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The West Vancouver School District offers the Premier Baseball Academy which features a complete
school curriculum promoting academics and athletics in a unique schedule. This program offers young
baseball players the opportunity to complete their academic requirements in the mornings and their
baseball skill development in the afternoons, all during school hours. To facilitate this, fixed blocks each
afternoon are scheduled as training blocks for students in the baseball program.
Boys, Grades 8-12, who are registered full time at Sentinel Secondary School, may apply to the Baseball
Academy. The initial selection process is based on a number of factors including an assessment of the
students’ skills, work ethic, a strong record of academic achievement as well as demonstrated ability to be
socially responsible. The baseball program runs from September through to mid-June, Monday through
Friday from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Program components include: on-field, physical fitness and classroom
theory sessions. The on-field sessions are held at Parkgate Park, Ambleside, or at Inside Performance, the
brand new indoor baseball facility located in North Vancouver.
The on-field component consists of individual skill development, as well as team tactics. Individualized,
specialized and small group instruction is provided. The off-field component consists of a variety of
training, including general fitness training, flexibility, aerobic and anaerobic training, strength training,
quickness and agility training, as well as speed training. All training is designed to improve the overall
performance of the athlete in the specific sport of baseball.
Students are assessed throughout the school year, but formal evaluations occur at the beginning of the
baseball season as well as at the end of the school year. Through participation in the baseball program,
students receive the following: Grades 8-12 Physical Education, Grades 10-12 Board Authority
Authorized (BAA) courses - Theory and Principles of Baseball 10, 11 & 12, and students in Grades 8 and 9
also complete the mandatory Health and Career Education courses.
The classroom sessions are designed to cover a variety of topics that help students on their journey
toward excellence. Sessions include a variety of topics as goal setting, mental training, nutrition,
confidence building, communication skills, along with the importance of building and sustaining good
character. The program helps students understand and learn the important steps to take to excel in any
parts of their lives. Some of these steps include deciding what it is they really want to do and choosing to
focus on doing it every day.
The West Vancouver School District (#45) continues to support this outstanding program for the students
enrolled at Sentinel Secondary School. For further information, please contact Diane Nelson,
District Principal at 604-981-1150 or dnelson@sd45.bc.ca. Visit the school district website @ sd45.bc.ca.
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