Frequently Asked Questions

Scheduling & Payments

How to schedule a lesson or class

Navigate to our scheduling page.
Scroll down and choose a training option.
If needed, choose the next training option.
If applicable, choose the specific coaches calendar.
Choose your specific time slot. You may also schedule more than one slot at the same time by choosing “Add a time” or a recurring slot by choosing “Recurring” and filling in the relevant information.
Fill out the form with your details and pay.
You will receive a confirmation email from us with your details.

Having trouble? Watch the video below.

What payment processors do you use?

We use Stripe and Paypal to process all payments online.

General Info and Policies

Precautionary Coronavirus Liability Release

Due to the 2019-2020 outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, we are taking extra precautions with the intake of each player, health history review, as well as sanitation and disinfecting practices to the best of our ability. Please complete the following and sign below. Symptoms of COVID-19 include:

Fever
Fatigue
Dry cough
Difficulty breathing

By engaging in any baseball training with MADE Baseball you agree to the following terms:

I understand the above symptoms and affirm that I, as well as all household members, do not currently have, nor have experienced the symptoms listed above within the last 14 days.
I affirm that I, as well as all household members, have not been diagnosed with COVID19 within the last 30 days.
I affirm that I, as well as all household members, have not knowingly been exposed to anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last 30 days.
I affirm that I, as well as all household members, have not traveled outside of the country, or to any city outside of our own that is or has been considered a “hot spot” for COVID-19 infections within the last 30 days.
I understand that this business and my massage therapist cannot be held liable for any exposure to the virus or any other contagion caused by misinformation on this form or the health history provided by each client.
I agree to each above statement and release the MADE Baseball Coaches and MADE Baseball, LLC from any and all liability for the unintentional exposure or harm due to COVID-19.

Your MADE Baseball coach(es) agree that they abide by these same standards and affirm the same. We also affirm that we have improved and expanded our sanitation protocols to more thoroughly fight the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable conditions.

We are all in this together and it is vital that we all continue to do our best each and every day.

Full Release of Liability

While doing a lesson with MADE Baseball or at anytime you are in the area of our business operation, you give up your rights to any legal recourse or monetary compensation against MADE Baseball, any of its instructors, or the city of Los Angeles due to injury or death suffered while in our care or by any of our equipment, your equipment, dogs in a park, stepping in a hole, getting hit by a baseball or baseball bat in the face or elsewhere on the body, acts of God, or our instructors.

Baseball is an inherently dangerous sport and there is always risk of severe injury. Your MADE Baseball Instructor is highly trained and qualified, and very mindful of how to maintain the optimal levels of safety in order to minimize risk at all times. Safety is always our number one priority.

Everything is included in lesson price

Your MADE Baseball Instructor, field use, insurance, and all baseball training aids and equipment that we use to instruct are all included. You’ll need to bring your own gear (bat, glove, hat, cleats, etc) and water and sunscreen as needed. Our coaches generally have extra gear if necessary, but it is not guaranteed.

Scheduling Baseball Training

Lessons, clinics, and classes are booked on a first come, first served basis. They must be scheduled, rescheduled, and canceled all on your own.

*It is best to create an account with our scheduling system to save time and prevent having to repeat filling out the in-take form each time you schedule.

When you book and pay online, your reservation is 100% guaranteed. If you want to ensure that your player is receiving consistent training, it is best to book lessons far in advance.

Lesson Packages

Lesson packages of 5 and 10 lessons offered at discounted rates. The bigger the package, the larger the discount. See our baseball scheduling page for pricing.

We encourage you to plan ahead and book lessons in advance in order to create the best path of development for your player.

*Packages of lessons must be used within 550 days, or just over a full year and a half.

Use our full team of MADE professional instructors

Each MADE Baseball instructor has something special to offer your player. We encourage you to utilize our full coaching staff in order to give your player different perspectives and areas of expertise. We have all learned from amazing coaches, mentors, and baseball minds and we all have something different and valuable to offer your player.

See our MADE Baseball Instructors

Arrive to training session 15 minutes early

We book lessons back to back, on the hour, so if you are late you will lose time on your lesson. Also, it is not good to have our players miss warm ups for clinics and classes as they are an important part of injury prevention and preparation.

