18 Week VELO+ Program
Freshman - Senior
This is a program that Mitch and his staff developed over the last 17 years which has helped produce multiple MLB draftees (including 3 in the 2024 MLB draft), Division 1 College Players, NAIA, Division 2, Division 3, and Junior College players. Historically, players make the most gains during our off-season training programs (Nov. - March). The 18 Week VELO+ Off-season Training program consists of two phases: the practice/training phase and the Game (live pitching and live at bats) phase. The Practice/Training phase will start mid-November and end late January. This program includes professional instruction on hitting, fielding, pitching, arm care and the VELO+ program with Nick Belzer! The game phase is a critical part of off-season gains for pitchers and hitters. Pitchers throw live to hitters which increases the pitchers intensity during their bullpen sessions. Hitters also get a chance to see live pitching for 6 weeks prior to the first high school spring league games in late March. Over the years injury rates have been significantly reduced for players who have participated in the 18 Week Training Program. Most injuries happen early in the season because players are not properly prepared for game play.
VELO+
VELO+ is now part of the 18 Week Program and will meet Sundays Nov. 10th - March 23rd and players will work on VELO+, pitching, hitting, and fielding. VELO+ is a complte mobility and core strength development program (not just for pitchers) that includes mobility exercises, increasing power through learning hip-shoulder separation, post throw/flush recovery, and nightly mobility exercises. Hip and shoulder separation is one of the most important movement patterns for pitchers and hitters. Hip and shoulder separation has a direct correlation with throwing velocity and exit velocity. This program is designed to increase your hip shoulder separation, allowing for better trunk rotation resulting in increased arm and bat speed. Additional weekday VELO+ and hitting sessions Nov. - Dec and Jan - March will be offered at a later time. Players must be registered for a Sunday time slot in order to participate in a weekday time slot (the weekday time slots build off of what players worked on during the Sunday time slots).
Weekly schedule: (Sunday practices are full practice workouts including pitching, VELO+, fielding, and hitting; weekday time slots are specialized VELO+ and arm care workouts only)
Optioin 1: Sundays 10:00 - 11:30 Nov. 10th - Dec. 22nd & Jan. 5th - March 23rd
Option 2: Sundays 11:30 - 1:00 Nov. 10th - Dec. 22nd & Jan. 5th - March 23rd
Option 3: Sundays 1:00 - 2:30 Nov. 10th - Dec. 22nd & Jan. 5th - March 23rd
Option 4: Sundays 2:30 - 4:00 Nov. 10th - Dec. 22nd & Jan. 5th - March 23rd
Option 5: Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 Nov. 12th - Dec. 17th
Option 6: Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 Nov. 14th - Dec. 19th
Option 7: Mondays 9:00 - 10:00 Jan. 6th - March 24th
Option 8: Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:00 Jan. 8th - March 26th
Cost:
18 Week VELO+ Sundays Nov.10th - March 23rd....................$975 or $220/month x 5 months
Optional add on days:
Tuesdays Nov. 12th - Dec. 17th........................$260
Thursdays Nov. 14th - Dec. 19th......................$260
Mondays Jan. 6th - March 24th........................$520
Wednesdays Jan. 8th - March 26th................$520
Meet the Instructors:
Mitch Wylie: Played a total of 11 years of professional baseball with the Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, and Saint Paul Saints organizations, along with seventeen years of providing instruction, and one season of professional coaching.
Tanner Buenting: Graduated from Ankeny High School in 2013. He was the starting shortstop on the 2012 4A High School State Championship Team earning the MPV award for the Championship game. Tanner graduated from Iowa Central Community College where he earned first team All-Region his freshman year. Tanner went on to play Division 1 baseball at Morehead State University.
Nick Belzer - Graduated from Ankeny High School in 2013. He was on the 2012 4A High School State Championship Team and earned pitcher of year in the state. Nick went to Kansas State out of high school and then transferred to DMACC. After graduating from DMACC he went on to play two years at Minnesota State Mankato. Nick also played 3 years in the Northwoods college summer league.
Peyton Long: Graduated from Vally high school in 2016. He went on to attend Kirkwood Community college for 2 years and Central Methodist University for 1 year. At Central Methodist he is 2nd it single season strikeouts with 118. In 2019 after his one year at Central he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 30th round and has spent 3 years with them
playing his first full season in 2021 with the Carolina Mudcats.
Kevin Richardson: Graduated from Ankeny Centennial in 2014 and has three years of College playing experience with the Grand View University Vikings. Kevin has been involved in the program since he was 12 years old, and has been providing baseball instruction the past 3 years. He coached USSSA teams for four seasons. His 2017 14u AAA Game Ready team finished 3rd in the State Tournament.
GR staff is looking forward to a productive Off-season Training Program. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call, text, and/or email.
See you this off-season,
Mitch Wylie
Game Ready Training Center
c: 563-340-7023
email: mitch@gamereadytc.com