Inaugural caps winter fest a success

"The Edmonton Capitals hosted their inaugural Winter Fest player and coach camps January 21-23 at the St. Francis Xavier Sports Centre, as they helped develop the skills of 75 local players and coaches.

The Caps welcomed 50 players ranging in age from six to 16, as well as 25 coaches, to the first-ever Winter Fest weekend at the state-of-the-art St. FX facility. Players and coaches from the professional baseball club, as well as staff from the St. FX Baseball Academy, provided the campers with expert instruction and allowed them an opportunity to play baseball during the off-season.

Instructors included new Caps Field Manager Orv Franchuk, Caps Pitching Coach and St. FX Academy Coordinator Mark Randall, Caps Director of Baseball Operations and Hitting Instructor Gord Gerlach, Caps 2010 Pitcher of the Year and former Major Leaguer Lou Pote, Caps pitcher and former Major Leaguer Mike Johnson, St. FX Academy lead instructor Sheen Bromley, T2 Motion Analysis president/operator Wayne Ryder and Edmonton Eskimos Head Athletic Therapist Nate Hay."

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