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. 
Wood Bat Leagues
Wood Bat Summer Baseball Leagues
As the nation’s premier prep wood bat program, the IMG Wood Bat Summer Baseball Leagues offer the ultimate combination of training and competition in a professional baseball-style atmosphere.
With summer baseball leagues for High School, 14U and 12U, the IMG Wood Bat Leagues give youth baseball players the chance to reach their potential by developing their game in a comprehensive training environment that includes a 50/50 split of games and practices, while also learning key Performance elements that increase speed, power, vision and confidence on the field.
In each summer baseball league, players are split and placed onto teams that will compete over the course of the summer for the vaunted IMG Wood Bat Baseball League championship. Daily game recaps and season-long statistic keeping even give families a chance to follow along with their son’s progress throughout the season, while a college recruiting seminar helps families navigate the often overwhelming college selection process.
There is truly no better place for youth baseball players of all ability levels to enhance their game than the IMG Baseball Academy!
Program Dates/Ages
- High School Wood Bat League
Dates: June 24 – August 4 (optional preseason week starts June 17)
Ages: 15-19 - 14U Wood Bat League
Dates: July 15 – August 11 (optional preseason week starts July 8)
Ages: 13-14 - 12U Wood Bat League
Dates: July 15 – August 11 (optional preseason week starts July 8)
Ages: 10-12
Program Details
Over the past three summers, approximately 400 baseball players from 40 states and 16 countries have converged on the IMG Baseball Academy campus in Bradenton, Florida to participate in the IMG Wood Bat Summer Baseball Leagues. Here are some of the highlights of the program:
- Team coaches will be both college coaches and IMG Baseball Academy staff coaches. All coaches have professional and/or collegiate experience.
- Competition and training for seven days a week, with a regeneration component on Sunday mornings.
- College Recruiting Showcase/Clinic plus two college recruiting seminars.
- Training at the IMG Academies 450-acre campus – the world’s most advanced and prestigious training facility.
- Speed, Strength, and Agility Training at the IMG Performance Institute (IPI).
- 6,000 square foot state-of-the-art covered hitting complex with 4 tunnels. The lighting and equipment is to MLB specifications, with a ProBatter Professional PX2 Video Pitching Machine.
- 3 full-size, professional-quality fields, plus practice infields and bullpens.
- Play with and against some of the nation’s most dedicated baseball players.
- Exposure to college coaches.
- Leave with comprehensive plan for future development.
