Winter Instruction ________________________________________________ League-Wide Clinics These winter clinics are open to all Mt. Airy players ages 7 to 12 (AA-Majors). Mt. Airy coaches and high school players teach: Pitching, including the mechanics of delivery, how to vary pitches, and field the position. Proper hitting techniques through a variety of drills using indoor batting nets and tee stations. NEW for 2024: Optional catching instruction is available to players who want to learn the position or improve their skills. (Be sure to opt-in to this option when completing your registration.) 2024 cost of each clinic (set of sessions): $30, the same as 2022! Your registered player should bring their baseball glove to each session. MAB will provide all other equipment. Players who opt-in to catching instruction and have their own catcher's equipment are welcome to bring it. Meet the 2024 instructors! David Antone: A starting infielder for the Chestnut Hill College baseball team, David is one of their top four hitters and a business administration major. An experienced instructor, he has run camps for young players and coached teams for kids ages 9 and 10. Originally from Utica, New York, he hit .386 at Frederick Community College, one of the top JUCO programs in the country. RJ Huth: Captain of the Chestnut Hill College baseball team (2023 and 2024), RJ is majoring in psychology and special education. He graduated from Pennsbury High School where he was part of the 2017 State Championship team. He is an experienced coach and instructor who works for Total Skills Baseball (Doylestown), Total Sports Baseball (Roslyn), and Play Baseball Camp (Pennsbury). Marcus Sistrun: Marcus has been a respected Mt. Airy Baseball instructor and umpire for many years. In college, he was a starting second baseman at Eastern University and Lincoln University. Marcus also played baseball at LaSalle College High School where he scored the winning run in a PIAA state championship game. Gerry Givnish: Gerry has been leading MAB's winter instructional clinics for 20 years--and coaching for twice that long! ________________________________________________ Stars Clinic MAB players who are on the active roster of a Stars team will be sent a registration link for the "Stars Academy." This optional 8-week winter clinic offers a higher level of instruction taught by area coaches.
