2017 August Spring Training Details

Headfirst Baseball signs new five year lease!

Since 2003, Headfirst Baseball had charged $300 per month to play on our teams for the Lower Division. Only two years ago, we finally went to $350 per month to catch up with inflation.

Last month our lease expired at our current building and the owner presented us with a new lease that had such a dramatic increase in rent, it had us searching for a new location. We were able to negotiate a little to avoid moving and just signed a new five year lease.

It is still a very significant increase in rent and the only way to make it work is to increase our monthly fee by $25.  We are working to hard to make sure players and families understand the value of Headfirst Baseball and we see the Indoor Academy as a vital part of the overall development and experience. 

    During the Fall Tryouts, we evaluated 320 players and selected approximately 250!  We are thrilled to get started on the 2017/18 season by getting to see players in the HF August Spring Training detailed below.  This will allow us to narrow the rosters and for players to be "Tourney Players" or "Transitional Players."  Those in Transitional (or "training" roles) will not be selected for all tourneys but will develop through training and play as needed and when mutually available.

1 - August "Spring Training" mimics the way teams are selected at the MLB level.   

2 - During the month of August, players will be given instruction by HF staff with respect to the specific organizational base running, defensive footwork, throwing routine, in between inning routine, pitching approach, offensive approach and much more!  

3 - Players will be evaluated over the month and receive their team designations for tourney play, which starts in September (or else in a transitional role)!

4 - The August schedule includes a weekly indoor workout (with players divided by age level and split by last name when there is high volume) and also a weekly outdoor workout on Sundays.  It is ABSOLUTELY understood that players WILL miss or need to attend a different workout from time to time and we just ask for communication about this so we are very organized.  Look below for the schedule...

5 - Weekend Workouts @ Fallon Field (Times TBA based on final number of players)

    Sunday, August 6 - Batting Practice - Bunting Routine - Throwing Routine - Baserunning Station

    Sunday, August 13 - Defensive Clinics - INF/OF Reps and Rotations

    Sunday, August 20 - Showcase Style Live Games (players broken into random teams)

    ** Saturday, August 26 - Showcase Style Live Games (players broken into specific teams according to probable rosters going forward)

    ** Sunday, August 27 - New Team Meetings @ HF Academy

Weekday Workouts @ HF Academy (Practices are structured by age and then last name)

                            Tuesday                            Wednesday                     Thursday

5:30pm                                                           13U (A-D)                        10/11U (A-L)

6:30pm            12U (A-L)                               13U (E-M)                        10/11U (M-Z)

7:30pm            12U (M-Z)                              13U (N-Z)                         14U (G-M)

8:30pm            15U (A-Z)                               14U (A-F)                         14U (N-Z)

Weekend Workouts @ Fallon Fields in Dublin (Practices are structured by age and then last name)