Refunds & Cancelations

We offer a 100% REFUND WITHIN 24 HOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE. If you cancel online and want a refund, please send us an email to getmade@madebaseball.com, otherwise your payment will be held as a credit for a future lesson.

If you cancel within the 24 hour window of your scheduled lesson, class, or clinic, we are not able to provide a refund. Trying to reschedule a lesson for another time or day, on the same day of your scheduled lesson, is considered a cancellation and will not result in a refund.

Rescheduling Booked Lessons

After booking online, you can reschedule your lesson online up to 24 hours before your lesson with no charge. Rescheduling within less than 24 hours is a cancellation and NO REFUND will be issued.

Rain

We use public parks for all of our lessons, not indoor facilities. Therefore, we are always subject to weather conditions.

All lessons will be conducted so long as it is not raining or has not rained in the previous 24-72 hours causing the fields to be unplayable.

If the fields are deemed unplayable by your instructor on any given day due to rainy conditions on the day of or 1-2 days prior, you will receive a credit for a future lesson. This decision will always be made with safety of both the player and the coach as the top priority.

Public Field Access

There are times where we may not have a field completely to ourselves. 95% of the time this is not the case as the parks we use are very spacious and filled with great baseball fields.

We always make it work, we always ensure the player will be in safe conditions, and we always have the necessary gear and equipment to do the drills needed for the player to get work done and improve.

Do not call or text your instructor on the day of your lesson

Your instructor is required to reach out to you via text at their earliest convenience, within 6-12 hours of your lesson booking. They will confirm contact has been made and ensure you know the exact location to meet them. You can try to call them or text them on the day of your lesson, but they will likely be teaching another lesson. Once your allotted time slot has begun, your instructor will call you back if you are unable to get a hold of them.

Bathrooms

We generally have a solution for public bathrooms at each field that we use, but at times, the bathrooms are locked. So, access to a bathroom is not always 100% guaranteed.

It is important that your player use the bathroom as necessary prior to the lesson. In the event the player absolutely needs to use the bathroom, we will always figure out the best solution for them based on the resources given that day and/or have you take them to a nearby restroom somewhere.

Gift Certificates

Gift certificates must use a reservation code give to book online. Your code is an 8 character string made up of numbers and letters. Press “Redeem Package” and enter your code to use it on any of our baseball training options including the following:

1 hour baseball lessons
2 hour baseball lessons
Strength and Conditioning Sessions
Baseball Clinics
Baseball Classes
Baseball Camps
Video Analysis

If you have trouble booking, email us.

Photos and Videos

We will often take photos and videos of your player for both instructional purposes as well as just general usage for you to have because it is nice to have action shots of your player. Sometimes we will use these for our instagram, facebook, and website. If you have an explicit problem with this and do not ever want anything posted of your player, please email us and we will respect your wishes..

We do Baseball Training:

Our team of Professional Baseball Instructors provide the following baseball services for our players:

Baseball Lessons
Baseball Camps
Sunday Baseball Clinics(most Sundays)
Speed and Agility Training
Strength & Conditioning Training Sessions
Video Analysis
Private Team Practices
Baseball Birthday Parties
Speaking Engagements
Coaches Clinics
Corporate Baseball Events

Rates, Availability, and Baseball Training Locations

We work with players in the greater Los Angeles area. Our main locations are Santa Monica and Sherman Oaks.

Location and exact availability is dependent on which instructor you choose.

All of our instructors keep their day to day availability calendars up to date in real time.

If you book a lesson slot with a MADE Baseball Instructor on-line, you can be 100% sure that you will have that slot.

You can find all of this information on our MADE Baseball Scheduling Page.

Coaching Staff FAQs

How does MADE Baseball separate themselves from other Baseball Programs?

Led by Coach Isaac Hess, MADE Baseball is a group of some of the top Baseball Experts and Private Baseball Coaches as well as Strength & Baseball Specific Conditioning Coaches in the greater Los Angeles area.

Each of our coaches has played at least 4 years of college baseball and 90% of our coaches have 5+ years of professional playing experience.

We teach our players how to pitch, hit, field, run, and THINK like Champions. Many of our players have gone on to play in college as well as professional baseball.

