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Everything you need to know about training programs, the facility, coaching staff, select teams, pricing, and more — all in one place.
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Getting Started
Every athlete starts with the $50 NBP Assessment Pack. Book it online at https://natural-ball-player.vercel.app/book ,complete the evaluation, and our coaches will have your individualized plan ready within 24 hours.
Yes. All new athletes must complete the Assessment Pack before purchasing any other package. Please don’t
buy a membership or session pack until you’ve been assessed.
A full 50–70 minute evaluation of strength and conditioning, range of motion (ROM), and every baseball skill.
We capture video and visual data so we can build a plan around your athlete’s specific strengths and
weaknesses.
$50, one time.
A program. Your assessment isn’t just for one-on-one or small group lessons — it’s the foundation of a monthly
program built around your athlete’s deficiencies and proficiencies.
Most training runs on a monthly membership, with several price points to fit your athlete’s needs and your
family’s budget. Flexible session packs and specialty programs are also available.
How NBP Training Works
Every athlete follows the same four-phase, data-driven cycle:
Assess — Coaches evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and current performance to build a targeted plan.
Train — Position-specific work on strength, endurance, and skill to boost performance and reduce injury
risk.
Game — Athletes test their training in real games, grouped on weekends.
Retest — Athletes retest after each phase so coaches can adjust programming based on results.
Grouping games on weekends gives athletes the week to recover and to sharpen skills and strength between
games.
Year-round meal plans, pre- and post-training modalities, and sleep and strain monitoring through WHOOP.
That internal-metric programming, which no other facility in the country offers, gives athletes and coaches an
update every 24 hours on what’s going well and what needs attention.
WHOOP, TrackMan, HitTrax, force plates, radar guns, Blast Motion, Edgertronic cameras, and our biomechanics lab.
You retest after every phase with the same technology, so progress is measured and your program is updated
based on real numbers. Through our partnership with WHOOP, NBP is the only facility in the country with
internal-metric programming layered into training. Athletes and coaches get updates every 24 hours on where
each athlete is excelling and where they need work, so the growth curve accelerates at a one-of-a-kind rate.
Monthly Memberships
Plan Price Strength & Conditioning Skills sessions
Strength & Conditioning Only $400/month 3–4 workouts/week (12–16/month) Not included
Strength & Conditioning + Skills $500/month 3–4 workouts/week(12–16/month) Up to 3/week (12/month)
3–4 strength and conditioning workouts per week, depending on the time of year.
Our in-house S&C coaches monitor and guide every lift. Workouts are tailored to each athlete from their initial
assessment.
Pitching, throwing, hitting, fielding, catching, and base running, taught by our collegiate- to pro-level coaches
Each session is one hour, in small groups of 2–4 athletes per coach, focused on your athlete’s specific
weaknesses.
Up to 3 per week (about 12 per month), on top of 12–16 lifts per month.
Session Packs
Yes. Buy sessions in bulk and train on your own schedule. Every session is one hour, and you can choose any
skill mix each time.
Pack 5 sessions 10 sessions 20 sessions 50 sessions
One-on-One Training $625 $1,100 $2,250 —
Local Group Training $600 $1,000 $1,900 $4,600
Youth Group Training (12 & under) $600 $1,000 $1,850 $4,500
Private one-hour lessons with the coach of your choice. You can switch skills each session — hitting one day,
pitching the next, base running or fielding after that — and go deeper into the details with more coach time
Skills-only small group sessions with access to multiple coaches. Work on hitting, pitching, throwing, fielding,
base running, or catching. Great for game-like reps in season and for development before and after the season.
The same small group format, built for athletes 12 and under. Coaches focus on core fundamentals while
building on each athlete’s natural ability.
Yes. Every Youth Group athlete gets a custom plan covering both in-facility work and homework.
Youth Group Training. It’s designed for and should be purchased by athletes 12 and under
Specialty Programs
Live At-Bats
Live hitter-vs-pitcher matchups against peers and sometimes slightly older athletes. They battle-test hitting,
pitching, and catching and show exactly where your game needs work
TrackMan, HitTrax, and video analysis, run by NBP staff and pros. Sessions run twice a week. It’s been one of
our most popular packages for five years
How much do Live At-Bats cost?
Fall Ball
A once-a-week outdoor practice and scrimmage for your athlete’s age group, held every Saturday at Finn Hill
Middle School. The $600 package covers the player fee.
Warmup routines, catch play, infield and outfield work at primary and secondary positions, situational play, cuts
and relays, backing up bases, catcher-specific work, infield/outfield communication, and base running
Submarine Academy
Specialized training for submarine pitchers, led by MLB pitcher Adam Cimber and a staff of professional
submarine pitchers with 20+ years of combined pro experience. Adam has thrown the 5th-most submarine
innings in MLB history. The academy is open to all athletes age 10 and up.
1–2 sessions per week, à la carte, for $500 per month
Biomechanics Assessment
Video analysis, force production analysis, kinematic sequencing breakdown, Edgertronic high-speed video, and
one month of the NBP web app for S&C and skill training. An MLB/pro staff member writes your custom report.
Any player who wants immediate, specific answers on how to improve their throw or swing. It’s one of our most recommended tools.
Cage Rentals
Yes. We rent everything from a single lane to the full facility. Lanes are $65 per hour.
Yes. Reach out through the contact form to set up custom daily, weekly, or monthly rentals
Every lane has radar guns, a pitching mound, machines, and baseballs. Half of our cages also include HitTrax,
TrackMan, and Blast Motion.
