SOUTHSIDE EXPRESS SEASON INFO:

The program will entail offseason training provided in the fall and winter before the tournament season.

All indoor instruction will take place at our South Hills or Wildwood indoor facility located at

South Hills facility will be in Canonsburg (location address will be announced soon)

Wildwood facility: 2342 Wildwood Rd Allison Park, PA 15101

Breakdown of what we offer:

  • 8 week fall hitting program starting in October (South Hills facility)

  • 6 week arm care program starting in December (South Hills facility)

  • Online Courses to prep for indoor practices

  • Indoor practices on weekends starting in January until we break for outdoors in the Spring (Wildwood facility)

  • Outdoor Practice once a week starting in Spring until season ends. (Field TBD.. Planning North Strabane park)

  • In season Group hitting at South Hills facility once a week once the season starts.

  • Each team will have a paid head coach

Fall Rapsodo Hitting Program:

The Express Fall hitting program will begin mid October and run for a total of 8 weeks. This program is customized for each athlete individually, to help hitters understand each swing and make adjustments accordingly. Each player will get their metrics tested week 1 on our Rapsodo. The Rapsodo machine will test, average exit velocity, max exit velocity, RPM spin, average launch angle, and distance of the ball. On week 8, we will test the Rapsodo numbers again.

Winter Arm Care:

A six week program is put in place to help each athlete build up arm strength and prepare for the season. There will be two 30 minute sessions every week. This is something where many athletes are different and will be individualized depending on age, natural arm strength, current mechanics, official start time of season, etc. The program will give instant feedback and help guide your son on how to condition and take care of his body and arm starting in the winter, transitioning to spring, carrying to summer, and finishing in the fall. Arm Care is a full year, never ending process if your son is serious about baseball.

Online Courses:

Fennell Brothers Express will be providing each athlete with baseball online courses. Online courses will begin once indoor practice starts up in January. One of the biggest issues in development of youth athletes is falling behind in understanding the fundamentals of their respected sport. These courses will focus on what we will touch base on in our team practices starting in the winter, transitioning to Spring and concluding in Summer. We will focus on the fundamentals of hitting, throwing, fielding, team defensive alignment, bunt defenses, pickoffs, and more. We want to be able to maximize the efficiency of practice and hit the ground running as soon as the new year kicks off. This is where the online courses will give each athlete a basis of what we will be going over which will fast track the learning curve for each and every athlete in the program.

Winter Practices:

- Indoor practice once a week on the weekend (Saturday OR Sunday) starting in January.

Spring and Summer Practices:

- Practice once a week until seasons ends.

- Group hitting at South Hills facility once a week until season ends.

2025 Season:

10u-13u: 7 tournaments will be set in place for months of April, May, and June. Majority of tournaments will be local around greater Pittsburgh area with at least 1 destination tournament for each team. The season will begin 1st or 2nd weekend in April and conclude 1st or 2nd weekend in June.

14u: 7 tournaments will be set in place for months of May, June and July. Majority of tournaments will be local around greater Pittsburgh area with at least 1 destination tournament for each team. The season will begin end of May and conclude in July.

Each team will have a paid coach serving as the Head Coach.