Building character and confidence on and off the field.
Inspiring a love of the game every day.
Getting better the right way.
We don't make players, we believe in them.
This is us. This is SMBA.
Welcome SMBA's Newest Coaches
Coach Myles
Coach Myles
Coach Myles
Coach Myles is a former professional baseball player with stints with the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (LMB) league and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He coached our high school 16U National Pony Team and our 18U National Pony Team. He is currently the assistant Varsity baseball coach at Brentwood high school. Coach Myles is on a mission for SMBA to elevate all aspects of our player's game!
Our Mission
Coach Myles
Coach Myles
Coach Bruce is a former Venice High School varsity player who turned professional right out of high school. He played in the Japanese minor leagues and Triple AAA baseball in the Mexican baseball leagues . He just wrapped up his Independent Baseball League season and in the off season coaches with SMBA and brings elite level of coaching to our camps, clinics and travel teams!
Welcome to Santa Monica Baseball Academy!
Fall Ball Camps!
SMBA Veteran's Day Hitting Camp!
SMBA Veteran's Day Hitting Camp!
Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or on the Allstar team or working your way up, this is Fall one day camp is for you! Our camp is all about the fundamental and getting players next level skills or aspiring to refine their skills for elite baseball for Fall Ball, the 2025 season, travel ball and varsity level skills!
Pitching, catching, fielding, hitting, sliding, base running, turning and speed!
ALL players are separated by AGE and ABILITY!
November 11
Memorial Park, Santa Monica
Ages: 6-14
9am-3pm
Subway Lunch Available at sign in and delivered at noon!
This One day hit session consists of players who will train with SMBA hitting coaches! Coaches will break down their swing mechanics, stance and speed! Work on your hit game with our coaches and get better today for your game in 2025! Players will do skill work in hitting, increasing velocity, balance, swing and agility drills. Players will also work on sliding, base running, turning and speed!
This Fall after school your player can learn how to Hit! Pitch! Field! Catch! Throw! Run! with SMBA! We will be training players on campus each week on the fundamentals with advance training skills, training for beginners or intermediate players available.
Players will learn the nuances of the game with training all day! Our Instructional program is all about doubling down on drills and instruction cover areas such as stance, backhands, double plays, bunt coverage, foot work, ground balls, taking proper angles to the ball, fly balls, rundowns, and situational play.
Veteran's Day Softball Hitting Clinic!
9am-12N
Hitting will consist of Tee work, velocity, balance, driving the ball with live hitting and eye hand coordination drills to enhance ball visibility.
November 11
Memorial Park, Santa Monica
Ages: 6-14
9am-3pm ( full day camp)
Subway Lunch Available at sign in and delivered at noon!
Coach Hoffman was a stand out varsity player out of Fairfax high school, who took his talents to Cal State University Dominguez Hills, played summer league at West Los Angeles College and is a former player for San Francisco State University! He coached our 12U Club Team during the Spring and Summer and now coaches our championsip SMBA
Coach Hoffman was a stand out varsity player out of Fairfax high school, who took his talents to Cal State University Dominguez Hills, played summer league at West Los Angeles College and is a former player for San Francisco State University! He coached our 12U Club Team during the Spring and Summer and now coaches our championsip SMBA 14U Club Team, the Santa Monica Pony Fall Ball 14U team and the SMBA 11U squad!
He is the hitting coach for our 16U and 18U National Pony Teams and the current hitting coach for the Santa Monica Little League Allstars and Select teams.
Coach Price
Coach Hoffman
Coach Hoffman
Coach Price is a former division one shortstop with coaching expertise that focuses on middle infield and hitting. Max began his collegiate career at Cypress College, he then took his talents to Morehead State University, a D1 program in the Ohio Valley Conference, located in Kentucky. Coach Max also coaches our high school summer teams, our 16U and 18U National Pony Teams!
SMBA Veterans Day Hitting Camp!
Get A Hit!
This One Day hit session consists of players who will train with SMBA hitting coaches! Coaches will break down their swing mechanics, stance and speed! Work on your hit game with our coaches and get better today for your game in 2025! Players will do skill work in hitting, increasing velocity, balance, swing and agility drills. Players will also work on sliding, base running, turning and speed!
