Top 10 Baseball Academy

The most talked about camp in the area!

This is 3 hours of intense training from 9am through 12pm.

We go Monday thru Thursday and then take 3 days off as recovery time is needed. 

We will focus on conditioning, arm strength and leg strength.

This is for serious players aged 12 and up.

We will focus on:

Conditioning

Speed

Arm Strength

Lower body development

Core Strength

Throwing Mechanics using the lower body and arm paths correctly

Hitting Mechanics- Getting to the ball quickly with power

Glove Work- Smooth pro style actions

Each player will receive thousands of quality repitions each week.

We use flyball machines, cross over bands, parachutes, ladders, weighted balls, medicine balls, and hurdles to facilitate quality training sessions.

If you need to get in baseball shape, this is the way to do it.

If you're already in baseball shape this camp will tighten up your mechanics and put you at a whole new level.

3-30-2011 

We wanted to announce that Hector Barrio from Panama will be training and coaching with us at Top 10 as he prepares for the next step in his academic and baseball career.

Hector has played both professional baseball ( Phillies) and NCAA college baseball.

He now wants to pursue his academic career again and we are looking for an NAIA or JUCO for him.

Hector is 19 years old.

He is an excellent instructor at many facets of the game and we look forward to working with him.

He has a 1.87 pop time and a 90 + mile an hour arm, with excellent footwork.


He will be working primarily with the players on Wednesday and Fridays at Meli Park and we will have him up this way as often as possible.


Here are the links where you can see Hectors  videos.  These videos were taken in Panama 2 months ago.

Players should note the concrete field, and wooden barrier fences etc. on the fields in Panama.

3-21-11

Here is the game schedule for the 12u tournament in Lake Worth

Date/Time:

Mon 3/21/11 7pm - 8:45pm    OKEEHEELEE vs. TOP 10    FIELD 3

Tue 3/22/11 7pm - 8:45pm    MIZUNO EDGE vs. TOP 10    FIELD 3

3-21-11

Here is the game schedule for the 13u tournament in Lake Worth

Date/Time:

Thu 3/24/11 7pm - 9pm    WB COBRAS vs. TOP 10    FIELD 4

Fri 3/25/11 7pm - 9pm  TEAM UNDER ARMOUR vs. TOP 10    FIELD 4

3-21-11

We have another tournament next week that is sponsored by Easton in Lantana

This tournament goes from Tuesday, March 29 to Sunday, April 2

Both the 12u Tournament Team and the 13u Tournament Team will be participating in this event

The game schedule has not been announced yet but as soon as it does the practice schedule will be released.

Top 10 Prospect Program player 13U Matt Ellmyer recently showcased for the Amateur Baseball Report as they were seeking to identify the best youth players across the United States.

Matt had a nice day, and ended up with an invitation to the 2011 USSSA All American Games which will be held this summer at the home of the   Houston Astros.

These games will feature the best hand selected 14u players from across the USA as they vie to make the USSSA National Team. The National team will go onto represent the USA in the USSSA Gold Medal Games in July of 2012 against Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, France, Italy, Bahamas, Latin America, and Peru.

In addition, Matt was complimented on the same day with an invitation to try out for the All American Prospect Program. This is one of the elite showcase programs in the USA. Over the past 10 years they have sent over 60 players forward to professional baseball.  Mike Adams who runs this program has helped over 150 boys receive college scholarships.

Matt said thank you very much, we appreciate the invitation, I'll let you know where and when. 

Nice. Nice.

2-20-2011

The Top Ten baseball coaching staff recently returned from Columbia where they conducted a 2 day coaching clinic in Medelllin on the weekend of Feb 5 and 6th in 2011. 

Coaches Drew Hall, Jimmy Breslin, Bryce Breslin, and Fernando Bernacett assisted the Medellin Academy Director Pablo Abreu working with over 50 youth players ranging in age from 8-16. Coach Abreu has coached on the Columbia National team and is originally from Pinar del Rio in Cuba.

Top 10 13U Takes 3rd Place in Lake Worth Bash



I guess Wow! would be a pretty good description of how the 13U boys played this week. Maybe Double Wow!

