Accepting Sport Media Intern Applications

UPDATE: The position has been filled for spring/summer 2024 but applications will open in June for Fall 2024.   5 Tool Academy is offering a Sports Media Internship to support and further grow our established training facility and tournament company. With over a...

Be Ready When Your Opportunity Comes

Baseball and softball are difficult games that can humble even the most skilled. And the path to success is different for everyone, with opportunity presenting itself at different times for each athlete. It’s easy to assume that you won’t get an...

Getting the Most Out of Lessons

Most athletes who take baseball or softball lessons are chasing a goal – to get on base, make an All Star or travel team, start as a Varsity player, add velocity or have the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. Not only are 5 Tool instructors highly...

FREE Equipment Exchange

Is your garage overflowing with outgrown softball and baseball equipment? Do you need new equipment for your child to play this season? 5 Tool Academy offers a free teeball, baseball and softball equipment exchange. Athletes often outgrow equipment that still has lots...

Preventing Youth Sports Injuries

We’ve all read the stories and statistics about the rise of youth sports injuries. Every parent should take common sense actions such as encouraging athletes not to “play through the pain” and closely monitoring baseball pitch counts. And all reputable coaches and...

To Travel…Or Not?

As the season comes to a close, tryouts for next season’s travel teams are upon us.  Should your child enter the world of travel ball? As often happens as a parent, you wonder about what is...