Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Improve Your Game At The San Francisco Baseball Academy

By Marsha Klein


San Francisco Baseball Academy is considered to be the number one baseball school in the city. They work with people from all age groups, ranging from small children all the way up to the elderly. The academy's aim is to help those who aspire to become professional sports people. They also coach teams and advise local leagues.

The academy prides itself on nurturing peoples' love for the game. Not only do they offer coaching but you can hold your birthday party there or just hang out and have a good time. The atmosphere is very supportive and friendly, so people need not be nervous about signing up for a class.

Michael Aicardi founded the school. He started off with just one customer. However, he has grown his client base to over a hundred. His idea was to boost enthusiasm for baseball within the city and increasing the number of students is a way of accomplishing that. There is now a cutting-edge indoor practice facility as well as three additional coaches.

Joe Della Cell is one of the coaching staff. He is passionate about the sport and wants it to be popular in the city. For a few years he was the University Of San Francisco's assistant coach and Director of Baseball Operations before that. Back in 2005, he was awarded a Master Of Arts degree in Sports Management.

Most classes are about an hour long. Kids are taught precise techniques and then they play matches in order to reinforce them. The best thing about the sport is that it requires technical skills rather than physical skills. In addition, there is no contact in the way that there is in football. As a result, most people can try their hand at it. It's also an excellent way of giving people experience in team games.

The youngest students are three years old. Classes for them tend to be in the morning and they learn about the basics of the game. This includes holding and swinging the bat, running to the bases and throwing the ball. Team play is emphasised, so is the importance of good manners and sportsmanship. The classes are very social too.

The lessons are geared toward understanding the requirements of each child. The coaches try to determine whether they are right or left handed and they try to find ways of improving each child's weaknesses. Everybody is taught the rules of the sport. They are given written documents so that they can spend time learning them at home. It takes years to understand all the rules, so an early start is very useful.

San Francisco Baseball Academy also offer courses for Major League students. They take eight classes a week for eight weeks and each one lasts for about an hour. Each course takes place on the same day each week. By the end of the two month period, many students decide to sign-up for more. You are free to join additional classes if you want to do more than one a week. You can pay for eight classes at a time or on a single class basis, it depends on what you can afford.




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