We were undefeated..................thats right ........undefeated for 5 days...... we were undefeated and unvanquished right up until the final pitch of the tournament .............and it took extra innings and a Texas tie breaker and a lucky bounce to beat us.

We played 4 top travel teams and we handled every one...... we played every one tuff, tuff, tuff......

We were 1 pitch away from the Championship Game with pitching to spare.

The chemistry came together this week........... and it came together impressively with a very loud exclamation point!

The process of building a team came into full view this week.

The boys have now officially become a TEAM.  They are walking like a team, talking like a team, acting like a team and playing like a team.

And, after watching our boys, most coaches were picking us to win it all. They were that impressive during the week and it was that obvious that something special was happening.

They played upbeat, fiery, competitive, hardnosed, patiently agressive, cerebral baseball.  They never ever flinched and they just kept coming. They were on high octane all week. WOW!

They turned the corner this week and they did it beautifully.


We sent  7 different pitchers to the mound and they all got the job done.

They threw strikes, held runners, fielded their position and led the team with composure.

At this moment......We are just a month or two away from having a true 11 man pitching staff.

Now...that’s neat !!!

The defense....... well .......I’m not sure where to start because we saw more defense this week , and more neat plays, and diving plays and smart plays and double plays than the entire year combined.... It was fabulous.

The offense..... the best we’ve had yet. Lots of timely hitting, and lots of smooth major league style swings resulting in lots of line drives in the gaps. And some great bunting and baserunning. Very very nice !

Now..........It’s tough to single any one player out because we had lots of stars.......it seemed like every inning we had somebody doing something special.......and almost  every player played great and it genuinely was a full team effort by every measure..........but with new player Peter Moforis batting over .900 for the tournament from the always tough 4 hole.....and running the bases like a demon getting stand up triples and a few stolen bases and throwing 4 shutout innings in a 0-0 pressurized game, and making some pretty defensive plays over at first.......... and playing hurt......well I was just reflecting on how special that was....

But, as I said this was truly a team effort and we are so very proud of all of the players.

Congratulations to everyone.

We are all proud of you.

So.......Let's get  back to work and really turn up the heat.

The boys are ready for some new baseball stuff and I can't wait to get back to practice with them !!!!!!



Coach Jimmy B
 

1-17-2011

The 13U Team has it's first game this Wednesday night in the upcoming Lake Worth Tournament at 7:00.

The team plays it's second game on Friday night at 6:00.

Players should arrive 1 hour early.

Blue Shirts - White Pants

All 11u, 12u, and 14u players are invited into the dugout.

For those traveling to this field for the first time:

95 North to the 10th St Exit in Lake Worth.

Go East to the first light, and make a left.

Go 1 mile and the fields are on your right.

1-17-2011

Washington National  SS Michael Taylor is back in town!

Michael will be joining Top 10 Florida Baseball as an infield instructor  assisting us with our developmental program in Weston. 

Michael just completed his season at Hagerstown in the Sally League after being promoted from Rookie A, to Rookie Ball to A ball in just 2 seasons. Michael posted a .952 fielding percentage this year as a slick fielding shortstop in his second full season of professional baseball. 

Michael was a 6th Round Draft pick for the Nationals in 2009 coming out of Westminster Academy passing up a full scholarship to the University of North Florida.

Michael is an outstanding player, young man and role model.

He played SS/ Cf and pitched for Coach Jimmy B, Carlos Ponce and Coach Pedro in 2008 in the WWBA World Series and the Under Armour Classic where he was a heavily scouted top prospect.

1-15-2011

It's official...........Nick is in.

Nick now joins Matt Ellmyer, Jake Eder and Tom Burnett.

The Prospect Program is a very special student/athlete developmental program. 

This program is a lot more than baseball training.

This is an invitation only program where players meet 3-5 x a week to:

Condition

Train

Review Video Tape

Perform MLB Eye Strengthening  Exercises

Review and Study Major League Player Developmental Manuals

Participate  in Speed Reading Courses

Learn how to Ballroom Dance

And learn the basics of Yoga - Ballet and Golf because life is more than just baseball.

4-19-2011

The Palm Beach Tournament Team Training Program meets twice a week at the Lantana Complex.

