America's Premier Baseball Camp For Ages 6-12!
July 12th - 15th for ages 6-12
Now for only $199.99
perfected camp program
We’ve ran camps all around the country since 2015! We have received feedback from players and parents and improved each year. We believe that our camp is the perfect mix of encouragement & confidence building with skill development and instruction.
The problem:
"72% of ballplayers quit baseball before 13 because it is no longer fun."
- george washington u. research team
#1 Playing/playing well
#1 most fun thing for ballplayers 6-12 is getting to get out and play and play well. This is why we give each camper equal opportunity to succeed and play well. We get a lot more out of them by treating each camper like a stud ballplayer and perservering with encouragement.
#2 respect from coach
#2 most fun thing for ballplayers 6-12 is when coach treats them with respect. Our coaches are meticulously trained to respect and get the most out of campers' abilities. Would you work for a boss that sat you half the days because you weren't good enough to contribute? Respect is huge!
#3 playing as a team
#3 ballplayers love the game when they are contributing in a team environment. We teach players to be a good teammate because it helps them make more friends, they are more coachable, and they play better. We teach our best players to elevate our beginner players rather than push their way to the front of the line.
#4 Unplug and plug in
#4 ballplayers have fun when they are out and active. The average american ballplayer spends 7 hours on a screen each day. Activities like our camp are proven to widen the attention span and literally "rewire" our brains in a positive way that helps them to overcome rather than feel overwhelmed.
What’s Included In Registration?
- Four-Day Skills & Confidence Camp
- Registration 9AM – 2PM All 4 Days
- Age-Based Divisions 6-7 | 8-9 | 10-12
- American Baseball Camps T-Shirt
- Award for Best Teammate of the Day
- Extremely Knowledgable & Well Trained Coaching Staff
- Offensive Drill Series
- Defensive Drill Series
- Pitching Drill Series
- Catching Drill Series
- 20+ Hours of Quality & Focused Reps
- Confidence Builders – HR Derby, Big Man Hitting Competition, Group Comptetitions, Dunk Tank, Slip n Slide Baseball!
What Can You Add ON?
#1. Extra Baseball Hour – One extra hour at the end of each of the 4 days. This functions more like private lessons with a lower camper-to-coach ratio. You can add this at checkout.
#2. Early & Late Care – You can add each of these after checkout. If you need the full day for work or errands you can drop off as early as 7:30AM with Early Care and as late as 3:30PM with Late Care. You can add this on after checkout.
#3. Video Hitting & Pitching Evaluations – Probably the coolest thing we do! After checkout you’ll be able to add video evaluations. We record video of your camper, measure their velocity, and send it off to HQ for it to be analyzed by our Professional Coaches. Our Coaches then use our proprietary 10-point-analysis to identify which of 10 common age 6-12 mechanical mistakes your camper makes. We then send an extremely detailed analysis via email after camp with reocmmendations, videos, and your velocity compared to national averages. Pretty cool stuff.
#4. Apparal Package – After checkout you’ll have the chance to add the camp hat and shorts. Our hats are mesh snapbacks by Pacific Headware the same company that makes the hats the Pros wear to and from games. Our shorts are light, breathable, and have pockets for batting gloves, etc..
Price will rises as we move closer to camp!
Camp registration is limited, sign up today to reserve your spot.
Sign up now for only $199.99!
Drills & Age Groups
Ages 6-9
- Drills & Competitions Used by the Pros.
- Intermediate fundamental training in Hitting, Infield, Outfield, Pitching, & Catching. (Those that don’t pitch or catch will get extra work in the first three areas)
- Detailed Hitting Video Evaluations in Week 1 (Add On), which are improved upon weeks 2, 3, & 4.
- Hitting Emphasis – Balance, staying through the baseball, and proper swing efficiency & mechanics.
- Infield Emphasis – Soft hands, efficient & quick feet, and proper routes to the baseball.
- Outfield Emphasis – Read steps, efficient & quick routes, difficult catches.
- Pitching Emphasis – Proper ways to throw a baseball, proper mechanics, accuracy.
- Catching Emphasis – Receiving baseball, blocking, and pop-times.
Ages 10-12
- Drills & Competitions Used by the Pros.
- Intermediate-Advanced fundamental training in Hitting, Infield, Outfield, Pitching, & Catching. (Those that don’t pitch or catch will get extra work in the first three areas)
- Detailed Hitting Video Evaluations in Week 1 (Add On), which are improved upon weeks 2, 3, & 4.
