Article Contributed on: 10/29/2008 3:28:14 PM
fter a successful Parker Holiday Baseball Camp in 2007, Mike Bard and his staff are teaming up with Hyland Hills to provide the same opportunity to young athletes up north.
Interest for this year's camp began immediately after the popular 2007 camp ended. Youth registered for the camp from all over the state of Colorado, as well as from nearby states including Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
Phillip, a dad of a 2007 camper from Parker, had this to say about the camp:
"I tell everyone I know in baseball about this camp. It was amazing to me that my boys could actually get winded at a baseball camp. Everything went so smoothly, the boys went from station to station, with no time to stand around or goof off. To me it was like the kids got two weeks of practice and instruction in just two days."
Mike's staff will include enough coaches to have one coach for every 10 campers. The quality of the instruction is very one-on-one, with adjustments being made according to the needs of the child. Kerrick, age 11, was at the '07 camp:
"My favorite coach was Clint Barmes. He really taught us how to stay back on the ball. He was also very nice...and funny."
The 2008 Hyland Hills Winter Baseball Camp will be
November 15-16, from 1-5 PM, at the Carroll Butts Athletic Center in Westminster.
All of the details are available online at
www.MikeBardBaseball.com.