devloping an approach to hit the ball opposite field, bunting or even pitch recognition, expect to become a better hitter in our 14-week winter academy. 

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    FIELDING/BASE RUNNING

    All players in the academy can expect to learn how to become better position players - whether it be middle infield, corner infield, catcher or outfield - we have instructors with skillskets to make your player better! Players will be broken down into small groups and will take reps with machines, fungos and throws. This academy group will also include baserunning periodically during the academy season and learn ways to improve their running ability.

The Aces Winter Baseball Academy is INCLUDED in the price if your child was selected to one of the travel teams for 2024-25. The fees paid in the contract will cover this opportunity.