Athletes keeping consistent through the offseason or rainy weather, or anyone who wants more time with
machines and radar guns.
College Summer Training
A $2,000 package covering June and July for college players.
A biomechanics assessment, S&C, skills programming, meal and mobility programs, one-on-one lessons, small group training, full recovery tools, TrackMan, HitTrax, Blast Motion, force plates, and the NBP web app.
Yes. Live at-bats plus outdoor scrimmages and field work every other weekend in a controlled game
environment.
Remote Training
Yes, for athletes who can’t get to the facility regularly or live outside Washington. Choose $300 for 2–3 training
days per week, or $400 for 3–4 training days per week.
S&C, hitting, throwing/pitching, meal and mobility plans, and discounted access to other amenities, with
programming directly from one of our pro/MLB staff.
Booking, Location & Contact
1. Book your $50 Assessment Pack at natural-ball-player.vercel.app/book.
2. Complete your 50–70 minute assessment at the facility.
3. Within 24 hours, coaches build your plan and recommend the right program.
4. Return to the booking page and purchase that program to start training.
Use the contact form to request daily, weekly, or monthly rentals.
13424 NE 126th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
Monday–Saturday, 7am–9pm.
Call (425) 829-9886 or email info@thenaturalballplayer.com. We reply within 24 hours.
Yes. Tryouts for The Naturals Select Teams (8U–19U) are open. Reserve your spot here.
No. All purchases are final, including assessments, memberships, session packs, specialty programs, and
select team payments.
Questions from Parents
Arm Health & Injury Prevention
Little League elbow is an overuse injury to the growth plate on the inside of the elbow, caused by too much
throwing, too little rest, and poor mechanics. NBP attacks all three causes:
• Every athlete starts with an assessment that measures range of motion and throwing mechanics, so we spot
risk factors before they become injuries.
• Our biomechanics lab and Edgertronic high-speed cameras show exactly how stress moves through the
arm, and our MLB and pro pitching staff fix the mechanics behind it.
• Strength and conditioning builds the shoulder, core, and legs, so the elbow isn’t doing work the rest of the
body should.
• WHOOP sleep and strain monitoring helps coaches see when an athlete needs rest.
• Our partnership with Lake Washington Physical Therapy gives families a direct path to expert care if
something doesn’t feel right
We recommend families follow MLB and USA Baseball’s Pitch Smart guidelines: age-based pitch counts,
required rest days, no pitching on back-to-back days, and at least 4 months off from competitive pitching each year. Your NBP coach builds throwing volume into your athlete’s program and adjusts it around their team’s game schedule.
Pitching and catching in the same game, or pitching for more than one team in a season, are two of the biggest
overuse risks. Tell your coach about every team your child plays on so we can program around their total
throwing load.
Mechanics come first. Our coaches focus young pitchers on a well-commanded fastball and changeup, then
introduce breaking pitches once an athlete’s mechanics, strength, and maturity are ready, as measured in their
assessment and retests.
Stop throwing and see a medical professional. Pain is not something to throw through. Let your NBP coach know so we can adjust their program, and use our Lake Washington PT partnership if you’d like a referral.
Strength Training
No. That’s a myth. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Strength and Conditioning
Association both support supervised strength training for kids. There’s no evidence that properly coached lifting
stunts growth or damages growth plates. Most youth lifting injuries come from poor technique and no
supervision, which is exactly what NBP removes.
• Every lift is monitored and guided by our in-house S&C coaches.
• Programs are built from each athlete’s assessment, not a one-size-fits-all template.
• Young athletes learn movement quality and bodyweight control before load is added.
• Coaches retest after every phase to make sure the athlete is progressing safely.
Better strength, speed, and body control, plus a lower risk of injury. A stronger body spreads the stress of throwing and swinging across more muscle, instead of loading the elbow and shoulder alone.
Getting Started
We train athletes as young as 6. Most kids are ready for structured training once they can listen to instructions and follow a coach’s direction. For young players, our Youth Group Training (12 and under) builds core fundamentals while keeping the game fun. Submarine Academy starts at age 10.
No. We train everyone from first-time Little Leaguers to MLB players. Every program starts from your athlete’s assessment, so beginners get a plan built for where they are today.
No. Skills sessions run in small groups of 2–4 athletes per coach, and Youth Group Training includes a custom plan for both facility work and homework.
Our staff are former collegiate, professional, and MLB players and coaches.
Balancing Training & Life
Not when it’s planned right. Programs run anywhere from 1 to 6 days a week based on the assessment, and coaches adjust training around your athlete’s season. We group games on weekends so athletes have the week to recover and develop.
Year-round baseball without a break raises overuse risk. Your coach will plan rest from throwing into your athlete’s year and use the offseason for strength, mobility, and skill work that doesn’t stress the arm.
Yes. Athletes get year-round meal plans, and WHOOP monitoring tracks sleep and recovery so coaches can
adjust training when an athlete is run down. NBP is the only facility in the country with this internal-metric
programming, and athletes and coaches get updates every 24 hours
Athletes retest after every training phase with TrackMan, HitTrax, force plates, radar guns, and Blast Motion, so you see real numbers, not guesses. Programs are tracked in the NBP web app. On top of that, our WHOOP partnership makes NBP the only facility in the country with internal-metric programming built into training: athletes and coaches get an update every 24 hours showing where your child is excelling and where they need improvement. Adjusting daily instead of waiting weeks lets athletes improve at a rate no one else can match.
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Book a $50 assessment and meet the coaching staff, see the facility, and get a custom program built from your own data — all in 50–70 minutes.