- Hitting Emphasis – Balance, generating power with legs, finding the slot, and proper swing efficiency & mechanics.
- Infield Emphasis – Quick/Soft hands, proper routes to the baseball, and lots of repetition.
- Outfield Emphasis – Read steps, efficient & quick routes, Speed training & difficult catches.
- Pitching Emphasis – Learning the chess match with the hitter, finishing pitches & velocity training, repeatable mechanics.
- Catching Emphasis – Receiving the baseball, blocking, and pop-times.
Typical Schedule
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Early Care [Add On]
9:00 AM: Check-In
9:10 AM: Pre-camp talk
Emphasizes being a good teammate, time to tell campers about the prize for best teammate. They all
introduce themselves and say their favorite food. (It’s usually Pizza).9:20 AM: Dynamic Warm Up
Light jog twice, backwards jog twice, 5 long breaths, lunges, side lunges, spiderman, high knees, butt
kicks, 5 long breaths, shuffles, karaoke, a-skip, skip for height, 5 long breaths, walking quad stretch, leg
swings, broad jumps, 5 long breaths, 50% sprint, 75% sprint, 100% sprint.9:35 AM: Throwing Program
3-minutes at 20-30 feet, 3 minutes at 60 feet, 3 minutes at 90
feet, small kids stay at 90 for 3 more minutes, big kids 3 minutes at 120. Work their way in. (Beginners stay closer, Experts work further).9:47 AM: Cut & Relay Races
2 or 3 teams lined up in one big line spaced out and see who can get the ball all the way down and
back first. If a throw is missed they have to go back and do that same throw again before proceeding.
WE MAKE IT HYPE & FUN.9:55 AM: Water Break
10:05 AM: Split Into Groups
(3 groups: 6-7,8-9,10-12) We work to make them even in size by bumping kids into different groups, once
they are in groups we have them name their “team” and make it fun for them! This will be their group for
the remainder of camp and their team will compete with the other teams. (Every once in a while we’ll have them compete with the “Chinese” or “Russian” team of the same age group).10:15 AM: Drill Circuit 1
(We send each group to one circuit and have them rotate up after 15 minutes)Station 1: OF Drills – Over the shoulder “quarterbacks” (see how many they can get in a minute)!
Station 2: Infield Drills – Errors Game, line them up and roll them ground balls if someone makes an
error they’re out. Once they’ve all gone move up to “level 2.” Keep moving up levels until they’re all out.
The kids love the idea of “beating level 10” and so forth! That’s how we make it fun!
Station 3: Hitting Drills – “Big Man” Hitting Competition or General Hitting Station
“Big Man” Hitting Game is for cage only. 5 balls, if you hit the back net you’re still in, if not you’re out,
move the second round to 3 balls, then 2, then 1, until one man stands and he is the “big man.”11:00 AM: Water Break
11:10 AM: Pitching Accuracy Dunk Tank or Drill Circuit 2
Various drill circuit depending on the day and choice of the camp director. *Dunk Tank depends on quantity of campers*11:45 AM: Lunch (Must Pack Your Own Lunch)
12:05 AM: Home Run Derby
12:30 PM: Water Break
12:40 PM: Hitting Competition
(On the first day this is also when we will get the swings on video for those that purchased the video
swing evaluations).1:00 PM: Snack (Snack & Water Break)
1:10 PM: Slip n’ Slide Baseball (The Highlight of Your Child’s Summer)
1:50 PM: Best Teammate Prize Award Ceremony
(Good Teammates Play Longer, Make More Friends, & Have More Confidence)2:00 PM: End of 1st Day
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Extra Baseball Hours – More Focused Training for Baseball LOVERS [Add-On]
3:00 – 4:30 PM: Late Care [Add-On]
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January 22nd, 2021, Kansas City, Missouri– American Baseball Camps (American Baseball Camp) is back in the Kansas City, Missouri. American Baseball Camps founder Nick Rotola is spearheading this camp and we are anticipating over 100 ballplayers for this camp!
The emphasis of this camp; Developing character traits in young ballplayers with a confidence-building, teammate oriented, self-esteem building baseball program over 4 days. We want to challenge ballplayers in all facets of being a baseball player including being coachable, being a good teammate, talking to coaches and umpires correctly, appreciating the sacrifice of parents and understanding the benefits of working hard
Coaching is highlighted by American Baseball Camps best: Fred Speck is the Chief Operating Officer of American Baseball Camps. Fred set numerous collegiate hitting records with a career filled with .300 or greater season in college and professional baseball. Fred will be accompanied by a plethora of local college players and coaches. Fred has run academies, coached youth, coached camps, coached college, coached everybody. We are very lucky to have Fred running this camp this summer!
