The West Chester Dragons Travel Baseball organization is excited to announce its Winter Player Development Training Programs, tailored specifically for Dragons players on our Spring/Summer 2018 rosters! Each program has been carefully crafted to further the development of our players in the off-season. Register now before the programs sell out! →

PLYOMETRIC TRAINING

Runs November 28, 2017 - December 28, 2017 (10 sessions)
45-minute plyometrics workouts two times per week on Tuesday and Thursday
Held in the gym at West Chester Friends School
Limited to 12 players per group
Cost: $145

Core strength and explosiveness are the foundation of baseball-specific movements. Players with good core strength are able to throw harder, run faster and react more quickly. The Dragons offer indoor plyometric workout programs to cultivate these traits in our players. Building functional core strength is a great thing for the players to work on during their time off from throwing, heading into the Arm Care and Development Program (Weighted Ball Program) in January 2018.

The Plyometric Training Instructor is Coach Cory Sawka. Coaches Tony Laurento and Jordan Pennings will also assist. There are two group sessions are available to choose from:

Group 1: Tuesday at 5:45pm-6:30pm and Thursday at 5:00pm-5:45pm
Group 2: Tuesday at 6:30pm-7:15pm and Thursday at 5:45pm-6:30pm

CATCHERS CLINIC FOR 9U/10U/11U

November 28, December 5, December 12 and December 19, 2017 (4 sessions)
45-minute clinic once a week on Tuesday from 5:00pm-5:45pm
Held in the gym at West Chester Friends School
Limited to 8 catchers
Cost: $50

The catcher position is perhaps the most difficult position on the field to master. In this clinic, catchers will be trained with the correct mechanics for stances, footwork, throwing, receiving, blocking, framing and fielding techniques. Players will be given drills to practice at home between sessions to improve their skills.

The Clinic Instructors will be Coaches Dom Ficca and Kevin Zynn. Both Dom and Kevin bring years of training and experience from catching in high school and college. Coach Cory Sawka will oversee the Clinic.

ARM CARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (WEIGHTED BALL PROGRAM)

All Dragons players are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to participate in this program
Runs January 2018 through March 2018 (Registration will open in the next few weeks)
Held in the gym at West Chester Friends School

We are pleased to offer the Arm Care and Development Program developed by Tom House of the National Pitching Association. This research-based program is designed to build healthy arms and shoulders, while simultaneously increasing throwing velocity. The sessions involve the use of overweight and underweight baseballs, and Coach Bill Roberts will have them available for sale at the first workout. Radar measurements will be taken to track the player's progress.

HITTING LESSONS WITH COACH TONY

Runs January 2018 through early March 2018 (Registration will open in the next few weeks)
Available Monday and Thursday evenings
Held at All Star Baseball Academy in West Chester

Coach Tony Laurento, Certified Epstein Hitting Instructor, has reserved batting cage time for private hitting lessons at All Star Baseball Academy in West Chester on Monday and Thursday evenings during the off-season.

HITTING LESSONS WITH COACH CORY

Runs January 2018 through early March 2018 (Registration will open in the next few weeks)
Available Monday and Tuesday evenings between 6:30pm-8:30pm
Held at MJB Sports Performance at 249 Planebrook Road, Suite 4, in Frazer

Coach Cory Sawka has scheduled batting cage time for private hitting lessons at MJB Sports Performance on Monday and Tuesday evenings during the off-season.

PITCHER TRAINING (BY INVITATION ONLY)

Due to space limitations, this program will be by invitation only
Runs February 2018 through March 2018
Held in the gym at West Chester Friends School

Coach Bill Roberts, Certified NPA Coach, will offer pitching instruction to select Dragons players leading into the Spring 2018 season. We will cover proper upper and lower body mechanics, and use a variety of NPA pitching drills to improve accuracy, balance, velocity and consistency. We will cover grips and situations in which to use a variety of pitches, and will track strike % and other data to measure our progress.

Dragons announce their Winter Player Development Training Programs! Register online now!