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Swing Builder Program: Your Personal Swing Coach

Swing Builder Program: Your Personal Swing Coach

What:         6 session clinic running for 3 weeks in January 2019  (session details outlined below)

Ages:          8-13 years old

Location:     M-A High School – Varsity Diamond (Ringwood Ave entrance – Gym parking lot)

Dates/Times:     

  • Wednesdays 4pm-5:30pm (Jan 9, 16 and 23)

  • Saturdays 10:30am-12:30am (Jan 12, 19 and 26)

  • Please arrive 10 minutes early so we can get all the players warmed up and ready for some great baseball!

Cost:           $500 

*Note:  Class size limited to a maximum of 16 athletes

Questions?  Email info@menloparklegends.com or call 650.387.4427

Cancellation policy:  If you need to cancel for any reason after December 15th, you will receive registration credit towards any other Legends program. There are no cash refunds for cancellations made after this date. There is a non-refundable $50 administrative fee, per clinic, for cancellations made prior to December 15th.

In the Legends Swing Builder Program: 

  • Players are assigned a personal swing coach, and will be placed in a small training group with players of similar age/ability (maximum of 4 players).

  • Coaches instruct on all aspects of building an efficient powerful swing including stance/setup, lower body rotation and sequencing, hand path, contact points, pitch recognition, approach and off-speed hitting. 

  • Players receive before and after Blast hitting analysis to provide quantifiable improvement metrics on bat speed, swing plane, attack angle, time to contact and more… 

What:         6 session clinic running for 3 weeks in January 2019  (session details outlined below)

Ages:          8-13 years old

Location:     M-A High School – Varsity Diamond (Ringwood Ave entrance – Gym parking lot)

Dates/Times:     

  • Wednesdays 4pm-5:30pm (Jan 9, 16 and 23)

  • Saturdays 10:30am-12:30am (Jan 12, 19 and 26)

  • Please arrive 10 minutes early so we can get all the players warmed up and ready for some great baseball!

Cost:           $500 

*Note:  Class size limited to a maximum of 16 athletes

Questions?  Email info@menloparklegends.com or call 650.387.4427

Cancellation policy:  If you need to cancel for any reason after December 15th, you will receive registration credit towards any other Legends program. There are no cash refunds for cancellations made after this date. There is a non-refundable $50 administrative fee, per clinic, for cancellations made prior to December 15th.

Registration NOW OPEN!

 

Hitting Instructors Available for this Program

  • David Klein – Legends Founder, Executive Director and Head Coach for over 10 years
  • David Trujillo – Local Hitting Guru and Head Junior Varsity Coach at Menlo-Atherton HS
  • Julian Jurrard – Hitting Coach and Professional Athlete with the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Wesley Hoskins – M-A High Schools hitting coach, Former Professional player and Collegiate All-American 

Session Details   

Session 1:  Introduction, Basics & Testing (Jan 9th 4pm-5:30pm)

  • Grip
  • Stance 
  • How to Hit off a T 
  • Initial Assessment & Mechanic Adjustments 
  • Bat speed, Exit velocity and Blast measurements taken 

Session 2:   Session 1 Review & Introduction to the Kinetic Link (Jan 13th 9-11am): 

  • Load
  • Stride
  • Separation
  • Bat Speed Overload/Underload workout at end 

Session 3: Putting it all Together (Jan 16th 4-5:30 pm)    

  • Swing path & staying on plane
  • Balance and follow through 
  • Hitting Progression Rotation 45 minutes
  • Dry swings, T, Soft toss, Front Toss, Live, Live Simulated w/ Velocity

Session 4: Reviewing the kinetic link & introduction to hitting progression training (Jan 20th 9-11am) 

  • 60 minutes of swing progression w/ LIVE Hitting on the field (8 minutes each station)
  • Underload/Overload 
  • Movement stations
  • T station
  • Soft Toss
  • Individualized Drills
  • Front Toss
  • Live/Machine Station 

Session 5: Performance Time! (Jan 23rd @ 4-5:30pm)

  • Focus on proprioception, barrel awareness, adjustability, quickness
  • Opposite Field Hitting and Adjustability Training
    • Athleticism drills 
    • Med ball & Underload/Overload Training 
    • Pitch recognition
    • Hitting Off Speed Pitches 

Session 6: Breathe, Hitting/Mental Approach and Review (Jan 27th 9-11am) 

  • Breathing techniques
  • Discussion about approach at the plate
  • Live At Bat’s off coaches
  • Exit testing w/ Blast 
  • On Field Hitting Competition