Baseball Elite Camp

Information Packet

Camp 1: June 23–25, 2008
Camp 2: August 11–13, 2008
Ages 14–18
Advanced

Coach Vance Law and his staff are excited for this year’s Baseball Elite Camp. This camp is for the advanced and serious baseball player. If you want to play collegiate baseball, this is the camp for you. Receive training, gain important insights, and play exciting games (including one night game) at beautiful Miller Park.

This camp will focus primarily on advanced skill development. Thrilling intrasquad games provide opportunities to practice team strategies and individual baseball skills. You will have the chance to showcase your skills in front of college coaches and the BYU coaching staff. Digital video analysis will be included as part of the camp, with the opportunity to view your technique for needed adjustments.

You will receive a camp T-shirt, official BYU baseball cap, and Dri-fit uniform top—similar to the ones worn by the BYU team. Use BYU’s professional athletic equipment and unique training stations to learn the dynamics of strength and weight-conditioning fundamentals and apply them to your own individual training goals.

If you have dreamed of becoming a star player, BYU Baseball Elite Camp is the place to help you achieve that dream!

Directors

Vance Law, former major league All-Star and dual-sport Cougar athlete, enters his ninth year at the helm of the baseball program after compiling an eight-year record of 265-203-2 (.566).

In 2002 he guided his BYU team to impressive victories at the University of Hawaii and brought the Cougars back at the end of the season to win a second consecutive Mountain West Conference Tournament title by upsetting league champion San Diego State. That upset in Provo led the Cougars to another NCAA tournament berth, where they eliminated No. 15 Cal State Northridge. In the 2001 season he was named MWC Coach of the Year after leading BYU to the title as well as upsets at No. 15 Cal-Fullerton and No. 30 Oral Roberts. During his first year, Law’s Cougars swept then-No. 19 Arizona in a two-game series, and they upset then-No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, ending a 15-game Crimson Tide home winning streak.

Before coming to BYU, Law had been the baseball head coach at Provo High School since 1995, where he compiled a 64-55 (.538) record in five seasons. In 1997, he led the Bulldogs to the state title (18-9 record) and was named 4A Coach of the Year.

The infielder/outfielder played 14 years of professional baseball, including 10 on the major-league level, with a career .257 batting average. He started out as a 39^th-round draft pick and worked his way up with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. In 1988, the third baseman was one of six Cubs named to the National League All-Star team in the game played at Cincinnati. He was selected the Most Valuable Cub by the Baseball Writers Association.

The Provo High School graduate was a three-time All-Western Athletic Conference shortstop at BYU, where he played from 1974–78. He was All-WAC Academic in both baseball and basketball. Sports Illustrated selected him 19th on its list of Utah’s 50 greatest athletes of the century.

Ryan Roberts is in his sixth year as an assistant baseball coach for BYU, his alma mater. Previously, he spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Utah Valley State College. He helped the Wolverines to a 190-145-1 record during that time.

At BYU he hit .356 as a junior in 1995 and averaged .395 in 1996 with 23 home runs as the leadoff hitter for the Cougars. As a third baseman, he was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference Eastern Division. He ranked third in the NCAA in homers and fourth in RBI as a senior. He scored a record-setting 53 runs in WAC games and was twice named WAC Player of the Week. He set BYU records with six hits in one game against Wyoming, including four home runs. He was a third-team selection on the Smith Super Team chosen by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Roberts played one season in the minor leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, splitting time between Peoria and New Jersey in 1996. After his junior year at BYU he was also drafted by the Florida Marlins.

As a UVSC player, he set several records in 1993 and 1994. He is the only UVSC player ever to hit for the cycle in a game. He hit 14 homers and had 14 steals in 1994. He also has UVSC's second-longest hitting streak, hitting safely in 18 straight games in 1994. He was named first-team All Region after compiling a .393 career batting average.

Benefits

• Receive instruction from BYU head coach Vance Law and his excellent staff.
• Increase performance through training with professional guest coaches.
• Receive training on fundamentals from current players.
• Develop team strategy through tournament play.
• Acquire helpful tips for winners.
• Gain experience during league play and competitions.

Special Features

• Batting stations and pitching machines
• Camp T-shirt
• Official BYU baseball cap
• Dri-fit uniform top, like the BYU players wear
• Video analysis
• Performance awards
• All-you-can-eat cafeteria meals:
  • breakfast, lunch, and dinner for housing participants
  • lunch and one dinner for non-housing participants
• Great campus recreation for housing participants

Tuition
Camp Package: $289 ($25 non-refundable)
Camp Package with Housing: $355 ($25 non-refundable)

Three convenient ways to register: Check Space Availability.

1. Online: This is definitely the quickest method!
   
   

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2. By phone: Call (801) 422-4851. Phone registration will be open between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
3. In person: Harman Continuing Education Building lobby at BYU between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Registration Notes

• A full refund ($25 nonrefundable) will be granted to all cancellations requested by 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 16, for camp I and Monday, August 4, for camp II (one week before camp begins). No refunds will be given after these deadlines.
• Full tuition is due at the time of registration. No deposits will be accepted.
• Information packets with updated check-in times will be available on our Web site six to eight weeks before camp begins.