Badminton Program

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Badminton Overview

Sio Academy’s baseball academy is the nation’s premier program for dedicated baseball players who want to play at the next level and perform at their peak in the classroom. While on-field development and position-specific training may consume practice time, test-prep, college placement and academic growth fulfill the time off the diamond.

Coaches with over 200 years of combined experience both competing and coaching in the collegiate and MLB arenas initiate the development as an overall athlete from day one. Inclusive of on-field baseball training, enhancement of playing time and experience through multiple teams, college recruitment exposure, and athletic growth from the strength and mental conditioning realms, the baseball academy molds student-athletes into the most sought-after athletes at college showcases and beyond.

Program & Alumni Accomplishments

  • 170 D1 commitments since 2006
  • 12 National Tournaments won since 2006
  • 31 Student-athletes earned All-American honors
  • 8 Alumni competed in the 2017 Road to Omaha
  • 29 Student-athletes selected in MLB First Year Players Draft
  • 30 Alumni have made MLB appearances

Badminton Program Structure

IMG Academy ensures that the focus of the baseball program remains on complete, individual development. Throughout the year, scouting days for both professional and college teams take place on our Florida campus along with a series of other exposure events across the country, including college tours and baseball showcases.

The baseball academy consists of multiple teams at the Varsity and Junior Varsity level, as well as post-graduate and freshmen programs. Depending on the team, competition includes national, regional and local competition. With flexibility amongst teams, players have the ability to practice multiple positions throughout the year and develop through enhanced, internal competition. Coaches focus on each student-athlete from the start of their first semester through fall working grounds, position-specific training, and even 1 on 1 coaching sessions mirroring that of an MLB instructional league at the Florida baseball academy.

Sample Baseball Schedule

Fall Semester

August

  • Individual evaluation and assessment
  • Arm strengthening program
  • Introduction of nutrition and mental training
  • Strength and conditioning: introductory and assessment phase

September

  • Establish working groups
  • Building of competitive team environment
  • Exposure to showcase and tournament circuit

October

  • Extensive small group and individual development
  • Breakdown and buildup of skill sets
  • Application of vision and mental training
  • Growth phase: strength and conditioning, speed, arm strength

November - December

  • Individual development: 1 hour sessions, 4 days/week
  • Growth phase: strength and conditioning, speed, arm strength
  • Maintain flexibility and athleticism
  • Alternative competitions

Spring Semester

January

  • Individual/team drills and practice routines to prepare for FHSAA season
  • Extensive drill work covering team offensive and defensive fundamentals
  • Growth phase: strength and conditioning

February

  • Scrimmages
  • Beginning of FHSAA competition
  • Identify roles within the team
  • Growth phase: strength and conditioning

March - April

  • 25 game schedules
  • 2-3 tournaments (Varsity)
  • National exposure
  • Maintenance phase: strength and conditioning

April - May

  • Critical evaluation
  • Extensive individual development
  • 10+ games – Ascender series
  • Preparation for summer schedule

Technology & Facilities

  • 6-plex baseball complex
    • Baseball stadium for showcase games and tournaments
    • Six fields
    • 16 practice mounds
    • Four indoor batting cages
    • 12 outdoor batting cages
      • HitTrax Technology inside our batting cages
        • Capture essential metrics and data to track and monitor progress on a daily basis
        • Measure progression on a weekly basis of bat speed and velocity
        • Use of metrics towards strength and conditioning focuses
        • Game simulator provides real-time feedback that’s accurate, instructional and allows players to compete in a controlled setting
      • ProBatter PX2 professional pitching machines
  • Field House with professional-style locker rooms, coaches’ offices, and meeting rooms for game and practice analysis and team training
  • EON Virtual Reality
    • Strike zone awareness with game-like repetitions
    • Improve batter’s pitch recognition and performance at the plate
    • Prepare for games with various versions of pitches

Performance and Sports Science Center

  • Mind Gym for mental conditioning sessions and vision training
    • Fit Lights, dynaBOARD, and cognitive perceptive technology
  • Yoga studio
  • Strength and conditioning equipment
  • Classrooms for nutrition and leadership training
  • Athletic training facility for recovery and regeneration, including hot and cold tubs

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