Mike Bard Holiday Baseball Camp!

From the Town of Parker Recreation
"The teaming up of the Parker Fieldhouse and baseball instructor Mike Bard has provided an amazing opportunity for kids from Parker and beyond. The indoor facility allows youth to get field time during the winter. 100,000 square feet of sports turf, cages and other surfaces will be available to Mike's staff and the campers.

The 2007 Parker Holiday Camp was a great success, and the interest in the 2008 camp began immediately after last year's camp was over. "We (Mike Bard Baseball) get several emails a day asking to be informed about the 2008 Holiday Camp in Parker. It's amazing how word has spread so quickly among the baseball circles. People are not only coming from all over the state of Colorado, but also from nearby states like 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 camp last year. "My favorite coach was Clint Barmes. He really taught us how to stay back on the ball. He was also very nice.and funny." Brawna, a mom from Franktown, says "it's an ideal Christmas gift for the ultimate baseball lover," and says her son and his friends will be the first ones to sign up again this year when registration opens.

This year's Holiday Baseball Camp will be held at the Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 E. Plaza Drive, on Dec. 27 and 28 from 1 to 5 p.m. Baseball players ages six to 18 can register for camp online at www.ParkerRec.com. Click the online registration icon and search with keywords Holiday Baseball. Registration fees are $195 for Parker residents, $215 for non-residents.

For more information on the Holiday Baseball Camp, call Errin Reese at 303.805.6308. Information and a mail-in registration form are also available at www.MikeBardBaseball.com.