Parkland Twins After School Program

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Parkland Minor Baseball Academy is excited to offer an after school program to kids from Parkland County and the greater Edmonton area.  The Academy will take place in the evenings which will allow kids to attend the school of their choice and train with our professional staff during the week.  Training will be open to athletes aged between 9 & 16 years old.  Players will learn general age appropriate individual and team skills which will enable them to get a jump start on Spring evaluations and their upcoming season.  The program will run from November through the end of March.

STAFF

ZACH YUZDA 

Zach has been coaching in Parkland since 2022.  He lead the Parkland Twins 18U BAEL to the Provincial Championship in 2023 as the head coach.  He attended VIU where he played his college baseball.  He currently finishing up his Eduction degree at the University of Alberta

ALBERTO GONZALEZ 

Alberto is originally from the baseball hotbed of Cuba.  Alberto grew up playing and training in Cuba before he transitioned to coaching.  Alberto has trained many players who have gone on to be mainstays in the MLB.  Such players include Yuli & Lourdes Guirrel and Jose Abreu. Alberto was the Parkland 18U AAA head coach in 2023.

MIKE JOHNSON

Mike played professionally for 17 years, and has been coaching all ages of players for quite some time now.  He is a coach within the Parkland system. He has run and been a part of programs similar to this for many years, and has had a lot of success in developing many players.

SHANE DAWSON

Shane is a Parkland Twins Alumni and was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays.  He has been the Head Coach of the Parkland Academy since its beginning in 2020.  He also serves as the Technical Director for Parkland Minor Baseball, overseeing the development of its players and coaches.

FACILITIES

TRI LEISURE CENTER (221 Jennifer Heil Way)

The Tri serves as the the main training facility for Parkland Minor Baseball in the off season.  The vast/diverse space us to work on many individual and team skills during the winter months.

PARKLAND INDOOR FACILITY (53420 RANGE ROAD 275)

The new and improved Parkland Indoor Facility has been upgraded with turf and gives us the best environment to focus on the individual skills that allows our players to be successful.

PROGRAMS & COSTS

SENIOR PROGRAM (15 PLAYERS AGED 13-16 YRS OLD 2007-2011)

COST - $450/MONTH

TRAINING DAYS Tuesday & Wednesday 7:30-9:00pm (PIF)

                             Saturday 12:30-2:00pm (Tri)

JUNIOR PROGRAM (15 PLAYERS AGED 9-12 YRS OLD 2012-2015)

COST -$450/MONTH

TRAINING DAYS Tuesday & Wednesday 6:00-7:30pm (PIF)

                             Saturday 11:00am-12:30pm (Tri)

Questions about the After School Academy?

 

Mike

Academy Director

mike.johnson@partner.psd.com