2022 Cepeda Sports Winter Training “GAMER” Sessions

Middle School
Ages 11-14

  • Dates: 11/20-11/26
  • Max Number of Players: 30
  • Location: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

High School/College
Ages: 14-18

  • Dates: 12/27/2022 – 1/05/2023
  • Max Number of Selected Players: 30
  • Location: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Cepeda Sports is hosting a Winter break training session in the Dominican Republic! Join us for this unique opportunity to train with top Pro Dominican scouts and coaches who are currently highly sought after to train players ages 10 and up.

We highly recommend this event for serious ball players that want to challenge themselves and take their training to whole new level. These training sessions are for all players that want to take their skills to the next level.

7 days of full time training drills, playing doubleheaders, soaking in all the knowledge that our pro staff will be breaking down for you.

DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY! You will comeback with confidence through the roof and that’s the most important part of the game.

"HOW GOOD YOU WANT TO BE IS 100% UP TO YOU."

Description of Drills

INFIELD

Participants will participate in unique posture, quickness, and flexibility training. Take part in mental-game training and actions, glove-work, range, IQ, instinct and reaction training. You can only learn this from players and coaches that have played the game. That’s why we make sure that our staff is made up of guys that have played at a high level. 

INFIELD / INFIELD SPECIALIZED DRILLS

Breakdown the infield positions by using unique infield drills.  Playing infield is a very important position. 99.9% is getting yourself ready for the next play, and visualizing the ball being hit to you, and you making the play. 

You have to have the ability to read, recognize and react unconsciously, with precision, within less than a second. Playing the infield is about consistently executing both routine and great plays without thought and little effort. It’s like hitting. You don’t have time to tell yourself to get your hands inside the ball when the pitcher throws it. You have work to do something thousand times, for it to become muscle memory

Chalk talk Topics that will be Discussed with all players. 

  • Range Training
  • Glove-work/Actions Training
  • Footwork Training
  • Posture Training
  • Muscle Memory Training
  • Reaction Training

MUCH MORE 

OUTFIELD

  • Anticipation
  • Footwork
  • The importance of pre pitch 
  • First Step
  • Taking Proper angles
  • Running to a spot 
  • Outfield communications drills
  • Learning how to read swings and playing to the strength of the batter
  • Anticipating where the ball will be hit according to the speed of the pitch and the count. 
  • All players will keep a daily journal of workouts and keep track of the improvements and things they have worked on, and things need to take back home and keep applying it on a daily bases. 

HITTING WITH A PURPOSE

  • Understanding your strength and weaknesses at the Hitter
  • UNDERSTANDING  your swing  and where in the batters box could you stand to be more successful.  Players often don’t pay attention to where they stand in the box.  Your distance from the plate and if you like batting up in the box or back in the box is very important. Players are built differently, extremities are longer or stronger, so where you stand in the box is where it will benefit you the most.
  • Talk about learning how to hit with the count
  • Learning how to look for certain pitches that you like on  certain counts
  • Understand how and why we lay off certain pitches
  • Making adjustments throughout your AT Bat!
  • Confidence starts on deck
  • Explain the importance of having confidence on deck and how to visualize yourself driving the ball and   barreling the ball  
  • The importance of hitting the ball hard somewhere and not just wanting to get a hit
  • Definition of using the whole field when up to bat
  • Define hitting the ball where is pitch
  • Hit with the count and keep count leverage through your at bat
  • Don’t be a stats slave!

We want to help each player become a better and smarter player.  Baseball is 80% mental and 20% talent. The sessions will be tailored for players to learn more about their game and how they can go home and apply what they’ve learned.

TENTATIVE DAILY AGENDA

11/20

  • All players and families must arrive in DR and be at the resort by 7pm to Check in , Meet and Greet , purchase spirit wear , receive tentative agenda for the week, etc.

11/21 ~ Day 1

  • 7:00 am – 9:30 am Beach agility workout.
  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am Light lunch
  • 12:30- 4pm Baseball specialized drills and pro designed workouts.

11/22 ~ Day 2

  • 7:00 am – 9:30 am: Beach agility workout.
  • 11:00 am – 11:30am: Light lunch
  • 1:00-4:00 pm: Live Situation games
  • Nighttime Activity: Go watch Dominican Republic winter ball games where Tatis, Cano, just to name a few, have played

11/23 ~ Day 3

  • Open morning for rest
  • 1:30pm – 4:30pm: DH Games VS OTHER LOCAL BASEBALL ACADEMIES.
  • 7pm-8pm: Chalk talk and review the past couple days.

11/24 ~ Day 4

  • 8-9am: Beach Workout
  • 10am: Light workout
  • 12:00 -4:00: DH

11/25 ~ Day 5

  • 10:00am -12:00pm , Revision of the week. Chalk talk with coaches.
  • Confirm what you need regarding Covid testing in order to leave the country.
  • Double check departures times of the buses to the airport

11/26 ~ Day 6

  • Families departure

12/27

  • All players and families must arrive in DR and be at the resort by 7pm to Check in , Meet and Greet , purchase spirit wear , receive tentative agenda for the week, etc.

12/28 ~ Day 1

  • 7:00 am – 9:30 am Beach agility workout.
  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am Light lunch
  • 12:30- 4pm Baseball specialized drills and pro designed workouts.

12/29 ~ Day 2

  • 7:00 am – 9:30 am: Beach agility workout.
  • 11:00 am – 11:30am: Light lunch
  • 1:00-4:00 pm: Live Situation games
  • Nighttime Activity: Go watch Dominican Republic winter ball games where Tatis, Cano, just to name a few, have played

12/30 ~ Day 3

  • Open morning for rest
  • 1:30pm – 4:30pm: DH Games VS OTHER LOCAL BASEBALL ACADEMIES.
  • 7pm-8pm: Chalk talk and review the past couple days.

12/31 ~ Day 4

  • 8-9am: Beach Workout
  • 10am: Light workout
  • 12:00 -4:00: DH
  • Rest of the day off and enjoy
  • New Year’s Eve

1/1 ~ Day 5

  • Morning off
  • 11:00 am – 12:00: lunch
  • 1:30pm – 4:30pm: DH Games VS OTHER LOCAL MLB AND NON AFFILIATED ACADEMIES.

1/2 ~ Day 6

  • 10:00am – 3pm: We will go back to day 1 and challenge them to remember how the felt on day 1, and how the feel now. How was your work ethic then, and what is it now. We want them to reflect and see how much they have improved just between the lines, but between the ears in just 7 days! Our goal is to instill an elite training routine in which each player can follow when they go back home. Players will be training with Dominican players too. I believe that will help your player as well in many ways.
  • Confirm what you need regarding Covid testing in order to leave the country.

1/3 ~ Day 7

  • 10:00am -12:00pm , Revision of the week. Chalk talk with coaches.
  • Confirm what you need regarding Covid testing in order to leave the country.
  • Double check departures of buses to the airport
  • Rest of the day off.

1/4

  • Participants Departure

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