The 12U team trains on Tuesday at 5:00 untill 7:30 and on Sunday at 3:30 until 6:00.

The 13/14U team trains on Tuesday at 6:00 until 8:30 and on Sunday at 5:00 until 7:30

Sessions are over 15 minutes early for players who need to leave to finish homework or prepare properly for school.

On occassion, the coaches will stay an additional 30-45 minutes extra to work with players who require extra assistance.  

This group consists of 12U, 13U, and 14U players with a few of our high school players mingling in occassionally.

Players should bring turf shoes and cleats. They may wear shorts or pants.

Each session will contain approximatly 45 minutes of conditioning, balance, footwork, agility, endurance and rotator cuff development.

The last part of the session focuses on offense and defensive drills and routines.

The Top 10 Coaching staff will rotate thru the schedule to give the players exposure to our entire staff.

This program is open to players from other Travel teams.

For more information on the details of this program please go to the Top naviagtion bar and access "TEAMS"

Once you have landed on that page, access "Tourney Team Training" on the left hand navigation bar.

1-11-2011

The Broward Tournament Team Training Program meets twice a week.

Currently we are at Miele Park in Broward County.

We train on Wednesday at 6:00 and on Friday at 6:00.

Sessions are over at 8:15. 

On occassion, the coaches will stay an additional 30  minutes extra to work with players who require extra assistance.  

This group currrently consists  of 13U players only, but it is open to 12U and 14U players as we will be forming teams in those age brackets as well.

Players should bring turf shoes and cleats. They may wear shorts or pants.

Each Session will contain approximatly 45 minutes of conditioning, balance, footwork, agility, endurance and rotator cuff development.

The last part of the session focuses on offense and defensive drills and routines.

The Top 10 Coaching staff will rotate thru the schedule to give the players exposure to our entire staff.

1-12-2011

The 2011 Prospect Program is about to be released!!!!!

Meanwhile, the schedule and format is as follows:

Monday  4:45-5:45   Pitching Lesson at Lantana

Tuesday 6:00-8:30   Tournament Team Training Program at Lantana

Wednesday - Off Day

Thursday 5:00-7:30 Baseball School at Boynton Office

Thursday 7:30- 8:30 Dance Class ( or as scheduled) in Delray Beach at the Palm Beach Gym on Linton Blvd.  

Saturday- Open Day

Sunday - Academy Training Session 10-1 at Lantana

Sunday- Tournament Team Training practice from 5:00 to 7:30

So....

the players meet on Monday night for a pitching lesson at 4:45 at Lantana with a Top 10 pitching instructor.

Then on Tuesday and Sunday they spend 2 1/2 hours Training as a team with there age group.

Wednesday is an off day.

Thursday the Prospect Program does 2 sessions, back to back.

At 5:00 they meet at the Boynton office and go to Baseball School for 2 1/2 hours to study Baseball manuals and videotapes and books with Coach Jimmy B

Then at 7:30 we will conduct the second training session.

The second session is where we can deliver a variety of services to our Prospect Players to round them out as students and citizens. For the month of January and February of 2011, we have scheduled Latin Dancing under the supervision of Professional Dance Instructor Jon Melendrez. Sessions are conducted at the Palm Beach Gym in Delray Beach. The boys are currently scheduled to perform their  second performance on Jan 30th which will consist of two dance routines. The first routine will be a Salsa routine. The second routine will be a Cha Cha.  

Then on Sunday the Prospect Program players train with other Academy players from 10-1.

In the future the players are scheduled to attend:

Speed Reading Courses

Visual Eye Training Courses

SAT Prep Classes

Ballet

and Yoga Classes 

Current Top 10 Prospect Players are:

Matt Ellmyer 13U

Jake Eder  12U

Tom Burnett 18U

 Nick Updike 13U

in January of 2011, the Top 10 Tournament Training prgram expanded in Broward county.

Under the supervision of Jimmy B, the program has formed around a group of promising 13 u players from Weston, Davie and Cooper City.

The players will train at Miele Park on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6- 8:15.

Coach Fernando Bernacett will coordinate the conditioning program.