In working with our staff, you have access to our expert group of fun-loving, like-minded, knowledgeable, and positive baseball coaches. There is no other baseball coaching staff in that exists like the MADE Baseball Instructors.

What types of students have you worked with?

Our MADE Baseball Coaching Staff has worked with students from age 5 years old all the way up to professionals, and everywhere in between. From beginners who just want to learn about the game or pursue getting on a men’s league team or even a co-ed softball team, to advanced professionals who are trying to refine their craft and make it to the highest level possible, we’re here to help. We’ve even worked with some older men that are 50+ that want to prepare for Adult Baseball Fantasy Camp in Arizona and/or Florida.

*If you want to get better, we want to help you improve.

Our ideal student is one who loves coming to practice, does what we ask to the best of their ability at all times, and has a true passion to excel as a player and a person. Also, a student who takes the initiative to use the tools we’ve given them and go above and beyond what we ask them to do. To be honest, you will find that if you are one of these types of students that you will receive a lot more of our attention and care, along with our extra time to help you get to where you want to go with the game.

Whether a player is simply out there to have fun or a player is grinding and doing everything the can to make it to college or the major leagues, we adapt our teaching style to the expressed desires of the player. We take pride in being able to cater to all different ages and experience levels, and we enjoy helping players reach their potential and have a blast while doing the work.

How did you get started teaching?

Every instructor on the MADE Baseball Staff has a deep love of baseball and has dedicated the majority of their life to pursuing greatness in the game. We are all baseball men, and will be for life.

We started from young ages and had the blessing of being influenced by amazing mentors and coaches along our path. Each of us has a tremendous amount of value to add to your player, and a unique perspective and set of knowledge to share.

What is your coaching experience?

All of the MADE Baseball Coaches in Los Angeles have had an amazing career in baseball and have learned from great managers, leaders, and mentors. Many of the managers our coaching staff have been exposed to have coached or are still coaching in the MiLB and/or MLB, Major League Baseball.

Some of the household names that our baseball coaching staff have learned from are:

Tim Raines, 23 year MLB veteran and Hall of Famer
Daryl Evans, 20 year MLB veteran, 414 career homeruns
Mako Oliveras, Mexican League Manager w/over 20 years managing experience all around the world
Kip Gross, 5 years in MLB and 5 years in Japan Professional League
Rick Forney, 13 year veteran manager of the Winnipeg Goldeyes, the longest independent ball manager in history
Willie Upshaw, 10 year MLB veteran
Andy Haines, current big league hitting instructor with the Milwaukee Brewers

What is your typical process for working with a new player?

We have two rules:

1) Always Have Fun.

2) Always Do Your Best.

We start with a quick discovery session. Here we will chat for a few minutes to establish the goals of the player along with set our expectations for the session to follow.

As the session begins, we will always start with a dynamic warm up. We are focused on helping our players create their own “championship routine” with a fun mix of dynamic stretching and movement preparation, as well as calisthenics. This routine is determined by the age, skill level, and fitness of the player and it is designed to help our players program their ability to move properly, as well as prepare them to maximize performance and minimize the risk of injury.

After our warm up, dependent on the desired areas of improvement of the player and what we will work on, we will go into a throwing program where the MADE Baseball Coach will test and evaluate the throwing mechanics of the player, or, if a focus on hitting training is desired we will begin with tee work and soft toss drills where we will test and evaluate the mechanics of the player’s swing and determine an appropriate plan of action. From there we will continue to evaluate the player throughout the lesson and give feedback and drills and some suggested homework as we finish the session.

What do you enjoy about the work you do?

We enjoy everything about being full time baseball coaches and professional youth mentors. Working with youth athletes is our passion and purpose because it gives us the opportunity to make a positive impact in our community through the game that we love. This game has given us so much, and we have been fortunate to be able to teach so many players over the past decade.

The best part about being a youth coach is that we have the opportunity to help young players create a healthy and positive foundation for the physical and mental aspect of their game, on and off the field. Also, the relationships we’ve had the blessing of being able to create with working with young players and families and seeing them develop over time is incredibly rewarding to each and every one of us.

Scheduling & Payments

General Info and Policies

Coaching Staff FAQs

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