Top summer baseball camps in Florida give kids a chance to use their time away from school to do one of the things they enjoy most, playing baseball. Florida of course has the kind of weather that makes baseball and lots of other sports possible all year round. In the summer you can find all kinds of camps and recreational opportunities for kids. If you have a son who has developed a real interest in baseball, who loves to watch the Marlins, the Tampa Bay Rays or some of the great Florida college teams, his choice for a summer activity may be a week at one of these top summer baseball camps in Florida.
Bucky Dent Baseball School. The Bucky Dent Baseball School is a well organized and supervised overnight summer baseball camp facility. Students who come here may be serious about the game of baseball but they don’t need to be packing any extraordinary skills or unusual baseball experience. It is a camp that can be enjoyed equally by those relatively new to the game and those who have been at it for some time. Students who wish to apply for a slot at the Buck Dent Baseball School must be 10 years of age or older. Day students from the Delray, Florida area may also attend Bucky Dent Baseball School beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m.
The Bucky Dent Baseball School is not a pick up game of baseball. The School brings in professional baseball players to share their know how with kids through baseball talks. In fact most of the instructors at this, rather one of a kind, camp are former players or coaches from the ranks of professional baseball. They know how to teach your kids the right way to play baseball. Kids get lots of personalized attention as they work to develop their skills. They also have the benefit of a 7 lighted fields, astro turf infields and batting cages. Parents like to send their kids to camps they can trust to do a good job and so are often looking for recommendations. It may help you to make up your mind in favor of the Bucky Dent Baseball School if you know that the camp has received kudos from pros like Don Mattingly and Mike Piazza.
You will pay the price for this camp. Overnight campers tuition is $565 with a somewhat reduced rate if a second week is added. Day campers can attend for just $235 .( Of course Florida fans of the Boston Red Sox who remember what Bucky Dent did to their World Series aspirations may find it difficult to send their kids here)
Cocoa Expo Baseball Camp. As with the case of teaching any kind of skill to children, it is important that instructors have experience in their field. At Cocoa Expo Baseball Camp the leadership shares 25 years of instructional experience and stand ready to do a quality job of teaching your children the skills involved in playing baseball. The job of Cocoa Expo Baseball Camp is to take each player from where he is to the next playing level.
This summer Cocoa Expo Baseball Camp is being offered from July 6-10 for campers ages 10-18. Heading up the camp is Bob Rikeman who was head coach at Rollins College in Orland for ten years and has now been at Newbury College in South Carolina for the last 4 years. This is obviously a man who knows the basics of baseball and how to teach young players ways to approach the acquisition of skills. Kids get to learn from the best including not just Rikeman but also a staff composed of top coaches and college players from the area.
The Cocoa Expo Baseball Camp is located at the site of a former Major League baseball spring training facility. That alone gets kids pumped. The facilities are top notch with air conditioned dorm rooms, great buffet style eating and all the baseball a young player can absorb. There is also a commuter option for those not choosing to be part of the overnight camp. They will receive the same instruction time and lunch. Residential camp cost is $425 and commuter camp is $250 for the week. For more information about one of the top summer baseball camps in Florida call at 321-639-3976
State Champs Baseball Camp. There are some summer baseball camps that are only opened for a single session. State Champs Baseball Camps give you lots of choices. There are two choices of sites but there are also weekly session offered for weeks beginning with June 9 to the week beginning with August 4. In Florida that is pretty much the full summer. This gives families a chance to find a week for baseball camp that doesn’t interfere with other summer vacation plans. Hours are from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. and tuition costs vary with site.
At State Champs kids receive instruction from top area high school coaches and teachers. Basic instruction will be offered in hitting, pitching,infield and outfield play. But there is decidedly something extra about State Champs Camp. For parents it might be the deal maker. Instructors at State Champs work hard to make it crystal clear to young baseball player wannabes that to be successful at school sports requires that you do well in the classroom as well. This type of motivation is definitely not part of every summer baseball camp experience. There are values being taught to the kids here that most parents would support. Things like not giving up, togetherness and respect are all part of the program. For parents of kids who love baseball to the exclusion of studies, some time spent in State Champs Baseball Camp environment may be help to get their message across via a different vendor.
For more information or to select a session call at 954-432-1228
