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| Sports - Fitness - Tutoring - Music |
| Welcome to the official website of The Strike Zone instruction and training facility located at 8 Heritage Park Road in Clinton, Connecticut! The Strike Zone is a multifaceted instructional facility for both children and adults.
We offer baseball/softball instruction, camps, clinics, personal training, fitness classes, SAT test prep classes, tutoring, and music instruction, in addition to renting out our 9,000 sq. ft. sports facility and batting cages to individuals and teams. For an explanation of our services please use the links on the side of this page to browse our website. If you have any questions please feel free to give us a call at (860) 669-9955. |
| WINTER WORKOUTS BEGIN THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 29th!! IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN-UP...WE STILL HAVE LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE IN MOST OF OUR CLASSES!!! |
| WHY CHOOSE THE STRIKE ZONE FOR YOUR INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING NEEDS?
The Strike Zone is your home for instruction. Why drive all over the state when you can get sports instruction, personal training, tutoring, and music lessons all in one location? We are a modern 9,000 sq. ft. facility with the latest training equipment. Unlike other sports facilities, when we say we have 9,000 sq. ft...we mean it! Our facility features three batting cages with arm style Iron Mike pitching machines for baseball. These machines are the best training machines available because they allow the hitter to match rhythmn with the arm as it picks up and throws the ball. In addition, we have a large open area for defensive drills and pitching practice (2 mounds available). We also have a training area with Swingaways, batting tees, and speed/agility equipment. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT THE STRIKE ZONE At The Strike Zone we try to keep the cost of our programs and services as affordable as possible. Our batting cage, facility rental, class, clinic, and lesson rates are some of the cheapest in the state! In addition, we pride ourselves on keeping a clean and orderly facility where our customers can feel comfortable. The Strike Zone is CT's best all-around instruction and training facility! Come see for yourself or give us a call today! |
| STRIKE ZONE OWNER MARK STEVENS HIRED BY FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Strike Zone owner Mark Stevens was recently hired to be the hitting coach at Division I Fordham University for the 2009 season. Coach Stevens, a respected college baseball coach who specializes in hitting, will be joining the Rams starting this fall. Coach Stevens opened The Strike Zone in March of 2000 in Clinton, CT. From 2003-2004 he was an assistant coach at the University of Bridgeport before becoming the head coach of Old Saybrook High School in the spring of 2005. Stevens led Old Saybrook to an 18-5 overall record and the shoreline and state tournaments. In 2006 he was hired by Bill Holowaty to be the hitting coach at 4 time National Champion Eastern CT State University. Once again Stevens found success at ECSU as the team finished with an astounding .326 batting average, won the NCAA Regional Tournament and advanced to the College World Series in Grande Chute, Wisconsin. In 2008 he was hired by Division I Iona College. Stevens has also served as an assistant coach in the prestigious New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) for five years. He has coached the Middletown Giants in 2003, and the Manchester Silkworms from 2004-2006, and again in 2008. To date he has worked with over 30 players who have gone on to sign professional contracts. He now looks to continue his success at Fordham University. The Rams compete in the Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. |
| Read What People Have Said About The Strike Zone And Our Programs |
| My son (now 10 years old) is a big fan of baseball. He would love to play all year round, but in New England that's not possible so I signed him up for the Winter Program at The Strike Zone last year. One and a half hours a week with a professional staff kept him in the baseball groove. When spring came his glove did not need dusting off, his bat was on the ball, it was great stuff. Through The Strike Zone I was introduced to the CT Storm Baseball teams. My son was ready for tryouts, which followed the Winter Program. Two days of intense tryouts, then he got the call he made the 11U team. What a great experience, not only did he get exceptional training from professional coaches, but he was busy practicing both outside and indoors at The Strike Zone, as well as playing scheduled games and tournaments. The bonus was the end of the season tournament in Myrtle Beach. I can't say enough about the dedicated staff and their committment to the boys and baseball. I have noticed the improvement in my son's baseball skills and his confidence level is high. Both the Winter Program and Connecticut Storm are AWESOME. Many thanks to Chris and Kyle!
