What is the Diamond Academy?

• ​Created for players Ages 8 - 12
  • ​If your child is 7 turning 8 within the 9 week session, they are eligible to sign up for the program.
    
• Travel Baseball environment without the travel
• The next step after our Beginner Baseball and the perfect place to sharpen your skills for your Little League season.
• Players will have access to our state-of-the-art facility, 83,000 sq foot indoor facility, outdoor turf fields (additional fields being constructed in 2024). 
• All players are welcome regardless of their experience or skill level because our focus is coaching players who have the passion and work ethic to grow as a player.
• This program is offered as a 10-month program or a seasonal program (seasonal is for players who can't commit to the full 8 months)

​What is the goal of the Diamond Academy? 

• To be regarded as a leader in the baseball community and set the example of how to operate a program that separates us from the typical programs. 
• We do this by giving all players an opportunity to play in games, no cuts or practice only players, everyone plays.
• Continue building the number of players in the Mohawk Valley and surrounding areas
• Utilize the beautiful facility we have and create an environment for young players to thrive
• Eliminate the 'need' to travel to find 'competition', our coaching staff is trained to create a competitive environment right here at Accelerate
• Limit the amount of stress and anxiety players have when it's a 'Win at all costs' mentality. We agree winning is an important part of a player's development, but at these ages, playing the game properly is more important.
• Limit the expense of traveling to tournaments and time away from family and friends. 
• Create enough teams in this program to run our own Diamond Academy leagues in the Fall and Summer. 

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Commitment for Diamond Academy Players

• NOTE: We encourage multi-sport athletes. Below is the max. level of commitment, you are not required to do everything listed below. To maximize growth as a player we encourage you to participate in as much as possible, but we understand there are other commitments​.

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Completed
​Player Evaluations - $15.00 (includes 2 hours of evaluation/practice time & T-Shirt)

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Completed
Fall 2024 Season

• Practice Thursday 8/29/24-Thursday 10/17/24
• Games Saturday 9/7/24-Saturday 10/19/24

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Completed
Winter 2024 Training

• Practice Saturdays 11/2/24-12/21/24

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Completed
Winter/Spring 2025 Training 

• Practice Saturday 1/11/25-4/26/25​

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Break for Little League

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After Little League:
Summer 2025 Season - Register for Summer Season Here

• Fee:
  • Games & Practices: $175.00
    • ​Includes 9 weeks of practice, 8 games, games shirt, practice shirt and hat
  • Practice Only: $115.00
    • ​Includes 9 weeks of practice, practice shirt and hat
  • Games Only: $115.00​
    • ​Includes 8 Games, game shirt and hat
• Practices TUESDAYS: June 24th-August 19th
  • 6/24 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 7/1 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 7/8 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 7/15 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 7/22 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 7/29 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 8/5 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 8/12 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
  • 8/19 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
• Games THURSDAYS: July 10th-August 21st
  • Thursday 7/10 - btw 5:00pm-9:00pm
  • Thursday 7/17 - btw 5:00pm-9:00pm
  • Thursday 7/24 - btw 5:00pm-9:00pm
  • Thursday 7/31 - btw 5:00pm-9:00pm
  • Thursday 8/7 - btw 5:00pm-9:00pm
  • Thursday 8/14 - btw 5:00pm-9:00pm
  • Thursday 8/21 - btw 5:00pm-9:00pm