The worst kept secret In town is out!Ks2.0 coming this Fall!15k sqft, 27' tall ceilings, no poles!, AC!!!,Weight room & cages in the same spot, 6 -70x13.5' retractable cages plus 1 85x15' data/tech cage. Let's gooooooo!!! Blo-No BB/SB just leveled up big time!
#KsFam
Sooooooo.....this happened today. Not gonna lie. Kind of surreal to see it actually up on building!
K's 2.0 coming at ya quick! Target date mid October.
We're really doing it Harry!!
#KsFam
K's 2.0 sneak peek coming in 🔥🔥🔥! Strength Training, Arm Care, lessons, HitTrax, Rapsodo, Camps, and more. All things baseball and softball player development under ONE (air conditioned!) ROOF!! No more driving all across town to 2-3 Facilities. 💪💪
🔥 Velo Record Alert🔥
'22
@AJIzzi14
(
@GoShockersBSB
@RhinoBaseball
) waited all of about 3 weeks to break his own record with a 95.4 bullet tonight in front of MLB scouts. Had 2 plus off speed offerings to boot.
Big things ahead for AJ!
#KsFam
We never knew or trained 'Jeff' but several of our Athletes have. Illinois Commit.Sounded like a great kid that worked hard. You never know.Don't be afraid to ask your buddy the tough questions. Maybe they'll open up more via text vs in person. Struggling? Please reach out.
#RJ3
We could've posted a shot of
@AJIzzi14
touching 97 today...or his late breaking slider. But instead we will just leave this R on R Change piece here. Hitter nightmare fuel.. 💀🤮
#KsFam
@RhinoBaseball
@PBRIllinois
🚨Big Tech Energy!!!🚨
We're absolutely pumped to be able to bring
@TrackManBB
technology to our
#KsAthletes
to even further enhance the Player Development feedback loop!
What makes this even cooler?? This purchase was made possible, in part, by the generosity of
#KsPros
The High School Winter Arm Care and Lifting
#KsFam
have been putting in that work all winter long....
Almost time to collect what's coming to them!
122 College Commits in last 6 years, 36 to D1, 2 MLB Drafts from these programs specifically.
💪🔥⚡️
#WhosNext
Ks Academy Catch Play Routine
Movement Prep/Soft Tissue ✅
Dynamic Warm Up ✅
Pre throw Activation (1,2&3) ✅
Plyo Routine ✅
Time to play catch! But not just lazy catch... INTENTIONAL catch.
New Ks record set tonight by 2021
@IndianaBase
commit
@BenHess02
with the first ever 💯 Theres no questioning his God given talent. Theres a famous quote that we love "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." This is 100% true. But what happens when talent DOES....
From D3 to AA... But youre right. D1 or bust....🙄. Go where you can play, develop and get a good education... Not where you feel the coolest tweeting about
Yessir!! From not highly recruited as a HS Jr to Juco 1st Team All American to D1 Big12 Commit. The guy just dug in and worked harder than the next guy and believed in himself. Dudes a winner.
@PBR_JUCO
#JUCOPRODUCT
#KsFam
#WhosNext
🚨No No Nation!🚨
Big time players show up in big time games.
@JakeSwartz7
(
@IlliniBaseball
@PioneerDugout
@ChicagoELITE18u
) has done nothing but answer the bell his whole career. Nothing different here. Big match up of him vs a Louisville commit starting on the other team.
National Champs!!!!! 🏆
Congrats to Heartland CC for winning their first ever National Championship!
All 4 Coaches Are also
#KsCoaches
Chris Razo
Tyler Albright
Adam McGinnis
Casey Hollan
Several
#KsAthletes
as well
Ben Hartl
Daniel Mosele
Meade Johnson
Jack Stellano
We have crowned a Champion in Enid!👑
@HCC_Hawks
is the NJCAA DII World Series winner for the 1st time in school history!🏆🏆🏆
Heartland holds on in an incredible game, trophy presentation begins now!
#NJCAABaseball
📺:
Let's GOOOOOO!!!!
Absolute ⚡️🔥from
#KsFam
@bhartl3
Walk Off 2R 💣 w/2Ks in the World Series!
What guys don't see...is the countless hours this young man put in from age 15. First to volunteer to catch a pen, last to leave the cages.
Inputs➡️ Outputs
💪🔥
@Channel1450com
🎁 Merry Christmas
#KsFam
🎄
We are blessed and beyond grateful for each and every one of our athletes and families that have helped make Ks what it is today.
Can't wait to see what the future has in store📈
😍well well well. What do we have here? Is that a mobile, double sided plyo wall with storage and hook ups for bands and accessories... Including an attachment for a
@LantzWheeler
?? Why yes, yes it is. Andy Birkey....You sir are a wizard.
