Hey, I'm Coach Mash, the founder of Le Sandlot and I wanted to tell you all a little bit about our fall clinics and the Beasts Academy.
Our fall clinics actual pre-date the founding of Le Sandlot when I had set-up weekly group training sessions for kids out of a local indoor training facility in Montreal over 7 years ago. The program outgrew the location and was the catalyst for the founding of Le Sandlot at our previous location on Beaulac. For 5 years (including the infamous COVID year), we offered weekly group sessions with our amazing coaches and as demand increased we needed to create more groups and in the last 3 years at Beaulac we also offered the Beasts Academy for our higher level athletes.
Now in our new 12,000 square foot location, we are offering these two programs starting this fall with a roster of fantastic coaches and an amazing weight room powered by SSTS.
5-Tool Clinics
Our 5-tool clinics are designed for A and B level players of various age levels. We offer 90-Minute weekly sessions for 4 different age groups (Rookies, Minors, Majors and All Stars). Our Athlete to coach ratio remains below 6:1 at all times and these clinics are all about developing all the baseball skills in a fun and engaging manner.
A typical 90-Minute session will include a warm-up/activation including some base running drills, followed by some defensive drills, throwing/pitching drills, hitting drills and finally a little wiffleball game or virtual home run derby on the HitTrax at the end.
The improvement is staggering after the series of 10 weekly sessions and more importantly, the athlete's love for the game grows exponentially. Athletes have been coming back to these programs year after year or they have graduated to the Beasts Academy, which is a testament to the success of the program.
Beasts Academy
In 2020, we identified a need for a more comprehensive and intense program for players who were at the AA level and needed to continue to work on their skills and conditioning during the off-season. The Beasts Academy was created to meet that need.
The program is a full off-season training program that allows athletes to recover from a long baseball season, build their mechanics while strengthening their bodies and creating more mobility and putting it all together to improve performance when the season resumes in the spring.
With over 75 hours of training over the course of the off-season plus weight room time and at-home training, the Beasts Academy is not for everyone and requires commitment and focus. We keep our groups small to provide attention to each athlete and for these reasons, we select the athletes who are admitted into the program.
All aspects of the game are worked on, from defense to pitching to hitting, to base running. All athlete's metrics are recorded at the start of the program, at the winter break and again at the end of the program. The level of improvement is unparalleled and players who have been part of this program have all shown up to their tryouts prepared and started their seasons off way ahead of their counterparts and had stellar seasons.
Whether you are looking for something less intense or more intense, we have the right training program for you, and if you think private lessons are more up your alley, we can offer that too.
One thing is for sure at Le Sandlot, your training will be fun and effective and you will love being part of our family.
Coach Mash