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2008-09 Winter Programs

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Set your player up for success next spring with good, fundamental off-season training!


Baseball Winter Training Program for Ages 12 and Under

HQ4Baseball is offering a baseball winter training program open to all players ages 5 to 12. This program is for all Little League, Cal Ripken, or Dixie Youth players. The goal of this program is to develop the fundamental baseball skills needed to have fun and success playing baseball. The program consists of ten sessions, one per week. Each session will last 55 minutes, with half the time focused on offensive skills (hitting) and the other half focused on defensive skills (throwing and fielding). The program will focus on teaching the fundamentals, including proper throwing mechanics, infield and outfield techniques, and proper hitting fundamentals.

The timing is designed to help your player improve his or her skills over the winter, ending in February when it is time for spring tryouts or evaluations. Choose from Saturday or Sunday sessions – sign up for the one that works best for you.

Saturday Sessions:

12/06/08,  12/13/08, 12/20/08, 1/03/09, 1/10/09, 1/17/09, 1/24/09, 1/31/09,  2/07/09,  2/14/09

Times:  

2:00 PM:   5 & 6 year olds

3:00 PM:   7 & 8 year olds

4:00 PM:  9 & 10 year olds

5:00 PM:  11 & 12 year olds

Sunday Sessions:

12/07/08, 12/14/08, 12/21/08,1/04/09, 1/11/09, 1/18/09, 1/25/09, 2/1/09, 2/08/09, 2/15/09,  2/22/09

**NOTE: skip Super Bowl Sunday,

Times:  

2:00 PM:   5 & 6 year olds

3:00 PM:   7 & 8 year olds

4:00 PM:  9 & 10 year olds

5:00 PM:  11 & 12 year olds

Cost for 10 session program: $160 per player    CALL FOR AVAILABILITY!    (704-423-0030)

PRORATED FOR 8 REMAINING SESSIONS ($130)

Help your child have more fun playing baseball next spring – sign up now!


Sunday Night Winter Hitting Program

10 week training program on Sunday evenings designed to help middle school and high schools players improve their hitting. Each session lasts for 55 minutes, with various hitting drills run by HQ4 coaches.

Sunday Dates: Dec. 7th, 14th, 21st, Jan. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th,  Feb. 8th, 15th, 22nd    *take off Super Bowl Sunday                   REGISTER NOW!

Times: 7 pm: Middle School group                    8 pm: High School group                                 Cost:  $160 per player 

PRORATED FOR 8 REMAINING SESSIONS ($130)

 

Baseball Winter Training Program for High School Players

HQ4Baseball is offering a unique opportunity for a limited number of high school baseball players to train over the winter with two of the top high school baseball coaches in the area: Hal Bagwell, head coach at Ardrey Kell High School, and Travis Poole, head coach at Weddington High School.

Coach Bagwell and Coach Poole will put you through a high school workout, to help you get ready to play high school baseball next spring. More important, they will show you what is expected from players that want to make a high school team. You will receive top level instruction on the fundamentals, as well as position specific training.

The program consists of eight training sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. Group 1 will be on Monday evenings from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Group 2 will be Wednesday evenings from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

The dates of the Monday sessions are: 12/1/08, 12/8/08, 12/15/08, 1/5/09, 1/12/09, 1/19/09, 1/26/09, and 2/2/09.

The dates for the Wednesday sessions are: 12/3/08, 12/10/08, 12/17/08, 1/7/09, 1/14/09, 1/21/09, 1/28/09, 2/4/09.

Each group will be limited to 12 players. Players will be accepted first-come, first-served with paid registration  

6 SESSIONS REMAINING prorated cost: $160 per player     REGISTER NOW!

High School tryouts in North Carolina are February 16th. Will you be ready?


Baseball Winter Training Program for Middle School Players

HQ4Baseball is offering a unique opportunity for a limited number of middle school baseball players to train over the winter with two of the top high school baseball coaches in the area: Hal Bagwell, head coach at Ardrey Kell High School, and Travis Poole, head coach at Weddington High School.

