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.
Legacy Winter Baseball Programs
While everyone is focusing on what to put on their plate this Thursday, don’t forget to keep your plate full with Legacy Sports Camps!
While everyone is focusing on what to put on their plate this Thursday, don’t forget to keep your plate full with Legacy Sports Camp! (Home plate if you’d like to get specific).
Baseball is already underway but it isn’t too late to join our Gold Glove Fielding camp and our Hitting/Pitching camp that begin in January.
Our Winter Baseball registration is filling up. We have the following baseball skill camps held at Longfellow School (715 S. Highland Ave. in Oak Park). Join today!
Gold Glove Fielding Camp
6 Mondays: January 7, 14, 28, February 4, 11, 25
5:00-6:00: Ages 7-9
6:15-7:15: Ages 10-12
Legacy Hitting/Pitching Camp
7 Wednesdays: January 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 20, 27
5:00-6:00: Ages 7-9
6:15-7:15: Ages 10-12
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.