ABC Summer Camps will be offering pro-grade video evaluations (add-on) with recommendations & pro-grade drills & competitions (included) designed to take strides in a young player’s baseball career.
Sessions are available now for players of all skill levels. Camps are tailored for serious little league, high school, and travel team players throughout the Wichita area.
A one-time registration fee grants every player premium instruction in every facet of their game, whether it be: infield, outfield, pitching, catching, or hitting. If your player plays any of these positions, he will get premium instruction in each area! If you would like us to focus on one area in particular, please check that box when you customize your camp!
This year’s program is an opportunity for players from Kansas City, Overland, Lees’s Summit and Lawrence areas to get better and learn the game from great coaches.
The four-day instruction program is led by local and non-local professional and high-end Coaches through American Baseball Camps. Get better & gain confidence in baseball, whether you are on a travel team or high school team already or aspire to be on one.
Our expert coaches will help you gain an edge on the competition as you train to a higher level through the summer months. Space is limited by a low player-coach ratio. Sign up now!
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
We’ve structured our camp add ons to cater to busy working parents! Simply add on the extra baseball hours and the early and late care and drop off as early as 7:30AM and pickup as late as 3:30PM.
In the case of inclement weather, Friday would be a makeup day, and in rare cases of multiple rain out days Saturday and Sunday afternoon would be used as well. For kids in weekend tournaments that weekend, we would issue comparable admission into another camp. For additional inclement weather questions please contact us at americanbaseballcamps@gmail.com
Baseball pants work, but they’ll be most comfortable in athletic shorts. We provide the camp t-shirt. BRING TENNIS SHOES AND CLEATS. If you don’t have cleats, just bring tennis shoes, there will be no cleats allowed inside the training facility, but will be used outside on the diamonds by the facility.
All baseball equipment you bring to a game. Catchers make sure to bring your gear.
American Baseball Camps hires and trains high school and/or college coaches from your local area. That’s the biggest advantage of the program. While most local youth and travel team coaches have some knowledge of baseball, this is a chance for young players to get actionable instruction and tips from our approved and trained American Baseball Camps Coaches. We ensure quality by issuing post-camp surveys to parents, providing each location with our weekly program, additional equipment, and extensive staff training.
eneral skill level for the best camp experience.
Our Camp Directors are contractually obligated to conduct background checks on their support staff and we conduct background checks on our Camp Directors.
Baseball pants work, but they’ll be most comfortable in athletic shorts. We provide the camp t-shirt. BRING TENNIS SHOES AND CLEATS. If you don’t have cleats, just bring tennis shoes, there will be no cleats allowed inside the training facility, but will be used outside on the diamonds by the facility.
Absolutely! American Baseball Camps are all about positive energy and being a good teammate. When ballplayers are good teammates they encourage each other and pick each other up, which makes new ballplayers much more comfortable. On top of that, our hand-picked coaching staff is trained to train each kid at their ability level – not their age level – leaving many kids feeling encouraged and confidence in their own improvement throughout the camp.
Your expert ballplayer needs reps and competition to take his game to the next level, we have both in spades at these camps! American Baseball Camps is a place where a good ballplayer can get 5-6 hours of focused reps in a dream baseball environment. These camps are an oasis baseball paradise for all ballplayers 6-12!
Cancellations outside of a month of camp will receive a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations inside a month of the camp will receive a credit toward our next winter/summer camp near you – we do this because our camps are popular and fill up quickly, so if your spot is reserved we more than likely turned another kid away. If a pre-camp injury prevents a player from attending, we will refund your money upon receipt of a doctor’s explanation.
American Baseball Camps maintains an 8 to 1 player-to-coach ratio at our camps. Last second signups may slightly skew the ratio, but this will not compromise the integrity of the camp or the quality of instruction. We go out of our way to get you the best possible instruction in your area.
At sign up we prompt parents to list their child’s allergies so that we can tailor a plan for each camp. Kids are not allowed to share foods and instructors aid to the allergies listed at sign up.
We follow the recommendations of the CDC very closely. Our policies are subject to change in a case by case basis. We ask each camper to stay home if they feel sick or have any covid-19 symptoms. We take temperatures of campers each day and ask each camper to wear a mask. If you are at any point uncomfortable with our covid-19 policy please do not register.
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This camp will fill up and prices will rise as we move closer to the start of camp. Sign up now to reserve your spot at this price!