The Fall Travel Ball season has commenced, and we are looking forward to a another great season for all of our teams. From our 10U to 18U teams, Hardtke Baseball Academy offers one of the BEST travel baseball programs in California AND at a better price than the competition. On top of weekly tournaments and practices, HBA provides additional benefits such as EFS Sports Performance Training, weekly hitting/pitching/catching lessons, free use of the HBA facility, and much more! HBA seeks to provide the best possible training at the lowest possible price to advance ALL of our players skill sets as they go on to achieve their baseball goals and dreams. Check out all the programs we offer by clicking the link to our website below or program specific links on the right side of this newsletter. Best of luck to all the teams this year!
Since 1982, Hardtke Baseball Academy has been the #1 baseball training facility in NorCal. We have successfully advanced Bay Area baseball players to the next AND highest levels for 30+ years, with 36 of our players getting to the Big Leagues. We hope you enjoy this months newsletter, as there is a lot of valuable resources to aid player development, help players get to the "next level" and possibly be HBA's 37th player to play in the Big Leagues.
For more information about programs we offer click the link to our website below:
www.hwob.com
**Please send any Player Of The Month nominations to info@hwob.com**
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Strength And Conditioning
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Chris Morton
Director of Sports Performance
EFS Training Science
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From Chris Morton
Science based strength and conditioning programs are a must for baseball players in the modern era. Most notably they can boost performance and accelerate player development on the field and decrease risk of injury. Teaching proper running mechanics, enhancing reaction time and building baseball-specific strength measurably reduces injury risk in key joints such as the shoulder, knee, elbow and low back. With baseball's increasingly high competitiveness, players can benefit from strength and conditioning by developing their confidence while enhancing their performance.
At EFS, our Smart Speed program leverages horizontally resisted explosive training to better maximize a baseball players' hip power and stride length, thereby impacting top speed, hitting power and endurance. The EFS Smart Strength program thoroughly develops the bodies decelerators to better protect shoulders and arms form the risk overuse injury. Our Smart Strength users recover faster from practices and games. If you recover faster, you can train more, and if you can train more you can become a better player. Furthermore, our Micro-Speed program enforces athletes to step outside the box by training their neuro-muscular system to react quicker, respond better and faster to game situations. The program can be tailored to any sport and works by shocking the nervous system into making muscles move more efficiently through external stimuli, forcing the muscles to react faster. What this means for baseball players is, faster reaction times, increased coordination, and muscle memory. Eliminating high anxiety levels, helping with reflexes and ultimately leading to worry-free focus on the game itself, making you highly efficient and competitive as players.
Our EFS Smart programs and Micro-Speed programs work extremely well with HBA training, in that they allow players to recover faster, train on the field and in the cage more and ultimately perform better on the field. Who wouldn't want to be stronger, faster and more injury resistant? With EFS players usually recover faster, stay more injury free and exude more explosiveness and speed.
Check out the "EFS Wall of Fame" video and you will see athletes, like Cal-State Fullerton Pitcher (John Gavin) using EFS to prepare for playing at the top college.level. See why some are calling EFS Science-based Smart and Microspeed programs "The Sharpest Application Ever".
EFS Wall Of Fame Video
If you have any questions feel free to email us at info@xfitsports.com or give us a call at 408-370-9980. EFS is found online at XFITSPORTS.COM.
DO YOU MICRO-SPEED™?
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Tim Dixon
info@thementallocker.com
"The Mental Locker"
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The Missing Link
Pitchers spend most of their time getting as strong as they can. Long Toss, Bullpens, strength and conditioning, and whatever it takes to get in the best shape. When it is time to compete they continue to fall short of consistent success. So they work harder, not smarter. Sound familiar? I have been there and I know it can feel helpless at times.
Most players who face these struggles lack a solid mental game. Mental toughness changed everything for me. The ability to overcome adversity, fear and pressure when the game is on the line and commit to one pitch at a time.
The Mental Locker is a program that will not only give a pitcher the tools for mental toughness, but will set a foundation for greatness in everything they do.
There is no other product like The Mental Locker and is over twenty five years of experience as a player and coach packaged into an easy to use system.
When you invest in the mental game be prepared to shatter expectations of what you think you are capable of.
To find more articles like this or to enroll in the Mental Locker's Training Program, click the link below to visit the website:
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Blast From The Past
Mickey Mantle With Terry & Nancy Hardtke
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Terry and Nancy Hardtke posing for a picture with MLB Hall Of Famer Mickey Mantle. This photo was taken in 1981 when Terry's friend, Mickey Mantle, agreed to speak at a banquet sponsored by Terry. Mickey spent four days with the Hardtke's, including attending their 10 year old son's,Jason Hardtke's, Little League game. Mickey was kind enough to autograph 2 dozen baseballs for all the Little Leaguers. He shared many funny stories about Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford.
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Testimonial
From HBA Customer
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"This organization gives players, including my son, the ability to receive high level baseball instruction and to have access to an indoor facility, enabling them to hone their skills, and proved to be a huge benefit and provides them a 'leg up' towards achieving their baseball goals."
-Ray Cardinalli
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Sincerely,
Terry Hardtke
Owner/CEO
Hardtke Baseball Academy
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Featured Videos
Every month we will have videos featured in this section that we recommend for players and/or parents to view that we feel are beneficial for player development. Click the links below to view the videos:
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HBA's Non-Profit Organization
"Baseball for KidsTM (BFK)." is intended to provide an opportunity for less fortunate kids to play competitive baseball. It will also give these kids the opportunity to travel and thereby giving them exposure for potential college scholarships as they play baseball. For more info, to Donate or to participate in our Annual Golf Tournament, click the link below:
Baseball For Kids Website
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