Hitting Development
Swing work, timing, approach, contact quality, and pitch decisions at the plate.
Training Facilities
Train Year-Round at Center STL
Southside Prospects players train year-round at Center STL in St. Louis, with indoor facility access, a year-long cage pass, arm care, and weight training.
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The Standard
Year-round training at Center STL.
Southside Prospects trains at Center STL, 6727 Langley Ave in St. Louis. Club membership includes indoor facility access, a year-long cage pass, and winter training.
Practices cover hitting, throwing, defense, and athletic movement, plus arm care and weight training. M4P, our official training arm, adds HitTrax, Blast Motion, and video analysis at discounted club rates.
Program Architecture
What players work on in training.
Throwing Development
Arm care, accuracy, throwing patterns, position-specific throws, and consistent catch play.
Defensive Skill
Footwork, glove work, transfers, angles, communication, and game-speed defensive reps.
Pitching and Catching
Battery instruction covering command, receiving, blocking, throwing, and leadership behind the plate.
Athletic Movement
Speed, agility, coordination, mobility, balance, and body control training.
Mental Consistency
Players practice repeating quality work, taking correction, and resetting after mistakes.
Process
How a training block works.
1
Identify the need
Coaches pinpoint the skill, movement, or strength issue holding the player back.
2
Train the correction
Focused reps and clear coaching build the corrected habit.
3
Add pressure
Players test the habit in competitive, game-speed situations.
4
Repeat and refine
Coaches use game results to plan the next training block.
Proof Layer
What club training includes.
Year-long cage pass
Members get indoor cage access all year, not just during the season.
Arm care program
A structured arm care program keeps throwers healthy through the year.
Weight training
Strength work and winter training are included in club membership.
M4P technology
HitTrax, Blast Motion, Pocket Radar, and frame-by-frame video at discounted club rates.
Parent Questions
Clear answers before the next step.
Is training only for players already in the program?
Club membership includes facility access and training. Contact connor@southsideprospects.com or register for tryouts to find the right fit.
Does training replace games?
No. Teams still compete on weekends, and training continues year-round, including winter training at Center STL.
What kind of players benefit most?
Players who show up consistently, take coaching, and put in detailed work between games.
Evaluation
Train with us this year.
Register for tryouts to join a team that trains year-round at Center STL.