Joliet players looking for focused off-season work have a clear option about 39 minutes north. If you are comparing Baseball Clinics in Joliet, IL and the surrounding Will County towns, Coach Cinz’s 1.5-hour sessions at The Play & Thrive Club Naperville are worth a look. Our baseball camps and clinics overview lists every format.
Clinic or private lesson: which fits a Joliet player?
Both have a place. A clinic puts your player in a group for 1.5 hours with structured drills and live reps. A Private Lesson is 30 minutes of one-on-one attention for $65. A practical way to think about it: clinics build fundamentals through repetition, while lessons fix one specific thing.
Some players do both: a clinic to build a base, then a lesson to sharpen one skill that showed up during the clinic. A $195 Personal Assessment is another option if you want a one-on-one, personal opinion of where your player stands first.
Baseball Clinics in Joliet, IL: what each one covers
- Fielding Clinic. Built around the 6 F’s of a great infielder: Feet, Field, Funnel, Footwork, Fire and Follow. Players move from drills to live action off the bat, then situational plays.
- Pitching Clinic. Balance, break and dangle, stride, arm action and follow-through, working from partner throws to the mound, with a video breakdown of pitching mechanics.
- Hitting Clinic. Swing technique, with an emphasis on timing.
Each clinic is $204 for 1.5 hours. Look for extra dates listed as Skills Clinics. Pitchers should follow the MLB/USA Baseball Pitch Smart guidelines, rest a sore arm, and see a doctor or athletic trainer for any pain. Membership saves $20 per lesson with no limit, which helps if you add private work between clinics.
How far is Naperville from Joliet?
The facility is about 19.2 miles north of Joliet, a drive of about 39 minutes. Clinics are held there in the off-season and on rainy days, when outdoor fields are hard to use. Because a clinic runs 1.5 hours, one trip gives a full block of work. Private Lessons can also be held at a location of your choice within Chicagoland.
Coach Cinz has more than 25 years in baseball and spent five years before the pandemic as a hitting, fielding and pitching instructor with the Chicago White Sox organization. He teaches movement, mechanics and, most importantly, timing, and he is rated 4.9 stars from 66 Google reviews. Parents often say he explains the why behind each adjustment.
Families from nearby Crest Hill and Lockport train with Coach Cinz as well. Every athlete who books training gets a Play 2 Earn Sports player profile to track stats, goals and progress.
Want advice on where to begin? Fill in the free Benchmark goals form and Coach Cinz will reply within 48 hours with times to measure your player’s metrics. You can also browse our camps and clinics page for more detail on each session.
Joliet families ask
Is a 39-minute drive from Joliet reasonable for a clinic?
Each clinic runs 1.5 hours, so a drive of about 39 minutes, or about 19.2 miles, is a small share of the outing. Families who want to make the most of a visit can add a 30-minute Private Lesson before or after the clinic, at $65.
Which clinic should a Joliet infielder take first?
For infielders, the Fielding Clinic is the natural fit. It covers the 6 F's (Feet, Field, Funnel, Footwork, Fire, Follow), drills, live action off the bat and situational plays. If you are unsure, the free Benchmark helps Coach Cinz recommend a starting point based on the player's goals.
