Summer Baseball Training Camps
Our popular baseball summer camps return for 3-weeks of non-stop baseball action!
Camps will drill hitting, fielding, throwing, baserunning, & decision making. Camps also feature our popular Legacy Hitting League stat contests where players compete for prizes for leading the league in hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, & batting average.
Grade level reflects FALL 2023
Enrollment includes camp T-Shirt and flash drive with slow motion videos of themselves hitting & throwing. Camps are held at the Windmills Training Facility, 1401 Circle Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130
Week 1: June 26-30
Week 2: July 17-21
Week 3: August 7-11
9:00AM – 11:00AM, Grades 3-5
11:00AM - 1:00PM, Grades 1-3
Bring your bat and glove and join us next month!
Some our champs from last summer’s hitting league!
Tips For Buying a New Baseball Bat
Are you buying a baseball bat for your little slugger? Or maybe you already bought a bat and are having second thoughts? Here are some tips to determine if you purchased the right one.
Are you buying a baseball bat for your little slugger? Or maybe you already bought a bat and are having second thoughts? Here are some tips to determine if you purchased the right one. Before going to the store, weigh your athlete and bring them along.
Bat Buying Tips
by Legacy Sports Camp
Bat Material - Aluminum is the material that is used in youth bats, they have a long way to go before you purchase them a wood one.
Bat Length - When standing next to the bat in cleats, the bat should be hip high and no higher. Here is a size chart courtesy of Anthem Sports.
Bat Weight - You can use the chart referenced above but not all kids have the same strength. Here is quick test: Have your child extend their dominant arm straight to the side parallel to the ground. Have them hold the bat with the barrel pointing to the sky. If they cannot hold the bat steady without struggling for 10 seconds, it may be too heavy.
Cost - Bats range from $25 to hundreds of dollars. At the younger ages, don't break the bank on a bat that they will grow out of in a year or two. A lot of second hand stores have bats for cheap that can turn up a real gem.
When to Use- Use the bat at one of our baseball training sessions this winter! Click here to see what we have for members of Oak Park and River Forest Youth Baseball Leagues.
Meet Your Coach: Dan Lindell
This Week we salute our longest running staff member and baseball trainer, Dan Lindell. Dan has been teaching baseball with Legacy since 2010, back when we ran the training out of Stella's Batting Cages in Lyons. He has logged in a lot of hours with our OPYBS baseball winter workouts, training camps and even some after-school camps.
Name: Dan Lindell
Age: 33
Favorite Sport to Play: Baseball
Favorite Sport to Watch: Baseball and college basketball , particularly March Madness
Favorite Legacy Program: Off-season baseball camps and after school sports camps
Favorite Legacy Memory: "Not one in particular but whenever I teach a baseball player a certain skill and they make a positive change."
When I'm not at Legacy, I am most likely.. "At home with my wife Sarah."
Legacy Sports Camp is a Youth Sports Program serving youths in the Illinois area including Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.
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Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908
Your Baseball Bat Buying Guide
Are you buying a baseball bat for your little slugger? Or maybe you already bought a bat and are having second thoughts? Here are some tips to determine if you purchased the right one.
Are you buying a baseball bat for your little slugger? Or maybe you already bought a bat and are having second thoughts? Here are some tips to determine if you purchased the right one. Before going to the store, weigh your athlete and bring them along.
Bat Buying Tips
by Legacy Sports Camp
Bat Material - Aluminum is the material that is used in youth bats, they have a long way to go before you purchase them a wood one.
Bat Length - When standing next to the bat in cleats, the bat should be hip high and no higher. Here is a size chart courtesy of Anthem Sports.
Bat Weight - You can use the chart referenced above but not all kids have the same strength. Here is quick test: Have your child extend their dominant arm straight to the side parallel to the ground. Have them hold the bat with the barrel pointing to the sky. If they cannot hold the bat steady without struggling for 10 seconds, it may be too heavy.
Cost - Bats range from $25 to hundreds of dollars. At the younger ages, don't break the bank on a bat that they will grow out of in a year or two. A lot of second hand stores have bats for cheap that can turn up a real gem.
When to Use- Use the bat at one of our baseball training sessions this winter! Click here to see what we have for members of Oak Park and River Forest Youth Baseball Leagues.