Showing posts with label Wood Bat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wood Bat. Show all posts

Friday, November 18, 2011

AIM Baseball Philosophy

The philosophy at Athletes In Motion is to provide world-class, comprehensive training to dedicated baseball players with a passion to play at the next level. Hard work and dedication are keys to success and are qualities found in all of our athletes.

The coaches and instructors at Athletes In Motion all have an extensive baseball background and years of training experience. They also share the belief that to be a better player, not only do you have to work on the skills of baseball, but you also have to train your body to become a better athlete. Every program offered at Athletes In Motion contains a strength and conditioning component. We take a further integrated approach by offering players nutritional advice, mental game support, and body recovery and prevention techniques.

You’ll never find our athletes or coaches taking shortcuts, which is one reason why our players exclusively swing wood bats all year long. It’s our belief that swinging anything but wood handicaps the player and does not work towards our goal of preparing the athlete to play at the next level.

Lastly, we believe in challenging ourselves every chance we get therefore we elect to play an independent schedule. This allows us to hand pick our games and our competition, which often means we travel out of state to play teams that will challenge us and give us a better game.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

What We Do

Athletes In Motion provides sports performance training to athletes of all levels. It is essential for every athlete to supplement their team or sport practice with a quality training program. Practice helps you hone your skills and a training program builds a bigger, faster, stronger you. This equates to not only being able to make contact with the ball, but hitting the ball with so much force, you knock it out of the park!

Starting at age 8, athletes can join the AIM Class which is offered in Beaverton, Portland and Clackamas. This class works to improve the athlete's Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness (SPARQ).

Athletes In Motion also offers group Strength & Conditioning sessions at various times with various trainers. Athletes receive a personalized program built specifically for their goals and are trained in a group setting in order to promote accountability and levels of success.

Each winter, Athletes In Motion trains more professional baseball players than anywhere else in the Northwest. The same methodology and intensity is offered to dedicated High School athletes in our Winter Conditioning program.

In the Fall and Summer, AIM hosts 18U and 19U Wood Bat Baseball teams. The athletes that participate on these teams are dedicated to working hard and playing at the next level - collegiate and pro! Our 19U Summer team preps the players for playing in college by traveling to play the top teams, being exposed to college coaches and scouts and visiting schools along the way.

Strength & Conditioning is incorportated into every AIM program. If interested in hitting or pitching lessons, we can connect you with a quality instructor. While these are not directly offered by AIM, we have several scouts and pro players that use our facility for this purpose.

Athletes In Motion swings exclusively wood bats.


AIM Class

 AIM Summer Baseball - CHAMPS!

Strength & Conditioning


That's a smile


Monday, August 1, 2011

Top 9 Reasons to Train at Athletes In Motion

No. 9: WE SWING WOOD
Why is this important? The point of training at Athletes In Motion is to get better. Wood bats provide a much more accurate representation of your swing and overall skills. It is easier to get a hit with a metal or composite bat and while it's great to win, the purpose is to learn and improve.

No. 8: STRENGTH & CONDITIONING IS AT THE CORE OF EVERY PROGRAM OFFERED AT AIM
While it's important to swing or throw properly, it's equally as important to have power behind it. Zane Kelly has been in the Strength & Conditioning industry for over 10 years and has played baseball his entire life. Zane knows the importance of learning the skills and training so that you dominate your competition.

No. 7: BECAUSE PLAYING SPORTS ISN'T ENOUGH
Making the team is half the battle. Ask any starting player and they'll tell you the importance of supplementing their sport with additional training. This is what we do.

No. 6: THE SAME METHODOLOGY AND INTENSITY USED WITH OUR PROS, IS USED WITH ALL OUR ATHLETES
Year after year the pro's return to Athletes In Motion. We train more professional baseball players than anyone else in the Northwest. When you work with AIM, you will receive the same methodology and intensity used with our pro's. Click here to view our Client List.

No. 5: BECAUSE YOU ARE A SERIOUS ATHLETE
Sorry. AIM is not for everyone. It's just not.

No. 4: AIM ATHLETES ARE HELD TO THE HIGHEST OF EXPECTATIONS
Everything we do at Athletes In Motion is to prepare you for a future of playing at the next level. Whether that's Collegiate, Pro or the All Star team. To accomplish this, not only do you have to be a superior athlete, but you have to do well in school and make good choices. Everything, from the way you perform on the field, to the pictures you post on Facebook, to how well you do in school, affects your chances of playing at the next level.

No. 3: BECAUSE WE HAVE FUN
We all do this for the love of baseball. It is a game, after all.

No. 2: THIS IS NOT A SHOW-UP AND PLAY BASEBALL PROGRAM
Yes, we do expect you to show up and play baseball. But just like how our athletes are expected to participate in Strength & Conditioning, our athletes are also expected to eat well, drink water and get plenty of sleep. We take a holistic approach to creating bigger, better, faster, stronger athletes. You don't make it to the big leagues otherwise.

No. 1: BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL
Whatever level that is, we will help you get there.