Coach Bagwell and Coach Poole will put you through a “high school” workout, showing you what to expect if you plan to play school baseball. More important, they will show you what is expected from players that want to make a middle school or high school team. You will receive top level instruction on the fundamentals, as well as position specific training.

The program consists of eight training sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. Group 1 will be on Monday evenings from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Group 2 will be Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

The dates of the Monday sessions are: 12/1/08, 12/8/08, 12/15/08, 1/5/09, 1/12/09, 1/19/09, 1/26/09, and 2/2/09.

The dates for the Wednesday sessions are: 12/3/08, 12/10/08, 12/17/08, 1/7/09, 1/14/09, 1/21/09, 1/28/09, 2/4/09.

Each group will be limited to 12 players. Players will be accepted first-come, first-served with paid registration.   

6 SESSIONS REMAINING prorated cost: $160 per player   REGISTER NOW!

Middle School tryouts in North Carolina are February 25th. Will you be ready?


Softball Winter Training Program for Ages 12 and Under

HQ4Softball is offering a softball winter training program open to all players ages 5 to 12. The program is designed for REC players, and its’ goal is to develop the fundamental softball skills needed to have fun and success playing softball. The program consists of ten sessions, one per week. Each session will last 55 minutes, with half the time focused on offensive skills (hitting) and the other half focused on defensive skills (throwing and fielding). The program will focus on teaching the fundamentals, including proper throwing mechanics, infield and outfield techniques, and proper hitting fundamentals.

The timing is designed to help your player improve her skills over the winter, ending in February when it is time for spring tryouts or evaluations. The program will be on Thursday evenings, with groups broken down by age group.

Dates of Sessions:

12/04/08, 12/11/08, 12/18/08, 1/08/09, 1/15/09, 1/22/09, 1/29/09, 2/05/09, 2/12/09, 2/19/09                                                

                           

Times:  

6:00 PM:   8U group

7:00 PM:   10U group

8:00 PM:   12U group

PRORATED FOR 8 REMAINING SESSIONS ($130)      REGISTER NOW!

Help your child have more fun playing softball next spring – sign up now!


Softball Winter Training for High School & Middle School Players

HQ4Softball is offering a unique opportunity for a limited number of high school and middle school softball players to train over the winter with top area coaches. Our coaches will help you get ready to play school ball next spring, or to make whatever team you plan to tryout for. You will receive top level instruction on the fundamentals, as well as position specific training.

The program consists of eight training sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. The program will be on Wednesday evenings, with middle school players from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, and high school players from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

The dates of the Wednesday sessions are: 12/3/08, 12/10/08, 12/17/08, 1/7/09, 1/14/09, 1/21/09, 1/28/09, 2/4/09.

Each group will be limited to 12 players. Players will be accepted first-come, first-served with paid registration.

6 SESSIONS REMAINING prorated cost: $160 per player      REGISTER NOW!

 High school tryouts in North Carolina are February 16th. Will you be ready?


Winter 2008/2009 Speed & Agility Program

Would you like to be a FASTER, STRONGER, MORE AGILE PLAYER? Our professional instruction gives you specific baseball muscle development drills and exercises that will help you improve your strength in baseball or softball specific areas.

SPEED and POWER set players apart at every level of the game. Our program will show you how maximize your speed and power output. You will work on linear speed (speed training), sprint training, including starts and sprint techniques. You will also receive Dynamic & Static Flexibility Training; Balance Training; Plyometric Training; Agility, Foot Speed & Quickness Training; Functional Strength Exercises; Cardiovascular Training; and Functional Stability & Functional Strength Training.

This dynamic program will be led by former college and professional baseball player and conditioning expert Shelton Grant. The program is open to both baseball and softball players. We even have a special program for younger players. Players will be grouped as is appropriate.

There will be a November/December program and a January/February program. The program is one hour per session, twice per week, on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm and Saturday mornings at 10:00 am. The dates are as follows:

January/February Program:

Jan. 6th, Jan. 10th, Jan. 13th, Jan. 17th, Jan. 20th, Jan. 24th, Jan. 27th, Jan. 31st,Feb. 3rd, Feb. 7th, Feb. 10th, Feb. 14th, Feb. 17th, Feb. 21st

Cost: $210 per player      REGISTER NOW!