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Bases Loaded Baseball & Softball Academy

★★★★★ 5 · 5 reviews📍 260 Avenue D, Williston, VT 05495

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About Bases Loaded Baseball & Softball Academy

Jim Neidlinger, former Major League Pitcher, started Bases Loaded in 2010, with the vision of creating a facility dedicated solely to the training and development of baseball and softball players. Since then, Bases Loaded has seen tremendous growth and success. The instructors are committed to helping their students reach their goals, and the facility is equipped with the latest technology to ensure the best training experience for all players. Bases Loaded has seen a great deal of success in recent years. In 2019, not only did the facility have two Gatorade Players of the Year, but more than 30 players were on teams competing for a State Championship. This is a testament to the hard work of the students and instructors alike, and a reminder of the impact that Bases Loaded has had on the local community.

Programs

The classes, camps and experiences this business offers.

Pre-Season & In-Season Clinics

The Pre-Season & In-Season catching clinics will include: Blocking, footwork, receiving, catcher/pitcher communication, mental approach, footwork, exchange & release and more. Led by Coach Bobby Acabbo, who was a two time All America East catcher at UVM and ranks in the top 10 all time for games played, at bats, hits, doubles, home runs, and runs batted in. This clinic meets once per week. The Pre-Season and In-Season Hitting clinics are great 9-week program to get the player ready for tryouts or to keep the swing sharp or address any issues hitters are having during the season. This program is open to players of any position and will include all basic fundamentals, such as tee work, soft toss as well as live hitting; proper use of the lower half of the body, and more.

Mechanics, Strength & Velocity Clinic

This tiered program is geared toward building proper, stable mechanics as well as increasing arm strength. This is not only for pitchers, but for position players & catchers as well. In the throwing portion of the program, position-specific mechanics will be applied as well as player-specific circuit training. The circuit training portion will target muscles that will increase strength to better stabilize the throwing arm and increase not only arm strength but also strengthen the muscle groups that support the arm & shoulder. This program will be directed by Jim and is individually created based on the player’s position, strength & age. The players meet for 1.5 hours twice a week from November-March. All progress is tracked using the Rapsodo system.

Private & Semi-Private Lessons

Lessons are one hour long, booked in a package of four blocks. The lessons are once a week at a time worked out between instructor and client. Newcomers to Bases Loaded who are interested in private instruction may book their first hour as an introduction to Bases Loaded, and the hour is their only obligation at that time. If the client wishes to continue, a time and day will be established between client and instructor in blocks of 4 lessons once a week.