Sports Facilities
With a vibrant and energetic 400-acre campus, IMG Academies' facilities provide a key element to making IMG the world's most prestigious and effective training complex. In addition to the sport-specific facilities, all of our students also have access to the IMG Performance Institute.
IMG Baseball Academy
- Three full-size and perfectly maintained baseball fields
- Four infield training diamonds
- Indoor batting facility that includes 5 hitting stations and ProBatter PX2 pitching simulator that can throw everything from a 12-to-6 curve to a 99 mph fastball
- 15 total practice mounds and 12 total batting cage stations
IMG Performance Institute
- 10,000 square-foot weight room filled with the most advanced equipment for athletic improvement
- 4-lane track with two lanes of composite and two lanes of rubber surfaces
- Turf training field
- Vision Training center with many of the same visual training exercises used by military pilots
- Athletic Regeneration area for minor aches and pains
- BOD POD -- state-of-the-art body composition measurement machine
- Multiple mental conditioning rooms for 1-on-1 work with mental specialists to develop confidence, focus and attitude
- Communication Training and Nutrition Analysis centers
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Every offseason, many of the top MLB, NCAA and high school baseball teams travel to Florida for the mix of immaculate weather and ideal training. The one destination that offers the best of both for team baseball training is the IMG Baseball Academy in Bradenton, FL. With 3 full-size diamonds, 2 infield training diamonds, multiple batting cages and practice mounds, pitcher-simulation machine and the sport’s top video analysis program, the IMG Baseball Academy has all of the tools to help players at every position and any age group.
Since 2006 Jason’s off-field tasks include operational issues such as marketing, sales, scheduling, and contracting as well as a focus on revenue generation. He is currently the coach of the Varsity Team and he is also Commissioner of the Wood Bat Leagues. His on field duties include working with the outfielders, hitters, and baserunners. Jason is a proven leader of successful baseball players at all levels and excels at teaching the game the right way with passion and consistency. Jason received his BA in Business Administration from Baldwin-Wallace College and a MBA in Marketing from Youngstown State University.

