7u-12u JW Hitting Camps

 

Instructor Justin Williams:

• Former Pro (San Diego Padres MiLB)
• 15+ years experience as high-level youth baseball coach & private hitting / pitching instructor

What Makes This Camp Different?

You have two hypothetical players. Let’s call them Player A and Player B.

Player A goes to team practices and hits a ton of balls on their own. This player will get only marginally better over a long period of time.

Player B is given the knowledge and understanding and applies it along with the same “reps” as player A. Player B will be a VASTLY better hitter than Player A in a much shorter period of time simply due to the better understanding and their knowledge helping them get to better outcomes. Players only get marginal results with “extra reps”, compared to “extra reps plus the understanding”.

Take math for example. You will not get better at fractional division, by doing a worksheet of those problems every day. Your answers will always be guesses because you don’t have the knowledge or understanding of how to solve fractional division problems.

However, once you are given the knowledge of flipping the last fraction, and it now is as easy as cross multiplying the numbers – so now you’re a pro.

That’s what this camp is all about. Giving players the understanding and knowledge first, then doing drills to help them “feel” it so they can have those lightbulb moments. This is not a camp where we will take 1000 swings and do drills for 4 hours. This is a camp where it will be a mixture of education and reps, so players are better hitters when they leave – due to understanding how to achieve better game outcomes.

Pricing & Age Requirements:

7u-12u Baseball

Camp 1 – Hitting For Power:

• Proper Set Up In The Box
• How To Load Properly
• Launch Position
• “The Turn” & Being On Plane

 
In addition to those topics we will test your player’s exit velocity before and after the camp. It’s not unusual to see a player increase between 10-20%. We usually have 1-2 kids that increase their exit vleo by 10mph or more in this camp.

Camp 2 – Timing & Barrel Path / Direction:

• Timing – it doesn’t matter how pretty your swing is if you don’t have proper timing.
• Contact points based on pitch location
• Barrel direction based on pitch location
• Launch Position
• “The Turn” & Being On Plane

 
This camp is all about how to barrel a pitched baseball (i.e. timing & direction). Excellent timing, and proper direction, are crucial skills to master. Kid pitch is hard, having poor timing and direction make it even harder to get good outcomes.

Location of  the camps:

OKC Baseball & Softball Academy 100 N. Rockwell Ave. #92 OKC, OK 73127

Directions: From I-40 & Rockwell head north on Rockwell. About 1/4 mile north of Rockwell you will see a Canadian Pines Business Park Sign on the right (east side). That sign is the 100 N Rockwell address. Turn in at the sign and we are the last building on the left.

What players need to bring / wear:

Water Jug

No Cleats – wear tennis shoes

Wear Pants / T-Shirt

Hitters – Bat, Helmet, & Batting Gloves (If they use gloves)

Refund Policy:

No refunds once the camp is purchased.