36th Annual Rockville Centre Recreation Dept.
Summer Baseball School 2011


Participation is open to all boys ages 6-13, as of July 1, 2011. Mail-In and in-person registration begins on March 1, 2011. All participants must be registered members of the RVC Parks & Recreation Department. Membership fee is $15.00/residents of RVC and $17.00/nonresidents for fiscal year June 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012. This fee is included in the tuition payment for the Baseball School program.

Dates: June 27, 28, 29, 30, July 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 (no meeting on July 4)

Time: 9:30am-1:30pm

Place: Barasch Field (S. Park Ave. Rockville Centre)

Tuition:

Resident of RVC: $340.00 for 9 sessions Non-resident: $365.00 for 9 sessions Tuition includes RVC Recreation Membership card, T-shirt and insurance.

There is no provision for one-week registration. Full payment is due upon registration - reservations cannot be made without full payment. Family rate: Residents of RVC or non-resident - $20 reduction for each additional registrant in same family.

Equipment:
Players must bring the following articles for their instructional program: GLOVE, HAT, RUBBER SPIKES, and a BAT. All players must either wear baseball pants or long pants. For more information on equipment, call the Baseball School at 516-922-7133.

Outline of the Program:
Students will be grouped by age, evaluated by our staff and then regrouped based upon ability level. The daily instructional program will stress the fundamentals of hitting, throwing, fielding and base-running. Players will select and take part in daily position workshops. Emphasis will be in the areas of pitching, infield and catching. Once again, we will include clinics in proper speed development. Students will participate in daily instructional games. Coaches will stress defensive and offensive play with emphasis on team effort.

Director:
BOB HIRSCHFIELD, who has directed the RVC Baseball School since its inception in 1975. He is the head coach of New York Tech, from which 60 players have signed professional contracts with 3 playing in the major leagues and another 4 selected as Division I All-Americans. He is also Director of the New York Baseball Academy. Coach Hirschfield has won over 650 games in Division 1 level in his coaching career.

Coaches:
Instructional coordinator - Mike McCabe (St. Joseph’s College), Frank Sonnenberg (New Hyde Park HS); Dennis Leonard (Lawrence HS); Bob O’Brien (former asst. coach NY Tech); Ed Waters (St. Thomas HS, Florida); Hector DuPrey (C.W. Post); Mike Hughes (St. John’s University); Bill Munro (North Babylon HS) and other members of our NYBA staff of coaches and collegiate players.