Kids Sports Camps Help Children Develop Baseball skills

Home / Baseball / Develop

Baseball is known as America’s pastime. This team sport is sure to hit a home run with your young athlete. The primary focus is on teaching the fundamental skills of baseball -- fielding, catching, throwing, hitting, and base running -- while infusing each athlete with the exciting spirit of the game.

| PLAY VIDEO

Develop sports with your children at a summer camp

Description:
Your child will develop sport-specific skills in our focused baseball camp. The effective Skyhawks Sports camp is appropriately competitive for kids ages 6-8. All the skills and thrills of baseball are taught through fast-paced drills, skill-building exercises, and game-speed scrimmages. Coaches focus on the essential skills of the game--fielding, catching, throwing, hitting, and base running--to enable young athletes to play with confidence and have fun. Emphasis is placed on understanding the rules and etiquette of the game through creative and constant participation. Skyhawks sports baseball camp concludes with an end-of-the-week championship game, allowing young athletes to showcase their skills.

Ability:
At the beginner ability level, kids learn fundamentals and more about sports. Emphasis is placed on understanding the rules and etiquette of the game through creative and constant participation. Skill development is taught through an introduction of drills, skill-building exercises, and scrimmages. Limited prior experience is helpful. A desire to build a sport foundation is a plus.

Included With Purchase:
White T-shirt and merit award. New For 2009. Shirts must be ordered by size at www.skyhawks.com in advance of a Skyhawks Sports camp. Shirts will be distributed Thursday at the end of camp.

Safety:
Safety at Skyhawks Sports

Testimonials:
The two coaches Joey had for Baseball were exceptional. They were engaging, fun, and my son had a great time. He came home with new skills and really enjoyed each day of the week. I was very impressed this year with the quality of his experience.
Martha C.
Longmont, CO

Brian enjoyed this baseball camp very much. He had a chance to review the basic skills and to practice to improve those skills. His batting is getting better. Thank you.
Steve A.
Snohomish, WA

My son had so much fun learning the skills of baseball with his coaches! They let the kids have lots of fun and still keep them all behaving very well. The coaches really made my son feel safe and they were so willing to play with the kids on their level and have fun also! Thanks so much!
Christa D.
Spokane, WA

This was an excellent training unit for the younger ones; and it did not leave the older more advanced ones unchallenged. Our weather was perfect (not usual) baseball weather. The three kids from our family involved improved their interest levels, their preparation levels and their comfort levels with this sport.
Greg D.
Kent, WA

Schedule:

Skill Camp-6 hour
9:00 AM	Welcome & check-in
9:05 AM	Separate into groups
9:05 AM	Warm-up & stretch
9:10 AM	Introduce Skill of the Day (SOD)
9:20 AM	Develop skills
9:45 AM	Games & exercises
10:20 AM	Water/snack break
10:30 AM	Circuit training
11:20 AM	Scrimmages
11:45 AM	Group games
12:00 PM	Lunch
12:30 PM	Skyhawks Sports game zone & trivia
1:00 PM	Warm-up & stretch
1:10 PM	Game utilizing SOD
1:30 PM	Introduce SOD part II
1:40 PM	Develop skills
1:50 PM	Games & exercises
2:00 PM	Water break
2:10 PM	Small-sided scrimmages
2:50 PM	Close camp & review
3:00 PM	Dismiss & check-out

Skill Camp-4 hour
9:00 AM	Welcome & check-in
9:05 AM	Separate into groups
9:05 AM	Warm-up & stretch
9:10 AM	Introduce Skill of the Day (SOD)
9:20 AM	Develop skills
9:45 AM	Games & exercises
10:15 AM	Water/snack break
10:25 AM	Circuit training
11:05 AM	Scrimmages
12:00 PM	Lunch
11:50 AM	Skyhawks game zone & trivia
12:00 PM	Warm-up & stretch
12:10 PM	Introduce SOD part II
12:20 PM	Develop skills
12:30 PM	Small-sided scrimmages
12:50 PM	Close camp & review
1:00 PM	Dismiss & check-out

Skill Camp-3 hour
9:00 AM	Welcome & check-in
9:05 AM	Separate into groups
9:05 AM	Warm-up & stretch
9:10 AM	Introduce Skill of the Day (SOD)
9:20 AM	Develop skills
9:45 AM	Games & exercises
10:20 AM	Water/snack break
10:30 AM	Introduce SOD part II
10:40 AM	Develop skills
10:50 AM	Games & exercises
11:10 AM	Small-sided scrimmages
11:50 AM	Close camp & review
12:00 PM	Dismiss & check-out

Recreation Camp-2 hour
1:00 PM	Welcome & check-in
1:05 PM	Separate into groups
1:05 PM	Warm-up & stretch
1:10 PM	Introduce Skill of the Day (SOD)
1:20 PM	Games & exercises
2:00 PM	Water/snack break
2:15 PM	Small-sided scrimmages
2:35 PM	Full-sided scrimmages
2:50 PM	Close camp & review
3:00 PM	Dismiss & check-out

Camp Dates:
Look for camps in your area!

Food To Bring:
Lunch, Snack & Water Bottle (for programs over four hours), Two Snacks & Water Bottle (for programs four hours or less)

Gear To Bring:
Appropriate clothing, water bottle, running shoes, baseball glove, helmet and sunscreen.

Camp Type:
Recreation
Recreation camps focus on having fun and being safe. Young athletes will have opportunities to refine skills through games and scrimmages.

Skill
Skyhawks Sports skill-based camps, focus on skill development, by running fast-paced skill-building exercises.

Forum:
Skyhawks Sports Forum