When you attend a Solid Foundation lesson, you can expect excellent instruction, enthusiastic teaching, great fun, and affordable prices; all from professional baseball instructors.

The key to our success is the individual attention we are able to provide to each student through our focus on a low student-to-teacher ratio. We know that each player is different - and we work with them on their individual strengths rather than through a cookie-cutter approach.

Solid Foundation Baseball School provides personal lessons and instruction throughout the year to baseball players across Central and Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metro Area, as well as small group sessions in the winter, spring, and summer.

2013 Spring Training Sessions
LOCATION	SESSION 1 (3-4 weeks)	SESSION 2 (6 weeks)	SESSION 3 (6 weeks)
Coon Rapids [PDF]	Jan. 14 - Jan. 28 M, W 5:00-9:00 pm	Feb. 4 - Mar. 11 M, W 5:00-9:00 pm
Eden Valley [PDF]		Feb. 6 - Mar. 13 W 6 :00-10:00 pm
Kandiyohi [PDF]	Jan. 7 - Jan. 28 M, W, TH 5:00-9:00 pm	Feb. 4 - Mar. 11 M, W, TH 5:00-9:00 pm	Mar. 25 - Apr. 29 M, W, TH 5:00-9:00 pm
Monticello [PDF]	Jan. 7 - Jan. 28 Tu, W, Th 6:00-9:00 pm	Feb. 4 - Mar. 11 Tu, W, Th 6:00-9:00 pm	Mar. 25 - Apr. 29 Tu, W, Th 6:00-9:00 pm
Prior Lake [PDF]	Jan. 7 - Jan. 28 M, Th 5:30-9:30 pm	Feb. 4 - Mar. 11 M, Th 5:30-9:30 pm	Mar. 25 - Apr. 29 M, Th 5:30-9:30 pm
St. Cloud [PDF]	Jan. 7 - Jan. 28 M, Tu, W, Th 6:00-9:00 pm	Feb. 4 - Mar. 11 M, Tu, W, Th 6:00-9:00 pm Sat. 9:00 am-5:00 pm	Mar. 25 - Apr. 29 M, Tu, W, Th 6:00-9:00 pm Sat. 9:00-5:00 pm

FAQ's
How do the SFBS baseball sessions work?
You reserve a day of the week and a time during that day where you receive instruction from a qualified SFBS instructor every week at that time for the entire session.

Do Sessions 1, 2 & 3 all cover the same things?
Each small group or private lesson is specific to that student(s) and covers what the player(s) want to improve on. Each subsequent lesson builds on what the instructor and student(s) have already covered. Since the lessons are private or semi-private (small group), the instructor is able to start each individual at the place best for them and work from there.

Our professional SFBS instructors have expertise in every aspect of baseball and can provide focused training on:

Hitting	Pitching
Catching	Throwing
Infielding	Baserunning
Outfielding	Baseball fundamentals

Students can sign up for individual lessons, or SFBS also encourages students and parents to create small groups on their own to save money. SFBS strives to be flexible to each student's specific needs - both in terms of training objectives and in terms of time. If you have a specific time or day you'd like to meet, please contact SFBS at 320-857-2244.

When students sign up for 6 or more lessons with Solid Foundation, they will receive an SFBS t-shirt and can also request a video evaluation of their hitting and progress.

Students should wear comfortable baseball attire and bring their own baseball glove and shoes to their lessons.

It is amazing to think that it is 2013 already. Thanks to God's blessing and your participation, it has been a great year for Solid Foundation Baseball School and the Minnesota S.W.A.T.

We are now ready to receive your reservations for the 2013 Spring Training season. Lessons will begin in most locations starting the week of Jan. 7th, 2013. The first session will be a 4 week session while sessions 2 and 3 will be the usual 6 weeks. We have a few location changes for this year's offerings. We have recently opened up our nicest facility to date. The new facility is located in Monticello at 406 E. 7th Street, Monticello. Since we will be offering lessons in Monticello, will be not be offering lessons this year in Hanover. Our Pro Batter pitching machine is now located in Monticello. We will still have offerings in Kandiyohi, at our St. Cloud area location, Grand Slam in Coon Rapids and Triple Play in Prior Lake. We are still trying to work out offerings in Eden Valley.

If you are interested in having a lesson in November or December, we can do that. Also, we are still conducting lessons weekly through our 60/50 program (60 minutes of private lesson for $50). If you want to sign up for the weekly 60/50 email, please let me know at mike@solidfoundationbaseball.com.

Our new elite teams, called The Minnesota S.W.A.T., played in our first tournaments (Fall Kansas/Missouri State Tournament) in October in Kansas City. Our 5 teams (18u, 16u, 15u, 14u, 13u) had a great experience there. After pool play, our 18u and 16u were the #1 seeds. We are happy to announce that our 18u team won the tournament! We will be playing in 2 more tournaments in 2012. This November we will be in Phoenix, AZ and in December we will be in the Orlando, Florida area. If you are interested in trying out next year for the S.W.A.T., you can do so by coming to our tryout in late summer 2013.

As always, we are humbled by your trust in us and we work to meet your expectations. We are grateful to be able to teach you the great game of baseball and also to hopefully to encourage you in life.

We look forward to being able to serve you again this year.

~ Testimonials ~

"You really have that special touch with these kids in your camps. They respect you and know that whatever you're teaching them is the right thing. You are gentle and kind and can get your point across without being demeaning. That is not an easy thing to do!"

"Thanks for making the last 12 weeks a wonderful experience for my boys and their teammates. Dave was great! My youngest son Nick feels totally energized and confident that he will have a great season at the plate and on the mound."

"I've been wanting to get more lessons for a while but I've been so busy, I play on Babe Ruth, Legion, and the Express, and I'm helping with little league. The lessons really helped me last year. I practiced everything that you told me to for 150 swings a day, and I went from hitting around .270 for Babe Ruth last year to hitting .853 for school, legion, Babe Ruth and the Express combined. My hands have gotten really fast and I'm hitting balls a long ways."

"Thanks again for being willing to help. It’s made a BIG difference in his life!"

"Jake is doing well
and learning a lot! Thanks to you and JD's coaching! JD is really doing a fine job and has a real natural
ability to lead Jake to the next level."

"I just wanted to tell you what a great job Zach Nelson did with our kids the past couple of years. I believe the throwing and strenghening programs that Coach Nelson put on were very valuable and were an important component in the baseball success we have recently enjoyed. Our pitchers got better and injuries were fewer and that is a great combination. Keep up the good work."

"I am very interested
in baseball as you
know and want you
to know you are my favorite player. You inspire me to work
hard. Thanks for being my mentor and
teaching me about baseball. See you this winter or spring for private lessons."