BASEBALL
PERFORMANCE TRAINING
Training Benefits
The main goals and benefits of performance training designed for baseball players are as follows: Increase rotational power for bat and arm speed, develop reactive strength for quick first step, train change of direction speed, improve mobility, strength and deceleration mechanics, focus specific flexibility for arm and back care, and focus on injury prevention.
Each individual athlete’s performance is our priority. We will do a technique evaluation for each athlete to determine their specific needs. Training programs will then be developed and assigned to address these areas as well as to minimize current injury risks.
In order to give each athlete the competitive edge we will work with them to set short and long term personal goals. We will be tracking the progress of the athletes through each 4 week periodized strength and conditioning program. As athletes master certain skills or reach a certain benchmark, they can progress to a more advanced training level. This will give us the ability to objectively recognize improvements and help motivate them by being data driven to stay committed.
Our team prioritizes performance to give your player the competitive edge in the short and long term. Our 4 week system will teach players the foundation of key movement patterns focusing on posture and position with the aim at progression to higher speed and output movements.
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Coach Brent Kittel Bio
Coach Brent Kittel is a baseball lifer. He has been in the game as a player, coach, scout and trainer for over 50 years. Coach Kittel has coached at the high school, college and international level, and was one of the very first ‘lesson guys’ in the Chicagoland area. He has coached collegiately at the Division 1 and 3 levels and at an NAIA affiliated Division 1 school. He has also coached internationally in Italy, Australia and Germany. Coach Kittel has been involved in the travel baseball business for 15 years. He has been a head coach with prep level teams at Illinois
Ice, Demarini and Hinsdale Red Dogs and Devils.
Coach Kittel was the founder of Illinois Ice and was a founding member of Team Demarini Illinois. The coach has over 20 years of high school baseball coaching experience, he is currently at Lisle High school as their pitching coach. Prior to Lisle he was the Pitching and Infield Coach at 4A power house Hinsdale Central. While at HC the team won two
conference championships and a regional championship, while achieving a number 6 rating in the IHSA standings for 2022. Kittel is perhaps most well known for his time at 2A powerhouse Westmont High School, where they won 105
games in four years, finishing third ,fifth and sixth in State Championship play.
During his tenure at Westmont the team set records for wins, playoff appearances, ERA, batting average and homeruns. Two players were selected in the MLB draft and 14 went on to play collegiately. One of those players was fortunate enough to play in the championship of the College World Series. As a player Kittel prepped at Downers Grove North, played collegiately at the University of Alabama and Illinois State and played internationally in Europe,
Australia and Asia. Kittel was a middle infielder and pitcher throughout his career. He was known for his speed, tenacity and heady play.
All of these attributes contribute to his coaching style. Brent is a retired middle school Social Studies teacher and owns Five Tool School and Diamond Cut Performance, a baseball academy and physical training business. Brent is also a certified personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach. He and his wife May reside in Highland Park, IL.