Paradise Minor Baseball is committed to player skill development for registered players in all divisions.  While we face challenges such as a short season, inclement weather, limited field availability, and the realization that players like to play games, we believe that skill development is essential to improving the quality of games and making the game of baseball more enjoyable for all of our players and members.

Players enjoy practices because there are more opportunities to make plays, get more touches of the baseball, more swings at the plate and it's the best time for coaches to teach strategies, rules and general game play.  Players also gain a better sense of achievement and there is more continuous activity. This year, we are trying a variety of different approaches:

• In the Junior divisions, a skill development element will remain at the beginning of each session.  In the T-Ball and Novice divisions, a 15 minute warm-up and skill drill period will be run by the paid staff.  In Rookie, a 15 minute stretch and warm-up throw will be followed by a 15 minute skill development drill run by the paid staff.
• In the Senior and Girls 12U divisions, we will be holding scheduled practices on Saturdays (two teams per session) for all house league teams starting in August.  These practices will be led by paid staff, with the assistance of house league coaches when possible, following practice plans developed by our Technical Director.  Detailed date and time information will be announced at a later date.
• PMB is offering two baseball camps throughout the summer.  The Blue Jays Academy from August 6 -7 at Peter Barry Duff (Large Field), as well as, The Baseball Academy led by instructor J-G Larocque from July 29 - August 1 at Milton Road Field.  More information can be found on our Camps and Clinics page.
• Paradise Minor Baseball will also be holding skills development sessions for all divisions starting Saturday, July 6th at Peter Barry Duff (Small Field).  Detailed date and time information can be found in the table below.