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 December News
As the New Year approaches, we would like to introduce the new choices the Pinkman Academy will bring you in 2016 & recap the opportunities offered to our families over the past 18 months.
**NEW**
Pinkman Academy Lessons with Pinkman Certified Instructors

One of the more exciting opportunities the Pinkman family experiences is catching up with veteran Pinkman students after their college careers have ended. What's even better is discovering those students would like to begin teaching! In the past year we have hired Sean Chitsaz, who pitched at Lake Braddock HS & Christopher Newport Univ., and Jason Tate who pitched at Herndon HS and Eastern Mennonite Univ. Sean is currently a 5th grade teacher in Fairfax County, and Jason has been actively volunteering his time for Herndon Optimist Youth Baseball.  

Beginning this month, students can begin scheduling lessons with Sean or Jason. We have developed an Academy Lesson option with "Pinkman Certified Instructors". Private & Semi-Private Pitching & Hitting Lessons with Certified Instructors are available now and will continue in to the New Year. Private lesson fees with Certified instructors will be $65/hr.  

The positive feedback we have received from families already working with Sean and Jason is proof that the instruction from a Pinkman Certified Instructor or Pinkman family member will greatly benefit your ball player. Since 1992, we have always promised your son or daughter will improve when they train with the Pinkman Academy. For over 20+ years we have let our families be the judge. If you feel you did not receive a valuable educational experience while training with us we will refund your lesson fee.  

We encourage you to schedule your next appointment with our new Pinkman Certified Instructors. We guarantee you will hear the same words from their mouths as you would from ours.    
  

**NEW**
Pinkman Fees

As of January 1, 2016 the Private and Semi-Private Lesson fees with John, Jeff, or Patrick Pinkman will be $95 (individual) & $65 (semi-private). These lessons will show up in the online schedule and APP as   "Pinkman Lessons"   

Our New Student Lesson Packages will also include new updated opportunities as well.  
  • The Pitching package will now include the JC Video Voice-over Analysis with personal online Video Locker, Jaeger J-Bands, and velocity check. 
  • The Hitting package will now include the JC Video Voice-over Analysis with personal online Video Locker, and (1) HitTrax lesson.
**Note** Families that have already purchased packages (prior to January 1, 2016) will not be required to purchase New Student Packages again. If you would like to purchase a package of lessons, "veteran" Pinkman Academy families will have the option to purchase a "Returning Student Discount Package" when checking-out of the online shopping cart.  

2015 individual lesson and package fees are available for purchase until December 31, 2015. This means you can stock up on prepaid lessons and use them in 2016.

MindBody Scheduling Software and APP

Since 2000, we have worked diligently to make the process of contacting the Academy and scheduling lessons as easy as possible. We have upgraded and revised several appointment systems over the years to keep up with the advancements in technology. In May of 2014, we found the MindBody Scheduling system, allowing us to create a simple way to view our entire calendar and sign up for appointments. MindBody also has made the addition of a smartphone APP possible, giving Pinkman Academy families access to scheduling a pitching or hitting lesson, anywhere and anytime you carry your smartphone.
 
Click the appropriate link to download the Pinkman Academy Scheduling App to experience it for yourself.


JC VIDEO

In 2002, John Pinkman visited the American Baseball Coaches Association and was introduced to Mark Connell, CEO of JC Video. Since then, every Pinkma n student has had viewed their throwing motion or swing using the JC Video Motion Analysis Software. As of 2015, we are still using the most advanced analyzer on the market.

In January 2015, the Pinkman Academy began using JC Video servers to store the voice-over video performed for every student. This options allowed us to move away from burning videos to CD's. We now perform a voice-over analysis and upload the video directly to a student's personal video locker. After the video loads, students receive an email confirmation and can click to view their analysis on their PC, MAC, smartphone, or tablet. 

**Coming Soon**
 
JC Video also provides the opportunity for students to upload their own game or practice videos. This gives families the ability to send us a video prior to their lessons, or have a video analysis performed remotely, without coming to the Academy for a lesson. More info to come after the new Year!
 
HITTRAX

Continuing with the "advancement-in-technology" theme......
In April of 2015, we introduced the fantastically awesome new HITTRAX simulator (That's a direct quote from one of our students!). If you haven't seen what the HITTRAX can do, you need to click here.  

The HITTRAX brings virtual gaming to baseball. During our HITTRAX lessons, camps, or classes, the players can actually view the
ir ball exit velocity, launch angle, distance, and track their progress from session to session. Using this new advanced technology during lessons, we have seen players increase their exit velocity and distance in as little time as one week to the next!
Blog

For many years the Pinkmans have been contributors to Collegiate Baseball Magazine. If you are serious about developing your coaching skills and/or developing your own son's or daughter's skills, it would be very beneficial to subscribe to this periodical.

To continue our passion for providing a resource to players and parents, last year we created a Blog that includes the articles John and Pat contributed to Collegiate Baseball News. We have also included new and current information discovered through social media outlets ( Twittter, Facebook, Periscope) as well as our own thoughts about the information we share during our lessons.  

We encourage you to click on the link below to read, watch, and share the blog entries we have posted over the past year. You can also SUBSCRIBE to our Blog via email to receive notification of when we post Blogs (video or written)


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