Breakaway 6-TOOL - Multi-Skill Development Program Pitching-Hitting-Fielding-1x/wk We love this time of year for training. Winter development is the #1 tool needed to properly prepare a player to stay strong, healthy and handle the upcoming stresses of a long baseball season - both mentally & physically. Time is needed to create a quality work-up in order to reactivate strengths from the previous season & work on areas of needed improvement. Our 12-week Winter Development Programs (Dec-March) are designed to guide players through that process. 6-TOOL, our Multi-Skill Development Program is one of our most popular programs as it supports those players looking to cover all the bases - literally. Being a "five-tool player" encompasses hitting for average and power, as well as throwing, fielding, and running. At Brower Baseball we aim higher… We develop “6-TOOL” players by adding on an additional skill that we specialize in: Pitching. Please note that we will dedicate more time to hitting and pitching as the primary focus. Rather than splitting these skills within each session. our new HYBRID 6-TOOL will alternate between pitching and hitting every other week. This format enables our players to dedicate one week to fielding and hitting, and the following week to fielding and pitching, ensuring focused and comprehensive skill development in every aspect of the game. DETAILS: - 60 minutes for pitching days (10:30-11:30) - 70 minutes for hitting days (10:30-11:40) - Tuesdays from Jan 7 - April 22 - 15 weeks - Small group setting - Train in a group of 6 players - See "DATE RANGE" info below for the date range of your specific session. - Instructors: Damek Tomscha (hitting) & Eric Fischer (pitching) - Cole DeVries or Jim Brower will sub in as needed - See "MEET OUR TEAM" below! ADDITIONS: The following additions are not listed under each program description, but apply to ALL of our Winter programs... 1. SMALL GROUP: We love training in groups of no more than six players, ensuring all of our players receive focused attention and tailored coaching. Exceptions will be clearly communicated. 2. MINDSET and GAME APPROACH is a weekly focus in all programs. Our goal is to teach both mental resilience and game understanding. 3. TECHNOLOGY/ANALYTICS: Technology played an integral part of our experience in the professional game and therefore is worked into most of our training. Depending on the program and age group, we incorporate tools such as Rapsodo, radar, HitTrax, biomechanical assessments, force plate technology, and video analysis. We introduce these technologies with our primary goal always being to help players understand the "why" behind what we teach, enhancing their baseball IQ and preparing them for real-game situations when immediate feedback (technology) isn’t there to depend on. IMPORTANT DETAILS... 1. LOCATIONS: - Champions Hall (denoted as CHAMP) - 7000 Washington Ave South, Eden Prairie, MN 55341... Sits on the border of Eden Prairie and Edina, right in the middle of where Hwy 494-169-62 intersect. - JET-55 (denoted as JET55) - 12755 Hwy 55, Plymouth, MN 55441... Sits on the border of Plymouth & Minnetonka/Wayzata, right in the middle of where Hwy 494-6-55 intersect. 2. PAYMENTS: All programs are automatically put on a payment plan. Initial payment will be due at the time of registration and remaining payments will run automatically every 30 days until satisfied. 3. LESSONS IN THE WINTER: Please don't plan to depend on lessons for your source of training with us during the Winter. Our main instructors run all of our development programs so finding hours to also offer 1:1 time is very rare. 4. PERSONAL EQUIPMENT: Players must provide their own personal equipment for all programs. 5. CANCELLATION POLICY: Please familiarize yourself with our cancellation policy prior to registering for any of our Winter programs... - Participants who cancel any Winter Development Program registration prior to November 1, 2024 may contact us for a full refund or training credit - less a $75 non-refundable administrative fee per program. No cancellations/refunds after November 1, 2024 unless accompanied by a physician's note showing medical necessity, and in that case the refund would be a future training credit, less $75 or 10% of total paid - whichever is greater. - There are no make-ups or refunds for missed sessions throughout the 12-week program. However, this Winter we are working on a night where we can offer players who miss a session the opportunity to use training space for some independent training. We will communicate details as we dial them in. MEET OUR TEAM... Development and Individualized training is what we specialize in. We have a small, but AMAZING, team of coaches/experts. Here is a very brief intro to our main instructors... We do bring in guest instructors as Jim sees fit. JIM BROWER - Pitching, Hitting & Catching. Jim teaches and oversees all curriculum and programs taught at Brower Baseball. He brings extensive experience from all aspects of Major League Baseball in playing, coaching, analytics, program design and working with championship teams. To think... It all started when he was six years old, right here in Minnetonka, MN... DAMEK TOMSCHA - Hitting & Fielding Damek was team captain at Auburn and is a veteran of 9 professional seasons, including time with our very own MN Twins organization. During his time with the Phillies he played 4 different positions (3B, 1B, LF, RF)... he is a man of many talents. ERIC FISCHER - Pitching Coach Eric was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and selected in the rule-5 draft by the MN Twins, also a veteran of 9 professional seasons. He brings a passion for coaching, pitching and the importance of the mental side needed in this awesome game. And he is a lefty... so there is that. :) COLE DEVRIES - Pitching & Hitting For those of you who haven't worked with Cole yet, he is a former Gopher & Major League pitcher with the Twins... is Brower-certified ;)... and is awesome.