Private Coaching Built Around the Player
The Youth Baseball offers private baseball training focused on hitting, fielding, and first base development.
Sessions are personalized based on each player’s age, skill level, strengths, weaknesses, and goals. Whether a player is newer to the game or already competing, the goal is simple: improve their skills, build confidence, and help them become a better ballplayer.
Coach
Alexio Metaxas
TMU Baseball First Baseman
3+ Years Coaching Experience
10+ Years Competitive Baseball Experience
Dozens of Local Athletes Trained
What Baseball Training Means
Baseball development is not just about taking more swings or fielding more ground balls. The reps need to be done with purpose.
Training focuses on building proper mechanics, better habits, stronger fundamentals, and more confidence on the field. Each session is adjusted to the player, instead of forcing every athlete through the exact same drills.
The main areas offered are:
- Hitting — swing mechanics, contact, power, approach, and confidence at the plate.
- Fielding — glove work, footwork, throwing, reactions, and defensive consistency.
- First Base — footwork around the bag, picks, stretches, positioning, and first base IQ.
Players can focus on one area or combine multiple areas depending on what they need most.
Training Options
Hitting Training
Hitting sessions are built around improving the player’s swing, timing, approach, and confidence at the plate.
Training may include:
- Tee work
- Front toss / soft toss
- Pitching machine work
- Swing breakdowns
- Contact and power development
- Strike-zone awareness
- Mechanical adjustments based on the player’s swing
The goal is to help players make better contact, hit the ball harder, improve consistency, and understand their swing more clearly.
Fielding & Defence Training
Fielding sessions focus on building cleaner defensive fundamentals and more confidence in game situations.
Training may include:
- Ground balls
- Footwork
- Glove work
- Throwing mechanics
- Short hops
- Fly balls and pop-ups
- Defensive positioning
- Game-like reps
The goal is to reduce errors, improve reactions, build better movement, and help players become more reliable defenders.
First base is its own position and requires more than simply catching the ball.
First base training may include:
- Footwork around the bag
- Stretch mechanics
- Picks and scoops
- Holding runners
- Pick-off awareness
- Bunts
- Cut-offs
- Positioning
- Game awareness
The goal is to help players become more confident, more reliable, and more effective around first base.
If there are specific areas you want the training to focus on, those can be discussed before booking.
Book Private Baseball Training
Training takes place in the Mineola / Port Credit area of Mississauga, depending on the type of session.
Hitting sessions are typically run through a private batting cage setup with a pitching machine. Fielding sessions are usually run at local diamonds in the area, based on availability.
Outdoor private sessions are typically $50/hour. Indoor/off-season sessions may vary depending on facility rental costs.
For booking questions, availability, or session details, contact:
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– Alexio Metaxas
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