Our 5 Tool development training will be instructed by:

Director of Player Development  Jimmy B

Head Coach Drew Hall

Head Coach Harvey Krupnick

Asst. Coach Bryce Breslin

Asst Coach Ryan Powell

Asst Coach Shane Breslin 

Top 10 Player Omar Williams  just returned from Arizona where he competed in the Power Showcase at Chase Park.

Omar represented Top 10 and his home country of St Marteen in this prestigious national show case event which featured the best high school aged players in the world. This was an invitation only event which lasted 3 days  at the home field of the Arizona Diamondbacks in front of MLB scouts.

Omar came in 6th overall in the Home Run Deby event hitting one ball 485 feet!

Congratulations to Omar. Look for afeatured article soon on this event.

Top 10 will insert a 13 U team and a 10 U team into the newly formed Lake Worth Travel Ball League. 

JT Martin will Head Coach the 10 U Team.

Jimmy Breslin will Head Coach the 13 U Team.

The rosters are open.

The manager scheduling meeting is Saturday January 15th and the game schedule will be announced the following week.

Top 10  has received an offer for Top 10 players to vacation and train  players in the Dominican Republic this summer alongside their players and instructors. 

This will be a 7 day trip.

Coach Breslin, Hall and Bernacett will accompany the team.

The date, costs and details  will be announced in the near future. 

We will make this a combination training, vacation and cultural exchange package.

it will include daily baseball traning, family time and touring opportunities.

The players will be selected from our 13U and above Tournament Team Training and Prospect Programs.

If you are intersted in traveling we recommend that you prepare your passports in the near future.

Coach Fernando Bernacett has joined Top 10. 

Coach will handle conditioning, speed and agility training for the Tournament Team Training Program in both Boynton Beach and Weston.

Coach brings a weatlh of experience and knowledge having worked in Broward and Dade county with many NFL  players and with baseball players in the Dominican Republic.

After successfullly turning around the pitching staff of the Top 10 9U team

in 2010, Coach JT Martin has been promoted to Head Coach of the  10U,  2011 team.

Previous Head Coach Eddie Holzclaw will assume the position of General Manager as we develop this program to the next level.

Many of the 2010 players improved significantly and they received numerous invitations to play on other successful teams, and other players have returned to Little league for the spring so so we now have openings on that team.

In 2010 the Top 10 team under Holzclaw and Martin came in 2nd place in the competitive Premier League losing in the Championship Game to Boca.

This was a great finish to a great season.

1-10-2011

The American Baseball Report Showcase was held this past weekend in Boynton Beach.

Players from all over Florida attended this event as they attempted to be noticed by scouts and the elite trael teams alike.

Top 10 Player Matt Elmyer attended and performed on Saturday running the 60 and going thru the showcase paces and drills.

Matts performance was very strong as he looked smooth and confident while showing consistent major league hand and bat actions.

Matt caught the eye of the recruiter for the All American Prospect Program and has received an invitation to play on their elite teams in the future. 

Coach Breslin coincidentally has very strong ties to this prestigious program thru its founder Mike Adams as they coached the 14U Team USA together in Venezuela, Cuba, and DR as well as the Florida Dream Team so Matt is now hooked for the future and will receive lots of attention and invites as long as he keeps progressing which we all know he will.

12-10-2010

Top 10 Instructor Jacob Johnson has returned to our Boynton Beach facility to train our young pitchers. Jacob returns from a season of pitching for the Cincinnatti Reds organization where he had a very successful season and awaits new re-assignement duties in Feb of 2011.

Jacob spend considerable time in 2010 working Atlantic RHP Joe Morrison and Top 10 students Matt Elmyer and Jake Eder. 

The 10u After School Baseball Academy group has formed up on Tuesdays at 4:00 each week. They meet at the Lantana Complex.

Dylan Hankins, Darian Hankins, Jake Eder, Garret O'Connor, Adriel Lagoc, Nathan Coupet and Kadin Griffin form this 10u training group who will work on conditioning, balance, and developing their 5 basic tools under the tutelage and guidance of Coach Jimmy B and Bryce Breslin. 

The After School Academy groups can be composed of no more than 6 players so on days that we have more then 6 arrivals we will split the groups between different instructors.