Off-Season Training
***Sign-ups start soon for 2021-22. If you'd like to be included in our email list, please let john@backyardhackers.com know. All the information below is for 2021-22.***
We're running 6 months worth of weekly training sessions at Rhino Baseball-Wisconsin this off-season. Sessions will start October 8th or 9th and run through March. There are 4 separate times: Friday 5:00 - 6:30, Friday 6:30 - 8:00, Saturday 8-9:30, and Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 for high school kids. This includes:
-- Groups for both softball and baseball!
-- Nearly 40 hours of instruction with our top-notch instructors
--Professional instructors (find out about the regulars here)
-- Increased confidence from every single ball player
-- Weekly Strength and Agility Plans
-- Weekly At-Home Practice Plans
-- Parent/Coach training -- how to better support your young athlete with what they are learning
-- Throwing Velocity and Arm Care Program
-- Much more!
-- Get a full off-season of training for 1/3 less than anyone else out there.
-- Weekly instruction in offense, defense as well as strength and agility
-- Starts Oct. 8-9, ends April 1-2.
Make sure you're signing up for the session that you want. Email john@backyardhackers.com with any questions.
Coaches! We offer a modest discount when signing up if you want to help out at practice, learn from our coaches, and really power-up your skills. Email John@backyardhackers.com if you're interested.
There are 4 Sessions planned:
Session 1: Friday 5:00 - 6:30, this is all-ages. Cost: $650
Session 2: Friday 6:30 - 8:00, this is for all ages. Cost $600
Session 3: Saturday 8:00am - 9:30, this is all-ages. Cost $650
Session 4: Saturday 9:30-11:30, this is intended for players in grades 8-12. Cost: $800
We're running 6 months worth of weekly training sessions at Rhino Baseball-Wisconsin this off-season. Sessions will start October 8th or 9th and run through March. There are 4 separate times: Friday 5:00 - 6:30, Friday 6:30 - 8:00, Saturday 8-9:30, and Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 for high school kids. This includes:
-- Groups for both softball and baseball!
-- Nearly 40 hours of instruction with our top-notch instructors
--Professional instructors (find out about the regulars here)
-- Increased confidence from every single ball player
-- Weekly Strength and Agility Plans
-- Weekly At-Home Practice Plans
-- Parent/Coach training -- how to better support your young athlete with what they are learning
-- Throwing Velocity and Arm Care Program
-- Much more!
-- Get a full off-season of training for 1/3 less than anyone else out there.
-- Weekly instruction in offense, defense as well as strength and agility
-- Starts Oct. 8-9, ends April 1-2.
Make sure you're signing up for the session that you want. Email john@backyardhackers.com with any questions.
Coaches! We offer a modest discount when signing up if you want to help out at practice, learn from our coaches, and really power-up your skills. Email John@backyardhackers.com if you're interested.
There are 4 Sessions planned:
Session 1: Friday 5:00 - 6:30, this is all-ages. Cost: $650
Session 2: Friday 6:30 - 8:00, this is for all ages. Cost $600
Session 3: Saturday 8:00am - 9:30, this is all-ages. Cost $650
Session 4: Saturday 9:30-11:30, this is intended for players in grades 8-12. Cost: $800
FAQ
What coronavirus considerations are in place for 2021-22?
All of the Backyard Hackers coaches are fully vaccinated.
We will not ask any vaccinated folks to mask up or take extra precautions.
Any unvaccinated kids and helpers will be asked to be masked up, and continue to follow quarantine protocols if they have an exposure or test positive.
What ages is this for?
This is designed for any ballplayer who is ready to take instruction and can sustain their attention while at a practice for 90 minutes. (Most 10 year-olds should be a good fit. It gets dicey the younger we go.) We go through high-school on the upper end, and will probably have a couple of college kids this year.
When will this going down?
We'll fire things up on Oct. 9. Practices will happen every week. There'll be a full calendar once we get going.
Will kids be pitching?
All of the young baseball players will get some pitching training, but that won't be the focus of the throwing and arm care programs. We will help setup softball players to have access to the local pitching guru, Denny Lauer, outside of the normal training times.
Can parents help out at training?
Absolutely. Ideally, we're looking for up to 3 parent helpers that can make it each week. They'd be asked to do things like throw front toss to kids, hit groundballs, or help organize kids during strength training. In return, those folks will get coach-style training from our instructors, helping the parents understand the movements and skills we're teaching at a whole new level. Email John if you're interested in this, and we'll get you an additional discount!
Will we be playing any tournaments?
If we have the numbers at certain ages, there's nothing keeping us from going out and playing a tournament, but that would be something we'd talk about as a group. We are teachers. Our focus is entirely on the kids and what they learn.
Come on, there've got to be some hidden costs here -- equipment, gear, something. . .
Not that we can think of. We'd love to spring for a couple of tshirts for kids so they have something stunning to wear for training. But depending on how many kids we'll have, we could be cutting it close on staying in the black -- this price is shockingly low if you price out other venues. (1/3 of the cost of some of the local competition, and we think there's no one who instructs better than us.)
All of the Backyard Hackers coaches are fully vaccinated.
We will not ask any vaccinated folks to mask up or take extra precautions.
Any unvaccinated kids and helpers will be asked to be masked up, and continue to follow quarantine protocols if they have an exposure or test positive.
What ages is this for?
This is designed for any ballplayer who is ready to take instruction and can sustain their attention while at a practice for 90 minutes. (Most 10 year-olds should be a good fit. It gets dicey the younger we go.) We go through high-school on the upper end, and will probably have a couple of college kids this year.
When will this going down?
We'll fire things up on Oct. 9. Practices will happen every week. There'll be a full calendar once we get going.
Will kids be pitching?
All of the young baseball players will get some pitching training, but that won't be the focus of the throwing and arm care programs. We will help setup softball players to have access to the local pitching guru, Denny Lauer, outside of the normal training times.
Can parents help out at training?
Absolutely. Ideally, we're looking for up to 3 parent helpers that can make it each week. They'd be asked to do things like throw front toss to kids, hit groundballs, or help organize kids during strength training. In return, those folks will get coach-style training from our instructors, helping the parents understand the movements and skills we're teaching at a whole new level. Email John if you're interested in this, and we'll get you an additional discount!
Will we be playing any tournaments?
If we have the numbers at certain ages, there's nothing keeping us from going out and playing a tournament, but that would be something we'd talk about as a group. We are teachers. Our focus is entirely on the kids and what they learn.
Come on, there've got to be some hidden costs here -- equipment, gear, something. . .
Not that we can think of. We'd love to spring for a couple of tshirts for kids so they have something stunning to wear for training. But depending on how many kids we'll have, we could be cutting it close on staying in the black -- this price is shockingly low if you price out other venues. (1/3 of the cost of some of the local competition, and we think there's no one who instructs better than us.)