06/13/2026
🚨BOOTCAMP ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
This August, we’ll be coming to 3️⃣ cities for our next BACKSTOP BOOTCAMPS‼️
📍CHICAGO
🗓️ August 1-2
📍DENVER
🗓️ August 7-9
📍OKLAHOMA CITY
🗓️ August 15-16
These camps are intensive training experiences where each catcher gets direct coaching from multiple high-level catching coaches, along with substantial quality reps to train their skills.
No waiting around.
No random drills.
Real instruction from coaches who have played and coached at the highest levels.
Real reps designed to actually move the needle in your development.
One weekend that can kickstart a transformation in your career.
These spots to fast.
We’ll see you soon. 🫡
Link in bio for details and registration.
06/05/2026
BACKSTOP BOOTCAMP x
We are excited to announce this catchers-only training event led by , exclusively for catchers‼️
This three-hour clinic will include high-level catching instruction across every aspect of the position - receiving, blocking, throwing, and specialty plays. Catchers will be separated into age-specific groups, where they will be taken through curated drill progressions and skill work in an environment designed to bring the best out of them through collaboration and competition.
Elite catching instruction. Quality reps. Electric environment.
All for .
Bootcamp Details:
When?
Monday, July 13
5-8pm
Where?
Sprowls Horizon Sports Park
Who?
Current USA Prime catchers, ages 10-14
See you soon 🫡
05/29/2026
MEET THE COACH - NOLAN ACKERMAN 🥷
Nolan is one of the OG BACKSTOP BANDITS, from the early days when a small group of college catchers in Colorado grinded together every off-season with the goal of learning how to really catch.
That experience, combined with an impressive college career highlighted by an OVC championship and Regional Tournament appearance with , shapes the approach Nolan now takes into developing the next generation of catchers.
Nolan leads our catcher development in our home state of Colorado, where he continues to help build players of all ages into reliable and confident defenders behind the dish.
Train with Nolan this summer ☀️
⛰️Colorado
Youth
Middle School
High School
College
♣️Remotely inside Backstop Club
Link in bio 🫡
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05/28/2026
SUMMER CATCHER TRAINING IN TAMPA BAY 🌴
Everything a catcher needs, all summer long.
Catching Skills Lab ⚡️ — Small group sessions for youth, middle school, and high school. Receiving, blocking, throwing. High-level reps. Individualized coaching.
BB Gun Throwing Program 🔫 — Catcher-specific throwing training designed to drop your pop time, increase velocity, and keep your arm healthy.
NGT Performance Training 🏋 — Strength, speed, mobility, and athleticism development from one of the best in baseball. Full gym access included.
Cage Rentals ⚾️ — Access to our fully equipped cage for extra work on your own, whether hitting or catching.
BB @ TPSI 🚨— Catching Skills Lab sessions at covering every aspect of the catching position. Receiving, blocking, and throwing training for youth and middle school catchers.
Work with our founder, Turner Pruitt, to elevate your game behind the plate this summer.
LINK IN BIO TO BOOK ‼️
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05/27/2026
BACKSTOP BANDITS x NICOLE GABRIEL TRAINING
We are extremely excited to announce our collaboration with , one of the premier performance training programs in baseball, to provide our catchers with world-class strength and conditioning programming.
Athleticism, strength, and mobility are vital contributors to elite performance behind the plate, and we don’t want to leave anything on the table when it comes to our catchers’ development.
Both our Tampa Bay and 1:1 remote catchers now have access to specialized performance training with NGT, designed to address their unique physical needs as catchers and athletes, and bring them closer to their goals.
BB x NGT in TAMPA BAY 🌴
Memberships are now available that provide our catchers with personalized remote programming from NGT, which they can do in our fully equipped weight room at The Backstop Bunker at no additional cost.
BB x NGT in BACKSTOP CLUB ♣️
Our 1:1 remote athletes now have access to NGT remote programming at a discounted rate, providing them with a truly comprehensive training experience.
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