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2012 Baseball Factory National Spring Training at Pirate City:
January 13 – 16, 2012
Baseball Factory National Spring Training at Pirate City gives players the opportunity to train with the best coaches in the nation.
Take advantage of this opportunity to prepare for the spring season with numerous repetitions and live game situations.
Our professional staff will work with you one-on-one on hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and base running.
Baseball Factory National Spring Training at Pirate City Offers Players:
Intense Training with Professional Coaches
♦ Training will take place from morning until night.
♦ Players have access to the Major League Batting Cages.
♦ Work with our pro instructors on all aspects of your game.
♦ Our coaches will work with you to determine areas to work on. Together you will come up with an action plan to fix your weaknesses and improve your strengths.
Put your practice and instruction into live game situations
♦ You will participate in scrimmages and other game situations.
♦ Our coaches will make adjustments based on observations they make during live game play.
♦ Make changes to your mechanics now to help you find greater success during your spring season, when games really count.
Major League Facilities
♦ Experience the life of a pro as you play on the same fields, eat and sleep in the same facilities as the Pittsburgh Pirates.
If you would like the chance to play at Pirate City you need to attend an Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout coming to a city near you. Click here to see where we are holding tryouts and to register.
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EVENT INFO
Itinerary and Roster
2012 Participants
Baseball Factory National Spring Training at Pirate City Flier
FANS OF BASEBALL FACTORY TRAINING
Jake McGuiggan, Baseball Factory Player Fan [more]
Kevin Mawe, Baseball Factory Parent [more]
Shayne McPeake, Baseball Factory Player [more]
Darrell Evans, Baseball Factory Parent [more]
"The ' Training and Tournament' event was a great experience. The instructors, training, accomodations and competition were outstanding. My son enjoyed every minute of it and has already said he wants to go back next year."
- Darrell Evans
Baseball Factory Parent
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2011 Baseball Factory National Spring Training at Pirate City Information
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Friday , January 13 – Monday, January 16, 2012
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 McKechnie Stadium, Bradenton, FL. Spring Training Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pirate City has been the spring training home for the Pirates since 1969. |
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The Baseball Factory National Spring Training at Pirate City is the Spring Training Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Florida. Players will eat and sleep in the same facilities that the major league players used. Experience life as a pro! |
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Baseball Factory Event Headquarters
Pirate City Spring Training Complex
1701 Twenty-Seventh Street East
Bradenton, Florida 34208
Baseball Factory will provide parents attending the event with information regarding hotels in the area. |
| Flight Info/Itinerary
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Jan. 13 Arrival (between 6 PM – 8 PM at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport), Check-in, Player/Staff introductions, evening instruction.
Jan. 14 – 15 Breakfast, Morning Instruction, Lunch, Afternoon Instruction and game situations, Dinner, Speakers, and Evening Instruction. Instruction stations focused on hitting, fielding, pitching, base running, and speed and strength training.
Jan. 16 Breakfast, Morning Instruction, Lunch, Afternoon Instruction, Departure (between 5 – 8 PM at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport)
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Steve Bernhardt: Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations at Baseball Factory, former professional scout and player with the Colorado Rockies organization. Steve is also the Chairman of the Under Armour All-America Game selection committee.
Rick Sofield: former manager of the Colorado Rockies AAA affiliate, former major league player with the Minnesota Twins and current Assistant Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach at the University of South Carolina – Beaufort.
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| Important Event Info:
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♦Players will meet Baseball Factory staff at the baggage claim
♦ All players will stay in the same facilities that the pros used
♦ Players are transported in charter buses/vans from site to site
♦ Players are fully supervised 24 hours a day
♦ Players will eat three sit down meals at the Pirate City cafeteria
♦ No spending money needed
♦ Uniform will consist of Baseball Factory shirt and hat
♦ Players need to bring all necessary baseball equipment for training and competition
♦ Players receive a detailed player info pack upon registration
♦ Players receive a Recruiting, Education & Development Manual to assist in their player development and the college recruiting process.
♦ Parents welcome to attend this event, but it is not a requirement for participation.
Contact Baseball Factory for more information. |
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