Just in case you think you need to travel to every state in the south this summer to get to a good program...one of the best D2s in The country right here. Also newsflash...if you're a 23 & not already committed- chances are the D1 or Die mentality isn't a great mindset
The UIS baseball team jumped into the top-10 this week in the national rankings. The Stars are now ranked eighth in NCAA Division II after winning their last 15 games.
Welp-thats a wrap! Another record breaking year in the books...and What a crazy year it was! Couldn't be prouder of the 190+
#KsAthletes
that put in the work this winter & just as proud of our
#KsCoaches
for putting their butts on the line day in/out to give them their💯
#KsFam
🚨NO NO ALERT🚨
24
@IndianaBase
Commit
@brummel_henry
punches out 19/21 in a 7 IP NO HITTER-1 Error short of a Perfecto!
🔥⚡️Oh and was up to 96 MPH as well...
💪 Shocker-it's not an accident... Lifts Remotely with us In Season & during Hoops
@PrepBaseballIL
@ChicagoELITE18u
'20 RHP
@RedbirdBaseball
commit
@mason_burns13
hitting a new PR today during live ABs.He came to us 78-81 as a Soph. 100% commitment to our strength & Arm Care programs paired with daily work ethic across the board⏭to Today 94mph 🔥🔥 (and a K😉)
#KsFam
#SafeProvenEffective
Extra thankful this year!
K's has always been about our incredible coaches & player development-not our bricks and mortar.
But Now we have both!!
Thankful for our incredible coaches, new facility & unbelievable support the BloNo community has shown us.
Enjoy the day
#KsFam
We are hearing a lot of excuses lately. Latest one-It's too cold out. Guess what- if HS season was going right now and you had a game scheduled today...Would you play? If the answer is even a maybe then quit crying and get outside and get your throwing in.
4 years ago today-Grand Opening of 4 quick years Ks now has 13 skill coaches, 4 Strength Coaches, we train 300+ unique athletes in person in any given month, I personally train another 40 remotely, 200+ members, we've seen OG Arm Care Athlete
@chuck_cerny
Remote Athlete OF
@kevindenty
Valpo Commit still climbing!!
In 2020/21 KD came to us with reports for camps about how his arm was poor and was keeping him from Competing at D1 level.
You can feel sorry for yourself or do something about it. Atta baby KD! 💪🔥⚡️
The Vision- To be the ⚾️ & 🥎 Mecca of the Midwest.
Vision in Action- MLB/MiLB guys training next to local HS Athletes, while SB Jrhs Infield camp being assisted by local college players- While HS Showcase getting prepped across town. 💪🔥⚡️
#KsFam
#KsPros
Pulldown Velo Week was 🔥🔥
22 arms 90+ with several more on the brink!
Can't wait to see the numbers from Mound Velo week this week!
@JacobODay1
98.4 Heartland CC
@EliKieser
96 Ball State
@DevanTupper
95.4 Uncommitted 24
Tyler Zuber 95.1 Uncommitted 24
Uncommitted 6'4" 2019 Jake Jacek. Up to 86 today in his first pen of the winter. Can spin it. 23ACT 4.7/5.0 GPA. DM for contact info.
@PBRIllinois
@FlatgroundApp
18mo ago
@WillGirardi2
was a D3 Outfielder.
Started training remotely with Ks (Coach
@R_Bmr
)
Goes JUCO to become LHP only. Touches 90.
D1 scholarship to UNLV
Back over break... Up to 93 and pulling down 99+.
📈🔥⚡️
Interested in Remote Training like Will? DMs Open
New Year, New Look!
Thankful to add 4 new tiles to the
#KsPro
Wall of Fame
@AJIzzi14
@QGudaitis
@RyanCermak
@john_rave
Got our
#KsFam
College Commits up, Face lift on Arm Care ꓘorner and Reꓘovery Lounge (sponsored by Zozzaro Chiro)
Can't wait to see who we add in '23!
Had incredible feedback on my last 2 2019s. Cant thank
@FlatgroundApp
enough for using his platform.Have several quality players &young men left on the board like 2019 C
@pafricano3401
++glove skills and leader. 32ACT/3.96/4 gpa. Pre-med.High academic D1 is goal.All USA an option
Is that good? What's high score mean? Did I break it?! 😬🤣
#KsFam
@McCade_Brown
with another "ok" day. 7 no hit IP with 16 punchiest. You know..."ok". 💪🔥⚡️
Congrats to our College Pitching Development Partners College of DuPage on finishing with their best record in 30+ years and finishing 4th in NJCAA D3.
💪🤝
Chaps heading home. A year we won’t forget. We watched these boys grow up VERY fast. We went down the only way we know how, still fighting.
Thank you to all of the players who made this possible and the families that supported us along the way.
Congrats to all the
#KsFam
signing their NLI today! An incredible feeling that's been earned!!
✍️✅💪🤝
4️⃣0️⃣Athletes...and counting...
