East Coast Michigan Baseball is excited to announce that starting this fall all ECM players from 14U through 18U will receive a 6-month YMCA membership as part of their player fee. Players will be led through strength and conditioning training by both certified YMCA staff and ECM coaches. They will also have access to the YMCA on their own time which includes the weight room, gymnasium, and pool.

What Director of Operations Kyle Sheppard had to say about the partnership:

"Strength and Conditioning have always been an element of the program that I have wanted to include in the yearly routine of the ECM players, however, it has always been a challenge to input it into the program. I met with new Blue Water YMCA CEO Josh Chapman recently, I was really impressed with his knowledge, desire, and approach to helping youth athletes in our area improve their fitness and health. We have always encouraged our players to condition and get stronger but now we'll be able to monitor and be hands-on with the strength and conditioning piece and I think it can be a gamechanger for our player's development."