Regardless of how your college season went, it's time to look forward...
You are ready to put in the work this summer to position yourself at the top of the depth chart when you return to campus this fall. Leave nothing to chance by committing to an environment that will help you thrive this off-season. The Diamondawgs Summer College Program is where you need to be.
Space for independent development...
Your success to this point hasn't been by accident. You understand where you need to improve and the best way to get those results this summer. Three days per week you will have the opportunity to work independently within our training group and take advantage of 12,000 square feet of training space. All the tools you require will be at your disposal and you will have similarly driven athletes within our training group to work with.
Coaches for guidance & support...
All players need feedback, suggestions, and sometimes just a sounding board to talk through the best process for development. Hitting & defensive coordinator, Miki Kawahara, will develop the hitting program and there will be hitting instructors active in sessions 2 days per week to throw BP, review Rapsodo and Blast data, and to help players implement their development plans. Pitching coordinator, Donovan Feenstra, will create the pitching program and will be coaching on Mondays and Thursdays to lead velo sessions & bullpens, assess mechanics, and interpret Rapsodo data.
New to our program will be sprint coach Jessica Zalinka. Jessica graduated from the University of Calgary in 2007 after competing on the Dinos track and field team for four seasons. A member of the Canada West Hall of Fame, she became a gold medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games, represented Canada at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic games. Since leaving competitive athletics, Zelinka has become a performance consultant and is currently the head coach of the Dinos Track & Field and Cross Country teams.
Group structure...
-One training group for more competitive velocity days and live at bats
-Ability to break into smaller groups for individual skill development
-One group in the weight room
-One day outside for long toss & defensive development
-Pre-program assessment - program development based on strength & weaknesses - reassessment - adjustments to programming
-Sim games and live at bats
Space for independent development...
Your success to this point hasn't been by accident. You understand where you need to improve and the best way to get those results this summer. Three days per week you will have the opportunity to work independently within our training group and take advantage of 12,000 square feet of training space. All the tools you require will be at your disposal and you will have similarly driven athletes within our training group to work with.
Coaches for guidance & support...
All players need feedback, suggestions, and sometimes just a sounding board to talk through the best process for development. Hitting & defensive coordinator, Miki Kawahara, will develop the hitting program and there will be hitting instructors active in sessions 2 days per week to throw BP, review Rapsodo and Blast data, and to help players implement their development plans. Pitching coordinator, Donovan Feenstra, will create the pitching program and will be coaching on Mondays and Thursdays to lead velo sessions & bullpens, assess mechanics, and interpret Rapsodo data.
New to our program will be sprint coach Jessica Zalinka. Jessica graduated from the University of Calgary in 2007 after competing on the Dinos track and field team for four seasons. A member of the Canada West Hall of Fame, she became a gold medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games, represented Canada at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic games. Since leaving competitive athletics, Zelinka has become a performance consultant and is currently the head coach of the Dinos Track & Field and Cross Country teams.
Group structure...
-One training group for more competitive velocity days and live at bats
-Ability to break into smaller groups for individual skill development
-One group in the weight room
-One day outside for long toss & defensive development
-Pre-program assessment - program development based on strength & weaknesses - reassessment - adjustments to programming
-Sim games and live at bats
The Diamondawgs Training Centre
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12, 000
square feet of training space 3
full-length cages that allow for live at bats 2
front toss cages 2,150
square feet of bullpen area 3 mounds | pitching targets | tubing | medicine balls |
120
feet of length for long toss high ceilings to see ball flight 1,800
square foot weight room 5
TVs for data projection radar gun | Blast | hitting Rapsodo | pitching Rapsodo |
Training Times
Monday
4:00-5:30pm - skill development
5:30-6:30pm - strength & conditioning
Tuesday
4:00-5:30pm - skill development
5:30-6:30pm - strength & conditioning
Wednesday
1:30-2:30pm - on field long toss and defensive work
2:30-3:30pm - Speed and agility
Thursday
3:30-5:00pm - skill development
5:00-6:00pm - strength & conditioning
Friday
9:00am-10:00am - skill development
10:00am - 11:00am - strength & conditioning
4:00-5:30pm - skill development
5:30-6:30pm - strength & conditioning
Tuesday
4:00-5:30pm - skill development
5:30-6:30pm - strength & conditioning
Wednesday
1:30-2:30pm - on field long toss and defensive work
2:30-3:30pm - Speed and agility
Thursday
3:30-5:00pm - skill development
5:00-6:00pm - strength & conditioning
Friday
9:00am-10:00am - skill development
10:00am - 11:00am - strength & conditioning
