MCC-Maple Woods STC coordinator finishes debut season as professional coach

A fixture of the MCC-Maple Woods baseball program for the past few years, former assistant coach and current Sports Training Center coordinator Kenny Hook will finish his debut season with the Kansas City T-Bones Tuesday night against the RedHawks. Hook started this season as bench coach for the T-Bones.

Before joining the T-Bones coaching staff, Kenny built up almost a decade of collegiate coaching experience, in addition to his playing days at Crowder College and Benedictine College and for the semi-professional Amarillo Dillas in the Texas-Louisiana league.

For more information about the MCC-Maple Woods Sports Training Center, visit them on the web.

MCC-Maple Woods Sports Training Center offering summer youth softball and baseball camps

Keeping the kids out and active this summer is easy at the MCC-Maple Woods sports training center. Baseball and softball camps, taught by college coaches and players, are available for kids aged 7-16. The camps will cover the fundamentals of both games. The camps are $100 per player. To register, send an email with name, address, phone number, school and age to Kenny Hook (baseball) or Kerry Casper (softball).

MCC-Maple Woods STC offers summer camps, league play opportunities

Boost your summer league play or get a head start on fall with hitting and pitching clinics from MCC-Maple Woods coaches and players at the Sports Training Center. Head coach Marty Kilgore and assistant coach Kenny Hook will offer hitting and pitching camps designed to give players a solid foundation to build their skills on.

The all-ages hitting camp, directed by Hook, will be held Aug. 3, 2010 from 5-8 p.m. in the Sports Training Center facility. Participants will learn the fundamentals and mechanics used by college and many Major League Baseball organizations. Cost is $60 per player and interested players can register by sending an email to Kenny.Hook@mcckc.edu.

Along with the hitting camp, players will have the opportunity to attend a pitching camp directed by Kilgore from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 4, 2010. College- and professional-level pitching mechanics and techniques will be covered. Cost is $60 per player and interested players can register by emailing Kenny Hook at the address above.

Players may attend both camps at the discounted rate of $100 per player.

In addition to summer hitting and pitching camps, the MCC-Maple Woods STC staff will be offering fall league play to local players aged 11-14. Tryouts for the fall team, which will play and practice from Aug. 15-Oct. 15, 2010, will take place at 3 p.m. July 30 at the STC and 10 a.m. Aug. 1 at the Tiffany Hills Sports Complex, fields 5 and 6. There is a $10 tryout fee per player and individuals are responsible for providing their own equipment.

Players chosen for the team will get receive a 3-month membership to the STC facility and the opportunity to learn from college level coaches, and will participate in league play and tournaments. The cost is $625 per player and includes a uniform. For more information, contact Kenny Hook at (816) 604-3500 or Kenny.Hook@mcckc.edu.