IBA works with community associations and park districts to provide innovative and customized programming for pre-kindergarden through high school.
Two Locations:
• The Yard (Northfield, IL)
• The Dome (Rosemont, IL)
We Offer:
• Private/Semi-Private Lessons (hitting, fielding, pitching and catching)
• Catching Clinics
• Hitting Camp
• Conditioning (Progressive Sports Performance)
• Birthday Parties
• Summer Camps
• Tournaments at The Dome
• Customized Programming
Objective: to bring professional level instruction to young and elite players alike in and around the Chicago area.
07/17/2026
Everything you need to get quality work in—under one roof.
From full-size batting cages and bullpen areas to open turf, private lessons, clinics, team practices, and workouts, The Yard is built for players, coaches, and teams year-round.
📍 722 Landwehr Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062
The Yard is a place for baseball and softball players of all ages to train, improve, and put in quality work. With multiple cages for hitting and pitching, plus open turf space for throwing, fielding, team practices, and all-around development, there’s room for every part of your game.
📍 722 Landwehr Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062
Baseball teaches so much more than what happens between the lines.
Today, Coach Dan Rafferty, a former Oakland A’s draft pick, spent time with our young athletes talking about one of life’s most important values: respect.
Respect your parents. Respect your teachers. Respect your coaches. Respect your teammates, your opponents, the umpires—and most importantly, respect everyone you meet.
At Illinois Baseball Academy, we’re committed to developing great players, but even better people. The lessons learned here go far beyond the game.
Great players are built by great coaches.
At The Yard, every lesson is backed by experience. Our coaching staff includes former professional players and accomplished college athletes who know what it takes to compete at the next level—and how to teach it.
It’s not just about throwing harder. It’s about learning the right way from people who have been there.