Practice with a purpose... More than just drills and physical repetition, Pine
    Tar Academy instructors believe the development of young ballplayers is a
    progressive process requiring time, purposeful direction, and focus.  
    Accordingly, we promote a positive and energetic learning environment.  After
    all, there is so much to this game, just as many other areas of life, that it would
    be unwise for a player to hinder their chances to improve by thinking they know
    it all.  Besides, if a player did know it all, they would have no need for
    instruction!  

    Extending beyond the mechanics of a swing or the fundamentals
    of a throw, our lessons are focused on a larger goal.  The habits and approach
    that our instructors promote, learned while becoming a more competitive game-
    day ballplayer, relate to long-term opportunity to be successful with any complex
    challenge or task a young student may encounter during their life experience.  
    PTA students learn the value of being proactive while working hard & smart.  
    Not to mention the art of failing productively, staying positive & determined all
    while focusing in the present moment.  These are just a few intangibles that will
    help youth strive for excellence in all aspects of their lives.  

    Simply put, a student does not have to be the best to try their best.  
    Realistically the data indicates that a young player's chances of making it to the
    Big Leagues are staggeringly minute.  But, the habits, self-reliance, lessons,
    memories and relationships formed at the ballpark last a lifetime.... earning the
    player a fighting chance to be successful in the real big leagues.

    Sincerely,


    Jay Mikenas
    Founder & Director of Player Development
    Pine Tar Academy, LLC.

        
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