Welcome to the Spanky McFarland Baseball Schools at JMU
There are thousands of camp opportunities across the country. So how do you decide which camp to attend? How do you wade through the advertising and the hype? How do you determine the value of any given baseball camp?
How are the baseball camps at JMU better or different than other well know camp opportunities?
Reputation. JMU Baseball is synonymous with player development.
Expert staff that actually teach the game and are at every session. You will develop a personal relationship with the JMU Coaching Staff.
Limited number of campers. Unlike many of the bigger name camps, the JMU camps have set numbers, an 8 to 1 coach to player ratio and facilities to insure that you will get an optimum number of repetitions with no waiting in line or standing around.
JMU Baseball Camps are well below the national average in price and according to many previous camps "I learned more and paid less."
1983 College World Series
38 years of baseball, 37 years of at least one major league draft pick
11 Major Leaguers
79 players with the opportunity to play professional baseball
10 Regular season championships
7 NCAA Regionals
7 former campers currently on the JMU roster
During Coach McFarlands Tenure (Last 10 Years)
5 Appearances in National Top 30 rankings
4 CAA Regular Season Championships
2008 & 2011 CAA Tournament Champions
32 players with the opportunity to play pro ball
10 All Americans
6 Freshman All Americans
5 CAA Players of the Year
1 CAA Pitcher of the Year
1 National Player of the Year
1 Johnny Bench Award Winner (Given to the Nation's Best Catcher)
2 Major Leaguers (to date)
10 current JMU players who were first seen at a JMU Baseball Camp
The "little things"
Safe and beautiful campus in the historic Shenandoah Valley
Dining Hall rated top 10 in the country
Technology: Video Analysis
Guest lecturers: Sports psychology, Strength & Conditioning, and the recruiting process
Nightly Chapels, optional
Extra work (if you desire)
Spanky McFarland,
Head Coach/Camp Director,
James Madison University
Summer Camp Dates - Registration Now Open!
*Pitcher and Catcher Camp
Sunday, June 9
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Park)
Rising eighth through rising 12th graders
Cost $125.00 (includes lunch & JMU t-shirt)
*JMU Baseball Day Camp
Monday, June 10 through Thursday, June 13
8:30 a.m. to Noon
Rising first through rising sixth graders
Cost $115.00 (includes JMU t-shirt)
*MVP Instructional Showcase - Option One (residential)
Registration Sunday, June 16 (1:00 pm at Gifford Hall)
Camp ends 2 pm Wednesday, June 19
Rising 7th through rising 12th graders
Cost $425.00 (includes room/board, 8-9 hours of baseball instruction and games, and JMU baseball t-shirt)
*MVP Instructional Showcase - Option Two (commuter)
Registration begins Sunday June 16 at 2:30 at Veterans Memorial Park
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily
Monday, June 17 to Wednesday June 19
Rising 7th through rising 12th graders
Cost $210.00 (includes lunch, 6-7 hours of baseball instruction and games, and JMU baseball t-shirt)
For more information, contact the JMU Baseball Office at 540-568-3932 or check out:
JMU Baseball Website
JMU Baseball Camp Website
Testimonials
~ "Every coach knew my name."
~ "I learned more, paid less money, had fun and improved greatly."
~ "I've been to a lot of camps at bigger schools and spent a larger amount of time standing around. The JMU camp was smaller and they worked us hard, but I loved every minute."
~ "At a lot of camps you don't even see the head coach or top assistants. At JMU, Coach Mac and all of his assistants were at every session."
~ "The coaches at JMU know their stuff and work you hard, yet still liked to mess around and have fun. I highly recommend this camp. I got better and had fun. That's why I went."
~ "The food at the dining hall was unbelievable."
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