Players have been training for this moment! Work on your hit game with our coaches and get better today for your game in 2025! This baseball instructional program is to get better hitting and get better at seeing pitches, increasing your velocity! Players will do skill work in hitting, increasing velocity, balance, swing and agility drills. Players will also work on sliding, base running, turning and speed!
Players should wear baseball attire, including hats and cleats, sunscreen and water for hydratio
Santa Monica Baseball Academy Elite Baseball Camps!
We Put Elite in Your Head ! Not on your Chest!
Other programs talk about elite training and put the words on your chest! At SMBA, we put elite in your HEAD, so you play the way you dreamed of!
We concentrate on fielding, hitting, pitching, throwing, catching the RIGHT way with true fundamentals! We lay a foundation of elite sports performance training to enhance players athleticism, to make them more explosive, quicker and more dynamic!! If you bring it, you will get it from us! Every day is a new day of learning and fun in a positive environment with excellent coaches! Players learn the proper techniques for fielding, throwing, how to swing the bat properly, pitching fundamentals, speed and agility to help their athleticism and we scrimmage at the end of each day for players to take what they learned in the morning and play it in the afternoons!
Get Better Now!
Our Elite Camp is an advance baseball training camp for players who would like to advance their skill sets for USA baseball, travel ball tournament teams, Allstar tournaments and baseball showcases and more! This is an elite camp for baseball players looking to improve fitness, skill sets and add more power to their game!! We know what they are looking for at each position and how to prepare you to be at your best!
We train you at building your evaluation score and your core metrics! Players will work one-on-one with professional instructors to evaluate their level of play and where to add strength to any weakness in their game!
Our Athletic Director is also a certified USA Baseball coach!
SMBA is a member of the ABCA!
SMBA is proud to be a member in good standing with the ABCA!
MLB JR. Home Run Derby 2024!
SMBA is the official host of the local 2024 MLB JR. Home Run Derby again! Players come make some noise and blast all over the field till we crown the champions in 12U and 14U during our Spring Break camp!
SMBA has top coaches for our SMBA Fall camps! Get better, stronger and faster for ALL LEVELS of baseball. Instructions will be given by professional baseball coaches. Players will practice pitching, catching, hitting, fielding and base running. This developmental program is designed with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in baseball.
Campers will be grouped by age and ability.
From beginners to advance, there is something for each level to work on and have fun at the SMBA camps! We train players on:
Pitching
Catching
Fielding
Hitting
Speed & Agility
and we scrimmage every afternoon!
Players learn the fundamentals and get better every day with us!
Where Better Baseball is Played Every Day!
The camp will include individual and group instruction, plus game situations. Proper throwing mechanics, infield/outfield skills, catching technique, pitching instruction, hitting and base running will be taught. Our Coaching instruction is devoted to improving skills and having fun!
Players separated by age and ability!
Subway LUNCH IS AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY AT 12N
Players should wear baseball attire daily,
including hats and cleats, sunscreen and water for hydration!
We teamed up to bring you a low cost affordable weekly lunch delivered to your child each day! With a click of a mouse you don't have to worry!
SMBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
SMBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
SMBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
Get the best deal in town at the best camp in town! SMBA Summer Break camp!
A Different Sandwich Each Day!
SMBA Real Deal Subway Box Lunch!
A Different Sandwich Each Day!
Order at camp sign in by 10am then rest easy knowing your child is getting a nice box lunch on time and delivered fresh!
We are SMBA!
We Are The Best Baseball Camp on the Westside!
We Are The Best Baseball Camp on the Westside!
We Are The Best Baseball Camp on the Westside!
Often imitated, but never duplicated! Don't settle for less, work with the best! Don't be fooled by programs that want to capitalize on the success of SMBA! We are the City of Santa Monica baseball program that is second to none! We have teamed up with the MLB, USA Baseball, Santa Monica College, West Los Angeles College coaches and TA
Often imitated, but never duplicated! Don't settle for less, work with the best! Don't be fooled by programs that want to capitalize on the success of SMBA! We are the City of Santa Monica baseball program that is second to none! We have teamed up with the MLB, USA Baseball, Santa Monica College, West Los Angeles College coaches and TAlkBaseball USA to bring the best in baseball to the Westside! We will be with your child every step of their baseball journey from the start of their first entry to baseball to high school and beyond!
