Minnesota Baseball Academy - LESSON PACKAGES
Individual Instruction Rates
$75 / 1 hour lesson
$40 / Half hour lesson

Group Instruction Rates
(each session is 1 hour)

1 session - 4 students - $120 ($30/student/lesson) 1 session - 3 students - $120 ($40/student/lesson) 1 session - 2 students - $100 ($50/student/lesson)

Advanced Pitching and Hitting Lessons
Advanced pitching and hitting sessions are set up on a one on one basis with Adam Barta (pitching) and John Anderson (hitting). Spots are limited to 10 kids per year so please call early to reserve your times. Please call 612.790.4700 to discuss details.

10 Lesson Package Total: $700 ($70/session you save $100)

• 10 Lessons with private instructor
  - At the beginning or before each lesson, we (instructor and student) determine what the player's goals are. We collectively work on what steps need to be taken in order to achieve those goals including:
  • Attitude
  • Effort
  • Preparation working on drills and homework
  • Maintaining

Slow Motion Video Analysis Package Total: $900 - Your best value!

• 10 lessons with private instructor
• Player 1st, 5th, 10th sessions are recorded on our slow motion video analysis software
• Player receives complete analysis of their hitting, pitching or fielding mechanics throughout the 10-week course via:
  • Private lesson video consultation
  • Emailed video analysis
  • CD mailed at end of all 10 sessions
• We'll prescribe & demonstrate the specific drills that you need to improve all the disciplines you are working on

Slow Motion Video Analysis

Minnesota Baseball Academy has implemented Dartfish slow-motion video analysis software into our programs. This high-tech equipment breaks down a swing, the pitching mechanics and fielding footwork frame by frame enabling our instructors to provide even better feedback for our students.

You might be familiar with this software if you’ve watched MLB’s Home Run Derby or the recent Olympics in Athens or Torino.

Each player that participates in our video analysis program will have their video emailed to them and a personalized CD will be given to them with the progress they’ve made over the course of their personalized program.

We are proud to present this newest feature of Minnesota Baseball Academy to all of our customers including campers, personal lessons and organizations that need to utilize this for their tryouts.

Lesson Plans

All lessons include fundamental breakdowns including:

• Mechanical Work
• Drill Work
• Live Work
• Coaching Evaluations
• Homework
• Mental Approach

Team Practice Rates with instructor
Need an experienced coach to run an organized and meaningful practice?
Our instructors will run a prepared, efficient and a results-based session to maximize your efforts to get your players ready for the upcoming season. We can tailor a practice to meet all your needs whether it is hitting specific or a practice that covers all areas of baseball. All sessions are 90 minutes.

Team Rentals

Need a place for your youth team to work out in the winter or a place to get ready for the softball season?

Our affordable rates allow your team to use a premier facility any day of the week. Whether you want to work on hitting, fielding or strengthening your arm, our 10,000 sq. ft. fully-turfed area allows for any type of practice plan.

Team Rental Rates

Each of our 2 bays is 75 x 30 feet with their own hitting and pitching stations.

Team Rental Rates

Although all bays have L-Screens, hitting nets and mounds, it is recommended that your team bring your own bats, balls and helmets.

Onsite Training

Need an instructor to travel to YOUR facility? We run onsite practices and camps throughout the entire winter. We can tailor our practices around your needs. Price varies per case. For more information, please contact us at 612.790.4700

Tryouts

This year, we’ll be using our Dartfish slow motion video analysis equipment for our tryouts. Minnesota Baseball Academy will be recording each player and will send the organization a DVD with each player’s swing, throw and ground ball that he took during the tryout. At the end of the tryout, we’ll give the organization a complete sheet with each player’s individual score. A sample of how we score is below.

Minnesota Baseball Academy has the ability to hold tryouts and can provide a non-biased grade system for all your players. We evaluate hitting skills, hitting mechanics, arm strength, pitching mechanics, defensive abilities and base running. Any organization has the choice to use their grading system or we can tailor one for you. Rates are on a per player basis. For more information, please contact us at 612.790.4700

Quantifiable Tryout Results

The results of your players are quantifiable through our system. Our evaluators have all either played college baseball or currently or former professional baseball players. We use stop watches and radar guns for our 40 yard dash and arm strength stations. When you receive the results, your organization will know where and how each point value was awarded.

Although we are open to suggestions in regards to what areas are scored, we have found the best results in the following areas.
1 – 10 point system with 10 being the highest

Hitting (50%)
Each player will receive 5-8 pitches from a pitching machine
Points awarded: Mechanics, contact and overall pop

Fielding & Arm Strength (40%)
All players are hit six balls: 3 straight on, 1 glove side, 1 on the run.
Points awarded: mechanics, arm strength and athleticism

Speed (10%)
All players run 40 time:
Points awarded on: Timed run