Schedule
Date(s)
Sept. 8-12
Activity
Location
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Video Analysis
Sept. 13-14
Exhibition Games
Sept. 15-19
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Charting/Scorekeeping
National Stadium, Stratford
Sept. 19-21
Tournament & Campus Tour
Sept. 22-26
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - What Scouts Look For?
Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
Sept. 26-28
Tournament
Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus NCAA/NAIA Clearinghouse Registration, ACTs, SATs
Henry Ford College, Michigan
Oct. 3-5
Tournament & Campus Tour
Oct. 6-10
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus Social Networking/Marketing iCASE
Concordia U, Michigan
Oct. 10-12
Tournament
Oct. 13-17
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - MLB Guest Speaker
St. Clair County CC, Port Huron, MI
Oct. 17-19
Tournament & Campus Tour
Oct. 20-24
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Concussions
Oct. 24-26
Tournament
Oct. 27-31
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus Structure of baseball globally/locally
Notre Dame U / Holy Cross U, Indiana
Central Michigan U
Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Tournament & Campus Tour
Nov. 3-7
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - How to approach a Showcase
Michigan State U
Nov. 7
Exhibition Game & Campus Tour
Wilfrid Laurier U, Waterloo, ON
Nov. 9
MLB Showcase
Centre Field Sports, London, ON
Nov. 10-14
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Field Maintenance
Nov. 14-16
Tournament (weather permitting)
Nov. 17-21
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - PEDs
Bowling Green State U, Ohio
Nov. 21-23
Tournament & Campus Tour (weather permitting)
Nov. 24-28
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus NCAA SATs/ACTs prep/register
Dec. 1-5
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Tournament Administration
Dec. 8-12
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Umpiring / Rules
Dec. 15-19
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Core Conditioning Plan/Goals
Dec. 19
Last Day of School before Xmas Break
Jan. 5-9
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Statistics
Jan. 9-11
Best Ever Clinic
Jan. 12-16
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - SAT / ACT prep
Jan. 19-23
Weekly Theme/Classroom Focus - Best Ever Clinic
Jan. 23
Exams begin
Florida Spring Break
Syracuse, NY + Pennsylvania
Toronto
Training Camp
An over & above experience led by iCASE GM Tom Valcke. For more information please contact:
Visit our website at
icasebaseball.com
Email us at
[email protected]
In Partnership With:
iAM
education
Call us at
519-703-4088
The Academy represents a first for the Province of Ontario.
Built by the International Canadian Academy of Sports Excellence (iCASE) and the
Avon Maitland District School Board, it is the first Academy to combine rigorous
baseball training with a full time academic education for high school students in
grades 9 through 12.
On The Field
This first semester program involves 220 hours of on-field training
plus 75 sport-specific classroom hours.
The team’s field manager and GM is baseball veteran Tom Valcke. Tom’s baseball
career spans more than 25 years and includes running Baseball Canada, coaching
Team Canada, scouting for the Toronto Blue Jays, and establishing the Major League
Baseball (MLB) Central Scouting Bureau throughout Canada. Tom has taught
baseball in 22 countries, has run numerous international championships and was a
Commissioner for Baseball at the 2008 Beijing Sumer Olympic Games.
iCASE trains on the field, or in their 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art indoor facility
that includes video analysis to help the student-athletes improve their mechanics.
The Fall 2014 schedule (see back) will see iCASE play in seven tournaments in five
different states and will culminate with participation in the MLB Fall Showcase giving
our players maximum exposure to USA college and pro scouts.
In the Classroom
Academic life is centered at Stratford Northwestern Secondary School - a renowned
school within the Avon Maitland District School Board that combines a customized
iCASE academic program with modern full weight training facilities, two campus
baseball fields and large gymnasiums.
By way of broad and specialized sport-centered curriculum, University and College
level courses and a large selection of Technological courses taught by teachers
with Provincial and National recognitions, students are well positioned on the path
to reaching their potential and career choice. iCASE participants will be offered a
specialized program that will include an emphasis on sports and nutrition, athletic
portfolio development, sport leadership and personal marketing. To fuel academic and training goals, members of the Academy will also be provided
a nutritious lunch suited to athletic conditioning at Stratford Northwestern’s Screaming
Avocado - a featured cafe on the Food Network’s series ‘Fink.
Follow your Dreams
Realize your baseball potential.
Strengthen your baseball skills every day while earning an
Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
Discover all you can about the game from some of
Canada’s top baseball experts through hands-on instruction and mentorship.
Join the iCASE Baseball Academy Team for a complete Fall schedule of
games in Canada and the U.S. (schedule on back)
Maximize your chance to be scouted and attain a
college baseball scholarship.
iCASE Baseball Academy tuition (September to January) : $4,750 all-inclusive.
Continue to semester 2 (February to June): $3,000 - Includes Florida Spring
Break Training Camp.
About the Community
The iCASE Baseball Academy makes its home in Stratford, a charming Victorian
city nestled in a pastoral countryside just 90 minutes from Toronto and a
couple of hours from major U.S. cities. Few places in Ontario are lovelier or more
alive with culture and character than the City of Stratford.