2009 Mini-Camp Update
June 1st, 2009 - June and August Beach Bums' Mini-Camps for Ages 12 and under still have several spots remaining. You can either register online following the links in the "Events" section of the website, or download and send in the forms below.
You may also attend the camps without pre-registering - just e-mail Jason Wuerfel at jason@tcbeachbums.com so we can keep an accurate count of how many campers to expect.
Download the 2009 Summer Mini-Camp Registration Form and Waiver Form now.
2009 SUMMER MINI-CAMPS
April 9th, 2009 - The Beach Bums Baseball Academy is pleased to announce their 2009 Summer Mini-Camp schedule.
Summer Mini-Camp Registration Form and Waiver Form now.
NOTE: ALL MINI-CAMPS COME WITH 8 FREE BEACH BUMS TICKETS - A $80 VALUE!
High School and Middle School Mini-Camp (ages 13 to 18)
Date: July 21st and 22nd
Time: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. each day.
Location: Wuerfel Park, home of the Traverse City Beach Bums
Instructors: Traverse City Beach Bums' players and coaches
Registration: All players must be pre-registered. Click here to register online.
Includes: Four hours of professional instruction, four free tickets to both the July 21st and July 22nd Beach Bums' home games (eight tickets total), discounts on other Academy programs including private lessons, winter hitting league, and off-season training and conditioning program.
Early Registration: $85 before May 1st
Late Registration $100 after May 1st
Youth Mini-Camps (ages 12 and under)
Date(s): June 23rd and 24th, August 11th and 12th (two separate mini-camps)
Time: 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. each day.
Location: Wuerfel Park, home of the Traverse City Beach Bums
Instructors: Traverse City Beach Bums' players and coaches
Registration: Click here to register for June 23rd and 24th, click here to register for August 11th and 12th.
Includes: Four hours of professional instruction, four free tickets to both the June 23rd and June 24th or the August 11th and 12th Beach Bums' home games (eight tickets total), discounts on other Academy programs including private lessons, winter hitting league, and off-season training and conditioning program.
Early Registration: $85 before May 1st
Late Registration $100 after May 1st
EPPING LEADS NEW LOOK ACADEMY
April 3rd, 2009 - The Beach Bums Baseball Academy has announced the addition of Frontier League All-Star Mike Epping to the instructional staff to lead up new programs and scheduling for this coming summer and off-season.
Tentative Off-Season Academy Schedule - Starting in September, the Academy will have three eight week "trimesters" with a wide array of course offerings (listed below). Players who attended the Academy's Summer Mini-Camps will receive priority registration and discounts on off-season enrollment.
Fall Trimester - September 15th - November 15th
Winter Trimester - November 15th - January 15th
Spring Trimester - January 15th - March 15th
Academy Course List: - All classes will run 8-weeks for $300 and meet once per week for one hour. Specific dates and times are TBD.
Subjects - Hitting, Pitching, Conditioning, Catching
Levels - 401 (College Bound Athletes), 301 (Advanced), 201 (Intermediate), 101 (Beginners)
Ages - 401 and 301 levels are for grades 9-12, 201 and 101 levels for grades 5-8
Player to Instructor Ratio - Hitting and Pitching (3:1), Catching (6:1), Conditioning (9:1)
Youth Academy - the Academy will have two courses for aspiring ballplayers from grades 1-4. "Curveballs" will be for grades 1-2 and is intended to be a introduction into the game of baseball and the rules of the game. "Screwballs" is for grades 3-4 and is intended to build off of what players learn in "Curveballs" and build on the basic fundamentals of the game. Parents are welcome to come, watch, learn, and even participate! Youth Academy courses are 8-weeks in length and cost $300 per course.
Winter Hitting Leagues - the Academy will also be reviving their popular hitting leagues starting in November. The league will run eight weeks with games play on Sunday afternoons. Each game will be approximately one hour long and each team will have two or three players. The batting cage will be divided into four equal sections for scoring one, two, three, or four points with the emphasis on live drives up the middle of the field. Failure to score a point in three swings results in an out, three outs per side. All games will be against a JUGS machine. Awards will be given for an all-star team, league MVP, and league champions. Cost is $100 per player.
College Prospect Mini-Camps - by popular demand, the Academy will be renewing their College Prospect Mini-Camps this off-season. In 2006-2007, the Academy brought coaches from Michigan, Central Michigan, Oakland, Kellogg CC, Concordia, Albion, Adrian, and St. Clair CC to Traverse City for one day exposure camps. Each camp will be two hours long (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.) and will be limited to 9 participants and run $100. Players enrolled in the Academy will have priority registration for these camps while players who are not enrolled in the Academy will be wait listed until two weeks prior to the scheduled date.