Located at the National Sports Center in Blaine, the Twins Training Academy is the ideal location to train during the Minnesota winter months.
Please check back for information on the 2018 camp information.
Training for two age groups:
- Junior Training: 11 - 14 years old
- Senior Training: 15 - 18 years old
Skills training in:
- Pitching
- Hitting
- Infield
- Catching
SENIOR LEVEL TRAINING (Ages 15-18 years)
Advanced instruction - training will help make you an elite player
PITCHING
- Fine-tune mechanics
- Develop advanced strategy and pitches
- Arm health education & injury screening
INFIELD
- Advanced mechanics and footwork
- Increase hands speed and glove work
- Improve double plays
HITTING
- Fine-tune mechanics and pitch recognition
- Develop hitting plan and approach
- Increase bat speed and power
CATCHING
- Improve receiving skills and transfer speed
- Improve mechanics and footwork
- Improve blocking skills
JUNIOR LEVEL TRAINING (Ages 11-14 years)
Strong skill development - set an excellent foundation
PITCHING
- Proper mechanics
- Improve arm strength, control & confidence
- Arm health education & injury screening
INFIELD
- Proper fielding stance and approach
- Proper mechanics and footwork
- Throw quickly and accurately
HITTING
- Learn proper hitting mechanics
- Improve hand-eye coordination & bat speed
- Necessary repetitions to improve
CATCHING
- Proper set up
- Proper throwing technique
- Proper mechanics, footwork, and blocking
Sports & Orthopaedic Specialists
Sports and Orthopaedic Specialists are the orthopedic physicians for the Twins. SAOS provide unsurpassed care and their strong research and education team assures that they always remain at the leading edge of medical practices and technology. They have committed to working with young athletes in an effort to educate them in injury prevention. Specializing in surgical and non-operative orthopedics, SAOS has specialty-trained physicians at locations in Minneapolis, Edina, Plymouth, Blaine, and St. Cloud.
National Sports Center
The National Sports Center is the world's largest amateur sports and meeting facility. The NSC campus operates over 100 unique programs and events in a variety of sports as well as hosting numerous national and international competitions annually that in total draws over 4 million visitors a year. The NSC is a priceless, innovative and unique state asset.
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