145 Hopper Avenue
Waldwick, NJ 07463
201-444-3556

Open Seven Days a Week
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

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Private Instruction

In the Swing offers the services of a number of professional instructors for one-on-one lessons, separate from our Baseball and Softball Academy classes. Rates and time vary - please contact each individual instructor for specifics.

Danny Barrett - Teaching one-on-one for over 25 years, Danny Barrett in a disciple of the Charley Lau hitting method. Danny has been a hitting coach at Ramapo College, Stevens Tech, and St. Thomas Aquinas College. He is also an associate scout with the Atlanta Braves. Danny teaches exclusively at In The Swing, and can be reached at 973-427-6009.

Danny Barrett and Edgar Martinez
Steve Dembowski - Steve offers individual lessons to improve the hitting and fielding skills of your son or daughter. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Besides being on staff with our Baseball and Softball Academy, Steve is a 15 year veteran scout with the Cincinatti Reds. He is also a former college and professional player, 5-time Metropolitan League All-Star, and 3-time Met League Manager of the Year. Steve teaches exclusively at In The Swing, and can be reached at 201-652-8669.

Steve Dembowski
Tom Hodgson - Tom has been teaching and coaching some of the area's finest pitchers for the past 20 years. He is a former player at the University of Virginia, and a former coach at Ramapo High School. He has worked within the Toronto Blue Jays and Philiadelphia Phillies minor league systems, and he has also worked extensively with Dr. Thomas McGinnis, sports psychologist with the US Olympic Baseball Team. Tom also teaches exclusively at In The Swing, and can be reached at 201-891-6577.

Tom Hodgson
Eric Lindstrom - Eric is the Head Boys Baseball Coach at Midland Park High School, and is also an associate scout with the St. Louis Cardinals. Eric is also an instructor with our Academy. He can be reached for private instruction at 201-704-2340.

Eric Lindstrom
Joe Rigoli - Along with his duties as the director of our Baseball and Softball Academy, Coach Rigoli is available for private instruction from November through February. Currently the Northeast Regional Director of Scouting with the St. Louis Cardinals, Joe Rigoli brings over 25 years of playing, coaching and scouting experience to In the Swing. He can be reached at 201-444-3556.

Joe Rigoli
Dr. Chuck Schnabel - Along with teaching at our Academy, Dr. Chuck Schnabel is a director of Raising Confidence Skills, providing baseball instruction with counseling for the player and family ready to make a college selection. His unique service has helped the college-bound high school player make confident choices for over 20 years. A former player at Providence College, and head Baseball Coach at Cresskill High School, as well as Division 1 College Baseball Coach, Dr. Schnabel brings a vast amount of experience to In The Swing. Dr. Chuck has been in professional scouting for over 23 years, and with the Philadelphia Phillies for over 9 years. He can be reached at 201-445-8313, or on the web at www.raisingconfidenceskills.com.

Dr. Chuck Schnabel (left)

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