Minnesota Twins Training Academy

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.