Aidan Hayse-Tennessee
Ryan Anderson-Arizona
Henry Brummel- Indiana
Charlie Vercruysse-Notre Dame
Ethan Eberle- Louisville
‼️MLB Spring Training Invite‼️
Congrats and Farewell to
#KsPro
@R_Bmr
as he leaves for Spring Training Today as a non roster invitee alternate for the Defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers!
⛽️Ks Fuel Zone is Ready⛽️
💪Every HS Athlete will be able to get a scoop of protein after their lift
Chris Carter, RD (our new Director of Nutriton) will be giving every athlete their meal plans after our meeting and baseline InBody Testing on the following Date
Little sneak peak into some our Advanced
#KsFam
getting after it in the weight room this week.
They've been going hard all winter to build tissue quality, absolute Strength and improve body comp. Now as we near HS season its power, speed and Athleticism focused.
💪🔥⚡️
Where does Illinois state Redbird
@RyanCermak
and soon to be
#KsPro
get his swing locked in before the draft....
You already know!
Best of luck to Mr Cermak at his upcoming pre draft workouts and Draft Combine
Train where the pros train.
#KsFam
💪🔥⚡️
👀 End of a chapter for us! Stay tuned for Ks 2.0 official open date. Can't thank all the
#KsFam
enough for all your support to make this a reality for us and our community!! 💪🤝
Ahhh yes. The internet uncovers yet another 60 year old basement dwelling troll taking his time to bash a 16yo kid trying to work hard and chase a dream.
Honestly-what makes a grown ass "man" take time out of his day to bash a kid?
@esim69
let's make this troll Twitter famous
💪Sneak Peek 👀
Over the next few days, we’re going to show you some of our warm up routines from ground based soft tissue work, dynamic warm up, pre throw activation, plyo throwing routine, catch play, etc.
Here’s a quick look at some of our ground based movement prep work...
Let's GOOOOOOO!!
Congrats to
#KsFam
Ethan Eberle 24 on his commitment to perennial powerhouse Louisville!
Big E got after it with us both via Winter Arm Care and our Strength & Agility programs
💪⚡️🔥
🔥⚡️UHigh Case Study⚡️🔥
Local HS
@PioneerDugout
is currently ranked a top 25 team in the State
@PBRIllinois
& has established themselves as a powerhouse year after year in Central IL/their Class.
Some by the numbers data from all players grades Fresh-Senior
K’s Training Academy is happy to announce that former K’s athlete Mitch “Oz” Osnowitz has been hired as K's Director of Business Development!
“Oz has been with us a very long time, we’ve always joked that he’s a lifer. With him retiring and looking to take his baseball journey
Got Heeem! Luke will be at our FA Pro day 2/15 showing clubs he's ready to help a team right now! LH bat taking a Cy Young Arm big fly that can play a legit 1B and OF?
Only fitting that '23
@JacobODay1
gets to throw the first pitches ever on
#MegaMound
since his dad is the wizard that built this 16x16 behemoth!
3 wide, w/4' ext on back for plyo drills &covered/beveled front for smooth/no lip!
She's a beaut Clark!
Massive props Mr ODay😍💪🤝
IL HS Baseball players-7 days of practice before games. If you're not training and preparing like a crazy person right now you're falling behind. Coaches- if you're not embracing your private entities in your community yet... You should be.
The
#IHSA
Board of Directors released the high school sports schedule for the remainder of the school year, along with several other important items, following their meeting earlier today.
🔗Full Release➡️
Welcome 2024 Tennessee Commit
@aidanhaysee
(Joliet Catholic) to the Remote Training
#KsFam
Aidan is a hybrid athlete-he's able to make the drive 1x week for some in person action then completes his lifting/throwing protocols back home while receiving Remote coaching from us
#KsFam
@JacobODay1
was READY for his first outing of the year after lifting at 530AM all Off Season, crushing Winter Arm Care, Hitting with Coach
@talbright7718
as well...
Led our entire program with a 98.4 1 step Pulldown and was up to 91 from the mound-more importantly
2023...
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. But when talent (even late blooming) works hard...you get something pretty special. Aka
@McCade_Brown
just a reminder if you're not top ranked as a 14yo it's ok. Just get to work and do something about it!
#KsFam
Pulling some stats from when I started working with
@McCade_Brown
as a Soph in HS in fall of '15: 74-75mph about a 160lbs. FastFwd SR spring '18, 195lbs T92mph, 1st Team All State & D1 bound.➡️3 more years, 225lbs T97 mph & 3rd Rd Draft. What's the point?....➡️➡️
🚨Major Announcement!🚨
Ks Academy is happy to announce the hiring of Cameron Norgren
@cameron_norgren
as Director of Hitting Development!!
A native of Cary, NC, Cam played second and third base North Carolina Central and East Tennessee State. In his final campaign Cam hit