Gorilla All Skills Kids Classes
Gorilla Kids All-Skills Classes
Our Gorilla Kids All-Skills Classes are a great way to get younger kids the practice they need to be successful next baseball season in a fun, friendly, development-First Environment. our Kids classes are tailored to ages 6-10 and focus on the fundamentals of baseball (hitting, fielding, and throwing), and overall Athletic development. kIds who take our classes get better at baseball, make new friends, and gain confidence that they can take to the field.
Classes are offered at the 4-6 year old, 6-8 Year Old, and 8-10, and 10-12 year old levels. classes are limited in size and run every 5-6 weeks at various times throughout the week. Chose which level is right for your young Baseball Player and follow the links below to register!
Gorilla Baseball TEams
8u Tryouts are October 23rd
The Gorilla Baseball Club Difference
You will play on our top team
Player Development GUARANTEED. Metric driven evaluation and monitoring throughout the off season and in-season
Paid, Proven, Professional coaching, custom individual goal setting and progress monitoring
Academy style training - Flexible practice times…weekly age specific hitting, defense, throwing and baseball strength
Full Facility membership for all players (use of hitting cages, pitching mounds, hittrax, Radar Guns, online scheduling) and 4 private lessons included
Age appropriate Strength, Power and Speed work is a Part of our Program
We train Tools. Hit for Power, Hit for Average, Throwing Velo, Run Speed, Defense. We will prepare your player to play at whatever level he aspires to.
Gorilla Mindset Included. We don’t throw helmets. We don’t blame Umps. And we don’t tolerate bad teammates.
We will keep it fun.
Our commitment is to making EVERY player better.
NOBODY WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP MORE
Gorilla Athletic Training is a 7,000 sq. foot facility dedicated to creating remarkable athletes through strength, power, and speed development, paired with a "gorilla” mindset. Specializing in baseball and Softball, our facility has six batting cages that can be retracted to form an infield as well as the latest in technology (Hittrax, Blast Motion), for data driven training and development. In addition, Gorilla Athletic Training is outfitted with strength and conditioning equipment to support our goal of building athletes in any sport with physical tools that exceed those of their competitive peer set.
PRivate Lessons
HItting Lessons
Each of our individual hitting lessons takes place in our Hittrax cage, allowing us to to understand each hitters capabilities and progress on every swing through the use of slo-motion video and batted ball data. We work with each individual to develop optimal movements and mindset to be a great hitter. Fitting with our name, we also incorporate some aspects of strength, mobility, and flexibility into all of our private hitting lessons.
Throwing/Pitching Lessons
Our Throwing lessons are for both pitchers and position players, and emphasize the building of an effective warm up process, athleticism, practicing and playing with consistent intent, command, and ultimately velocity. Arm Health is our highest priority, and we work with our throwers in pursuit of building efficient, connected high level throwing patterns that make use of the full body.
Strength Training
Whether it’s an 8 year old just starting to work with their own bodyweight or a college athlete looking for help with their squat technique, we offer individualized strength training and short and long term programming for our clients. Specific to baseball, we are also able to train rotational aspects of the sport as well as speed and power development as we move from general physical preparation to sport specific preparation.
Gorilla Baseball Academy is always on the lookout for coaches who want to work with us. Call or email us to discuss opportunities to join the gorilla team or to use our space for your private lesson business.
Jason Dolenga - Founder, Head Gorilla, and lead Instructor
Driveline Certified instructor. Hitting, Throwing, infield and Strength and Conditioning Coach. Has done over 2,500 hitting, pitching, and infield lessons with Kids ages 4-20 since opening Gorilla in 2019. Attended camps with Ron Wolforth (pitching), Nate Trosky (infield), and Justin Stone (Hitting). Head Instructor and player development coordinator for all of our Gorilla Baseball Club Athletese
WE are Thankful to have the following coaches as part of our network of instructors. AS they are not employees of Gorilla Athletic Training, please reach out to them directly to schedule private instruction at Gorilla.
Andrew Margolick
Pitching
Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Barry University in Miami, Florida, where he was an All-American selection in baseball after transferring from the University of Southern California. He went on to play two years of professional baseball before retiring due to injury.
Call or Email Directly to Set up Lesson Time
1.847.345.2828
Memberships Available
All Memberships Include:
unlimited Cage Sessions per month
easy on-line scheduling
Hittrax Cage when available
Hand fed Pitching machines
Pitching lane with Mound and radar gun
10% Off Private Lessons
10% off Classes and Camps
10% Indoor Hitting Leagues
15% Discount on all equipment purchase through baseline sports website (www.baselinesports.com)
The Baseball Gym
6000 SQ Feet of Baseball Space
The Gorilla Baseball Gym is comprised of 6,000 Feet of Turfed Space. All of our nets can be retracted to create an infield space approximately 45’x70’. With cages in use, the space becomes Five 35’ hitting tunnels suitable for tee work, soft toss, or overhand toss, with one additional 70’ pitching/hitting cage with a pro style mound to support pitching workouts, batting with our hand fed pitching machine or “live” at-bats
Cage Time Rates (December - April)
30 Minutes - $25
30 Minutes Hittrax Cage - $40
500 SQ FEET of Strength and Conditioning Space
Within our space, we have the tools to make rotational sport athletes faster, stronger, and more powerful. Barbell work is accomplished on our Elite FTS power rack. we are well equipped with kettlebells, medicine balls, bands, ropes, plyo boxes and other tools to enhance power development and we use these tools in private lessons and group training. To assist with speed development, we employ Freelap Electronic Timing systems to ensure accuracy of measurement
DATA
DRiven
Development
All of our Private Lessons and Group Hitting Classes use hittrax Technology. The hittrax system captures batted ball data (launch angle, exit velocity) to simulate a real field hitting in over 30 Big League, minor League and college Stadiums
The hittrax also allows us to keep track of progress in individual or group lessons. As we record hitting data, 90% of our students break a previous distance or exit velocity record in every lesson (since opening in 2019)
The hittrax cage is also available for Hitting Leagues, Team tryouts or individual Rentals. Call us for more info.
Contact Us
Gorilla Athletic Training is conveniently located in Vernon Hills near Milwaukee Ave and very close to both I-94 and a Chick-Fil-A.
Gorilla Athletic Training
958 Corporate Woods Pkwy
Vernon Hills, IL, 60061
1.866.850.VELO
Let’s Talk
Have questions? Send us an email through the form on the right, send us a text at 312 504 8439, or give us a call. The Head Gorilla will get back to you as soon as he can (and usually that’s pretty quick)