We all love baseball - in fact, some of us need more baseball than NOLL/SOLL can provide.
If that is you (or your child), here are some links to continue your baseball experience outside of NOLL/SOLL:
2010 Summer Camps
Bishop O'Dowd: Coach Kyriacou runs several 4-day camps for youth players
Cal State East Bay: Pioneers Coach Dirk Morrison runs several day and week camps for kids 7-15
Strike Three Academy: 5 weekly camps in North Berkeley
Summer BALL: Six 5-day all-day baseball camps at Caldecott and Chabot in Jun, Jul & Aug
UC Berkeley: Coach Dave Esquer and the Cal Bears teach your child the fundamentals
2009/2010 Winter Camps
Bishop O'Dowd: Coach Kyriacou runs this 1-day camp for youth players
CSU East Bay: Ages 7-18: Pioneer coaches offer Hitting, Pitching & Catching camps @ CSUEB
SJ Giants Winter Clinics: Jan 9-10, Ages 7-12 can come 1 day or both and learn with the SJ Giants
UC Berkeley: Coach Dave Esquer and the Cal Bears teach your child the fundamentals
Umpires
Western Region LL: Clinics hosted at San Bernardino; NOLL/SOLL covers some travel costs
Offseason Leagues
City of Berkeley: This summer league run by Jr Giants is open to kids ages 5 thru 15
City of Oakland: This Tshirt league runs at Montclair park and is for kids aged 8-12
City of Piedmont: TBall for kids age 5-6
SF NABA: Like Little League but for adults!
Coaching Resources
Alex Trafton: Former Cal Bear and TB Ray (909-831-6366) offers private pitching lessons
Ben Mangan: Ben runs 1-on-1 private lessons and camps, too!
EJ Sports: Erik Johnson's Danville based coaching group
Paul Dieltz: C's wanted!: Oakland-based, highly technical coaching for aspiring catchers
Strike 3 Academy: Frank Potestio (925-240-1651) hourly one-on-one coaching at local fields
Misc Resources
Triple Play Batting Cages: TP USA features cages from 25 to 80 mph, a party area, etc. 510-568-BALL
Please note: all sections listed alphabetically; NOLL/SOLL has no relationship with any of these resources.
If you have a resource we should feature here, or if you find a dead link that no longer is useful, please contact us!