Taking the fundamentals that were learned in Tee-Ball and expanding on them during skills practices along with non-competitive game play weekly.
Tuesdays will be skill nights (4 weeks) and Thursdays (all) will be game nights. After the 4 weeks of skills nights we will then move to games every Tuesday and Thursday. If a rain out occurs on a Tuesday skills will be moved to Thursday.
This is a Coach Pitch program. Volunteer Coaches are needed for this program.
Program Name: Instructional Baseball
Program Age/Grade Group: Ages 6-8
Program Date: Tuesdays & Thursdays; April 28 -June 4th, 2026
Program Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Program Location: Lura Hoit Pool Field
Program Registration Minimum: 20
Program Registration Maximum: 56
Program Registration Deadline: April 17, 2026
Program $10.00 Late Fee Begins On: April 18, 2026 (Last day is April 22nd)
Program Fee Hampden Resident: $45.00
Program Fee Non Resident: $55.00
Program Equipment/Supplies Required: Baseball Glove, Hat or Sunglasses, Helmet and Bug Spray recommended.
Program Information
- Instructional program that consists of skill station practice and game play. This is a coach pitch program, no tees will be used unless NEEDED
- Please be advised that this program will share batting helmets and that we have faced a situation of lice in this program in the past. While we thoroughly clean and disinfect helmets after every practice & game, we strongly urge you to purchase your own helmet for your child. Helmets are required to be worn in this program.
Weather Cancellation
All cancellations due to weather will be made via an email blast from the MyRec system software at www.hampdenrecreation.com
To make certain you receive the latest weather cancellation announcements, please be certain to opt in to email notifications-cancellations on your household account.