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Competitive baseball.  Pro-level instruction.  Beach lifestyle.

Spend your summer in the sun.

Each summer, Inspiration Academy partners with The Florida Gulf Coast League (FGCL) to create a top-rated, wood-bat, summer collegiate program featuring 12 teams. Players from around the world travel to Florida for this highly competitive experience.   Inspiration Academy has two teams in the league.  Spend your days in pro-level training and your freetime exploring everything Florida summers have to offer.   With IA’s FGCL Summer League Team you can expect:

  • Competitive 30 game schedule.
  • Training with highly-qualified, position-specific IA coaches.
  • Daily sessions with a certified strength and conditioning coach.
  • Hitting development using Hitting Rapsodo technology and overload/underload training.
  • Pitching development program tailored to your needs using Pitching Rapsodo technology.
  • Driveline-based arm strength and velocity program.
  • Vision Training.
  • Daily access to state-of the art facilies and D1 wieghtroom.
  • Sandy-white beaches only 20 minutes away.

Facilities

IA Baseball is pleased to offer extensive facilities only 20 minutes from the beaches in sunny Bradenton, Florida.  Besides the ability to practice year-round, our facilities include:

  • State-Of-The-Art Weight Room
  • PUSH Band Technology For Accurate Tracking
  • Field Turf & 6 Outdoor Hitting Cages
  • 4 Bull Pen Mounds
  • On-Site Ball Field
  • BATS Video System
  • Hitting & Pitching Rapsodo

Take a tour of our state-of-the-art weight room!

IA Offers World-Class Coaching.

Housing

Inspiration Academy is pleased to have an articulation agreement with  Vista at Palma Sola Apartments, LLC  located at 3970 75th Street West Bradenton, FL 34209.  Student-athletes live right next door to IA’s campus and stay in either a 2 or 3 bedroom apartment.  Similar to a dorm setting, live-in coaches act as resident advisors and each athlete shares a room with one other team member.  Each fully-furnished apartment includes:

  • En-suite Washer & Dryer
  • Cable TV & Wifi
  • Access to Community Pool & Activity Center

Summer League College Affiliates

  • Presbyterian College
  • University of North Carolina – Asheville
  • Eastern Illinois
  • University of Massachusetts
  • The Citadel
  • Manhattan
  • Savannah State
  • Chipola State College
  • Palm Beach Atlantic
  • Flagler College
  • Oleny Central
  • University of Tampa
  • Lake Sumter State College
  • College of Central Florida
  • Erskine College
  • Saginaw Valley State University
  • Eckerd College
  • West Virginia Tech
  • Pasco Hernando State College
  • Belmont Abbey
  • Eastern Florida State College
  • Northwest Florida State College
  • Asbury University
  • Kentucky Christian University
  • Kennesaw State
  • Purdue Univeristy – Northwest

Everyone knows that the best investment you can make, is in yourself.

 

IA Baseball Academy is a non-profit organization that is committed to providing an affordable, competitive program where you can find success.  We value your resources and understand that investing in your success can often require sacrifice.  Our financial advisors will guide you through the investment process and help you find an investment plan that works for you.

Includes:

  • Practice & Game Uniforms
  • Game Day Travel Expenses
  • 6 weeks of Pro-Level Instruction
  • Unlimited Access to D1 Facilities

A deposit of only $350 holds your reservation today!  Pitching Discount Available.

 

Summer League Tuition

$1,200

 

Includes:

  • Practice Uniforms
  • 6 weeks of Pro-Level Instruction
  • Unlimited Access to D1 Facilities

 

Summer Training-Only Tuition

$900

 

Included:

  • Fully-Furnished, Shared Apartment
  • Utility Allowance
  • Cable & Wifi
  • Access to Community Ammenities

Refundable $300 security deposit required. 

 

Summer On-Campus Housing

$600

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