We are a Trusted and Proven Product!
We Are The Best Baseball Camp on the Westside!
We Are The Best Baseball Camp on the Westside!
The history of the SMBA staff is composed of current and retired professional athletes from MLB, college and high school programs, as well as active players playing the game! Our coaches are proven leaders on the field, we have had head coaches, professional and collegiate athletes and even our high school players have been committed
The history of the SMBA staff is composed of current and retired professional athletes from MLB, college and high school programs, as well as active players playing the game! Our coaches are proven leaders on the field, we have had head coaches, professional and collegiate athletes and even our high school players have been committed athletes or identified as top baseball recruits for their schools! Many of our coaches work with area high schools such as Santa Monica high school, St. Monica high school, Brentwood school, Crossroads school and the MLB Academy! You can be comforted knowing we know our local recreational baseball leagues as well as the local travel programs! We are a true product of our players in the Santa Monica community and their families!
Trust the SMBA Brand!
We Are The Best Baseball Camp on the Westside!
Trust the SMBA Brand!
All of the coaches at SMBA go through a rigorous background check with the (DOJ) Department of Justice and the FBI! Our coaches are certified by the SMBA staff to ensure that your child is coached by a true professional and that their background information is true and not deceptive! You can rest easy knowing that your child is not only i
All of the coaches at SMBA go through a rigorous background check with the (DOJ) Department of Justice and the FBI! Our coaches are certified by the SMBA staff to ensure that your child is coached by a true professional and that their background information is true and not deceptive! You can rest easy knowing that your child is not only in good hands, but that the City of Santa Monica is providing the best baseball program and the best staff anywhere! SMBA is an active member of the American Coaches Baseball Association! This is your go to camp for professional coaching, safety and most of all, peace of mind that we are part of your community from youth baseball, high school and even more!
PRIVATE TRAINING WITH SMBA!
We have the santa monica softball academy!
SMSBA is dedicated to the softball community with camps, clinics, private training and league coaching clinics!
Santa Monica Baseball Academy is a professional developmental baseball camp. This is a co-ed progressive instructional youth baseball program with real professional coaching. Our goal is to teach you how to play the game of baseball the RIGHT way the first time at all levels of athletic ability. We teach all aspects of baseball; the equipment, the game, umpires, and opponents. This developmental program is designed with a direct emphasis on learning the primary fundamentals that lay down the foundation for elite play in baseball.
Our Home Field
Our baseball camps and our home field in Santa Monica will be at Marine Park for top professional baseball instruction in Pitching, Catching, Hitting and Fielding! We will kick off Spring Break with TWO camps! Our ALLSTAR camp for advance players and our Spring Break camp featuring MLB's Jr. Home Run Derby & Pitch Hit and Run competition! the winners will be eligible to compete in nationals representing Santa Monica!
In addition, 1988 Dodger World Series Pitcher, Tim Leary will be stopping by to hold a mini-clinic with our players!
About Us
Join The SMBA Team!
Our Mission Statement
Our Mission Statement
Santa Monica Baseball Academy is looking for qualified baseball instructors! Contact us if you would like to know how to be apart of our winning baseball club!
Our Mission Statement
Our Mission Statement
Our Mission Statement
THE SMBA MISSION STATEMENT
“To develop young athletes, to ensure athletic and personal development in a positive and safe environment with a team of positive-minded coaches that respect the game, the players and the communities in which they reside.”
Who We Are
Our Mission Statement
Who We Are
SMBA is part of the City of Santa Monica Community Classes and Camp organization. Our athletic directors, coaches, team leaders are all their for the players and their parents every step of the way! We are place of learning, development and we think the sport of baseball is serious fun for everyone that participates. Our goal is to devel
SMBA is part of the City of Santa Monica Community Classes and Camp organization. Our athletic directors, coaches, team leaders are all their for the players and their parents every step of the way! We are place of learning, development and we think the sport of baseball is serious fun for everyone that participates. Our goal is to develop our young athletes into capable and accomplished players who enjoy the game and enjoy the camp even more!Please feel free to contact us at anytime for questions about our camps, private lessons or just plain baseball!