Baseball Camps/Clinics

The Illinois Hawks are committed to providing supplemental opportunities for our athletes to grow their game outside the core 10 week program and team practices. Check this page often for the latest camps and clinics hosted at our facilities.

Topics: Receiving & Blocking

Tailoring more to the stances used by the participants rather than giving overview of all stance options.

Objective: Build on the foundations the players have, to enhance the skills they already posses, and create new opportunities with advanced techniques.

Purpose: Fast paced, high rep, training on the fly. Learn * Grow * Evolve in motion

When: Fridays from 5:30PM to 7PM

10/11/2024 through 11/15/2024 @ The Dome

Who: Players 13u – 18u *Limited to 12 players

Cost: $265 per player for 6 weeks (90 minute) program

Hosted by: Coach Aaron Nieckula & Coach Steve Burchill - Mission360

NOTE: This is not a beginner course! This is a clinic geared towards more experienced catchers. Our goal is to refine already good practices, habits, and routines!

Goal: To positively impact players’ infield development thru fast-paced drill progressions

and live GB reps all presented in a fun and engaging atmosphere.

Infield Program Strategy:

• Progressive Instruction Scheme
• Develop basic infield fundamentals thru advanced skills by progressively building in complexity and difficulty
• Emphasis on importance of hands and feet in the fielding process
• Apply coaching concept of Explain…Drill…Active Drill…Competitive Drill for every skill or skill set
• Create program to progress within each session, each week, and across entire 6 weeks
• Define a progress evaluation scheme to measure improvement
• Video players at beginning and end of program
• Evaluate feet and hand skill improvement and review results with players 1 on 1

When: Saturdays from 4pm - 5:30pm, 10/19 through 11/23 @ the Dome 

Who: - 13u through 18u (training will be on 90ft bases) *Limited to 12 players

Cost: $265 per player for all 6 sessions (9 hours of total instruction)

Hosted by: Coach Tom Nelson - Mission360

This supplemental pitching program is designed to take the 10 week large group development program and take it to the next level. There will be added video analysis, as well as some new developmental concepts dedicated to each individual player following their week 1 biomechanical analysis. The overall intention of the program is to create healthy high velocity pitchers while also improving command. Outside of the physical pieces that go into being an effective pitcher we will discuss different strategies for attacking hitters, and how to work through days where you don’t have your best “stuff” or just feel sub par. To wrap up this program each player will receive a copy of their video analysis with some coaching cues and a professional player comparison. The last thing each player will receive is one meso-cycle (6-10 weeks) of pitching drills, mobility programs, and some key movements to be added into their weight room programs.

Hosted by: Coach Aiden Hales - Mission360

Dates: Every Saturday from October 5 - November 9: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Pricing: $265 Per player for 6 weeks. (Select your time slot at checkout)

- Session #1 runs from 2pm - 3:30pm

- Session #2 runs from 3:30pm - 5pm

Each session will be capped at 12 players to ensure ample 1 on 1 time for each player.