Advantages of Falcon Baseball

Fall Program

• Workout daily for 3-5 hours
• 8 weeks plus fall program August 10 - November 15
• Weight program specialized for pitchers and position players
• First game - second week of September
• 20-plus games with outside competition
• Intra-squad World Series

Spring Drills

• Begin January 10
• First game can be February 1
• Signing date - January 15
• Second week - Spring trip to Arizona
• Ends at World Series

Number of Games

• 100 total games - 20 fall / 80 spring
• Two schedules

Coaching / Instruction

• Individual instruction / Instructional League
• Instruction staff of four
• Pro Advantage - video taping
• 30 years of professional experience
• 65 years of college experience

Equipment / Facilities

• Complete indoor facilities, four batting cages and pitching machines
• Weight room and fitness room
• Four-plus indoor mounds
• Two fields with lights, with professionally prepared and cared for surfaces
• Full infield tarp
• Professional inning-by-inning scoreboard
• College program for equipment and four sets of game uniforms
• Triple batting cages between fields - covers and with lights

Coaches' Philosophy

• Pro-like atmosphere
• Development - not win at all costs
• Strong work ethic emphasized

Financial Aid

• Academic scholarships
• Athletic scholarships
• Low-cost housing
• Work-study program
• FFA program
• Foundation scholarships

Tradition

• Reputation of IHCC is second to none
• Alumni Association
• Accomplishments - World Series trips
• At least one IHCC alum has played in the major leagues every year since 1974.

Academics

• Fully accredited, transferable classes
• Quarter terms, semester hours
• Small teacher/student ratios - family-type atmosphere
• Success Center
• 4-day academic week
• Outstanding instruction staff - professional and available

Exposure

• Professional - more players drafted or signed than any other Midwest institution
• Scout Day, All-Star game, World Series appearances
• Presently, IHCC has 20 players playing professional baseball - three at the major league level and 11 minor league players

Town of Centerville

• Small, rural, farm community - few distractions
• Strong Booster Club and local business support
• Outstanding instructional staff and administration support

 

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