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Overtime Training Academy home

Your Central Illinois indoor multi‑sport facility

Private lessons, camps and classes, rentals, and memberships with 24/7 access, for baseball and softball players in Springfield.

Book a lesson
The turf field and batting cages inside Overtime Training Academy
our turf, 3604 N. Peoria Rd.
Camps: next up Nov 9
Membership: from $100 a month

Ways to train

pick your
play

Private lessons

One-on-one hitting, pitching, defense, catching and slapping for baseball and softball. Lessons run 30 to 45 minutes depending on age.

Meet the coaches

Camps & classes

Short clinics and multi-week classes, split by age group so you know exactly which one to sign up for.

See what's coming up

Membership

24/7 access, up to four cage, bullpen or infield sessions a week, and 10% off every camp, clinic and class.

How membership works

Rentals

Rent a cage, a bullpen, the infield or the Hack Attack pitching machine. Teams can book practice time too.

Rental details

Coming up

Members save 10% on every camp, clinic and class. Full schedule on Upperhand

The coaches

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KW Kyle WelchBaseball hitting and pitching, ages 12+
RW Rob WaltersBaseball and softball hitting and defense
AT Austin TroemperBaseball pitching
TE Tim ElliotBaseball hitting and defense
SD Skylar DeesSoftball catching and hitting
RN Rebecca NeupauerSoftball hitting, slapping and defense
EP Erin PulliamSoftball hitting and defense

blue baseball, green softball. Lessons run 30 to 45 minutes.

Membership

Members get 24/7 access and can book up to four cage, bullpen or infield sessions a week, at any hour. You also get 80% off Hack Attack pitching machine rentals and 10% off every camp, clinic and class.

Gold, 12 months $100 a month
Silver, 6 months $125 a month
Bronze, 3 months $150 a month
Become a member

Promotional memberships: $90 a month for the first 25 to sign up, or $135 a month with a sibling. Springfield Shamrocks players get a free season membership by invite.

Not a member?

Rent a cage, a bullpen, the infield or the Hack Attack pitching machine by the session. Teams can book practice time too. Book a rental on Upperhand

Owners

The building is home to Washko Strength & Speed and the Springfield Shamrocks Baseball & Softball organization.

Jared Washko with his wife and four children
Jared Washko Jared is a 2008 graduate of Sacred Heart-Griffin H.S. and a 2013 graduate of Illinois State University where he studied Exercise Science. He married his wife, Samantha, in 2016 and they have 4 amazing children: Wes, Ty, Logyn, and Louie. Jared has been a member of the Springfield Fire Department since 2015. He founded Washko Strength & Speed in 2016 and has been dedicated to the craft of making local athletes better ever since. The growth of WSS brought it to where it now resides, inside the building at 3604 N. Peoria Rd.
John Cicci with his wife and four children
John Cicci John grew up in Springfield, Illinois. A proud graduate of SHG (’01) and the University of Iowa (’06), he married the love of his life, Jen, in 2010, and together they’re raising four incredible kids—Rudy, Avery, Ben, and Gio. Since 2011, John has served with the Springfield Fire Department. Off shift, he’s usually working on a remodel or building whatever his family dreams up. He’s also a fixture on the sidelines and in the huddle—coaching, mentoring, and mastering the carpool schedule.
Dane Cookson with his wife and three children on a beach
Dane Cookson Dane was born and raised in Springfield and graduated from Lanphier H.S. in 2007. Dane went on to obtain a bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois in Champaign in 2011. Dane met his wife Katherine while attending college together, and they got married in 2011. They have 3 wonderful kids, Olivia, Hannah, and Graham. Dane has been a member of the Springfield Fire Department since 2015 and has also been a full time Realtor serving Springfield and the surrounding area since 2017.

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3604 N. Peoria Rd.
Springfield, IL 62702

(773) 314-3713

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