Tracy Spanier-2007 Clinton, CT |
| My son Tim played for the CT Storm Spring and Fall 2007 seasons. The CT Storm philosophy of dedication, hard work and discipline has paid off immensely for my son. I saw a nice change in his playing ability during the spring season with the Storm. He improved on his level of ability tremendously. His base running and hitting skills improved dramatically and his defensive skills were finely tuned. The coaching staff works great with each player on all aspects of the game. Also, the dedication, hard work, and respect that is taught carries over into Tim's life outside of baseball too! I noticed when watching our town little league games that players who played for the Storm were so much further ahead of the players who only played town little league baseball. Playing for the Storm is great for players who want to improve their game, take their game to another level, and play a more competitive game. The tournaments at the end of the season are always a lot of fun!
Lisa Neri-2007 Clinton, CT |
| My son has participated in both the Winter Workouts and on the CT Storm team. Both activities offered by The Strike Zone have been a positive experience. My son has learned the fundamentals of baseball and my husband and I have noticed a significant improvement in his skills since he began receiving instruction at this facility. The coaching staff at The Strike Zone is well qualified and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge. They provide positive feedback and reinforcement during workouts and practices. Besides offering their knowledge of baseball, the coaches have instilled in my child the importance of responsibility, respect, perseverance, and teamwork. The coaches have been wonderful role models and have always conducted themselves in a professional way. I highly recommend The Strike Zone. The benefits that a child will receive go way beyond baseball instruction.
Andrea Matunas-2007 Westbrook, CT |
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| This website was created by kstevens 2003 |
| THE STRIKE ZONE 8 HERITAGE PARK ROAD CLINTON, CT 06413 (PHYSICAL ADDRESS ONLY) (860) 669-9955 |
| MARTHA SALMON PROVIDING TUTORING AT THE STRIKE ZONE |
| Martha Salmon is a retired Connecticut teacher with over thirty years of academic experience in elementary, middle, high school, and adult education settings. She understands the needs of students of various age ranges and ability levels. For the past ten years, she has been tutoring students of all ages and grade levels, from pre-K to post graduate, in numerous public school and private venues. She also has her own tutoring service, Success Tutoring. In addition to working with youngsters, Martha tutors adults who need to improve their literacy skills in order to advance professionally in a variety of vocational settings. She is a dedicated, enthusiastic, and patient education professional whose mission is to optimize student learning potential and performance by accommodating her teaching styles, practices, and materials to the individual learning style and pace of each of her students. She has outstanding interpersonal communication skills with the ability to easily establish rapport and build confidence. She is well-organized, dynamic, and skilled at creating and fostering hands-on, student-centered learning environments.
Her specialty tutoring areas are test prep (CMT, GED, PSAT, SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, PRAXIS), remedial reading, writing, study skills, homework support, elementary math, Spanish, French, English as a Second Language, and learning disability support. She currently teaches SAT prep and writing in local Connecticut community continuing education programs and private schools. She has developed her own unique streamlined SAT verbal prep curriculum, which emphasizes strategies and shortcuts for each section of the exam, including easy grammar mastery exercises, vocab practice materials, and essay writing essentials. This year she is self-publishing two books, a children’s book entitled My Cat, Merigold, and a wellness book, I Can’t Get Sick! Martha received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Case Western Reserve University, with a major in French and a minor in Spanish. She received a Master of Arts Degree in French Literature from New York University and completed summer programs at Laval University in Quebec and the Sorbonne in Paris. She also has a Sixth Year Degree in Elementary Education from Southern Connecticut State University. She is certified in Connecticut to teach Elementary Education K-6, Bilingual Education K-12, ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) K-12, French 7-12, and Spanish 7-12. She is fluent in French and Spanish. |
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TUTORING, HOMEWORK HELP, OR SAT PREP WITH MARTHA PLEASE CALL THE STRIKE ZONE @ (860) 669-9955 |
| Owned By Fordham University Baseball Coach Mark Stevens |