Baseball
AMAZING BASEBALL FACTS
- Serious baseball players in warm climates play 100-140 games each year of high school
- Pitchers in those climates can expect to pitch 100-150 innings a year
- Hitters can expect to have 400-500 at bats a year
- Canadian players play 30-50 games a summer
- Canadian pitchers get 30-40 innings a year
- Canadian hitters get 110-140 at bats a year
- Canadian position players and catchers get only 33% of on field game time compared to warm climate players
- There are 108 stitches on a baseball that only rotate 8 revolutions from the pitchers hand to the catchers glove
- The batter has only 0.4 seconds to decide which pitch is being thrown, where the pitch is, and whether to swing or not. To feel comfortable in the batters box, a player needs repetition
The National Sport Academy was established in 1995 as a unique and specialized learning environment within the public high school setting. Periodized sport training is designed to work in harmony with the demands of student athletes’ competitive sport training schedules and academic demands.
There are three components to the National Sport Academy Baseball Program: Sport Specific Training, Coaching & Leadership and Strength & Conditioning.
- All components are scheduled during the school day to enhance the student athlete’s competitive sport training schedules and academic demands.
- National Sport Academy baseball student athletes compete on their regular baseball teams.
Strength & Conditioning Training
- In-season and off-season training plans are designed for today’s serious baseball athletes. The National Sport Academy maximizes the effectiveness of all baseball specific energy systems focusing on strength, power, agility and cardiovascular training.
- Currently, National Sport Academy baseball student athletes train at World Health Club and Central Memorial High School.
Sport Specific Training
Technical Development sport specific training sessions are scheduled three times per week. Sport training sessions are competitive and innovative with a focus on individual needs.
Tactical Themes are established within the context of numerous competitive small area games and cutting edge teaching methods so athletes are stimulated and challenged within each baseball session.
Currently, National Sport Academy baseball student athletes sport specific training locations are Glenmore Athletic Park and Absolute Baseball Academy.