Baseball and Softball Academy
The goal of the Baseball and Softball Academy is to allow student athletes to develop in an environment where they are challenged to not only develop their baseball & softball skills, but also maintain their academic studies.
Edmonton Catholic Schools' Baseball Academy was founded in 2005 and is the longest running baseball academy program in Alberta. Since 2005, the St. FX Baseball and Softball Academy has helped develop elite talent in Alberta with seven alumni being part of the Baseball Canada National Team, six players being drafted into Major League Baseball and numerous players having attended various college/universities in Canada and the United States.
The Baseball and Softball Academy Program is currently available at two schools in the Division, please contact one of the below schools for more information.
Junior High School
St. Thomas More Catholic Junior High School (Grades 7-9)
Senior High School
St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School (Grades 10-12)
History
Edmonton Catholic Schools has been offering sport specific programming for students as a program of choice since 1997. The Sport Academy schools offer superior athletic instruction for those students whose educational experience would be enhanced with sport specific training. Academy students benefit from participation in these sports in terms of learning to be responsible, organized, and committed to an education that is both academic and athletic.
Sport Academy schools charge a program fee that varies by school and by sport in order to offset the costs of things like equipment, field/rink rental, staffing of sport-specific coaches and trainers, as well as administration costs.