Youth baseball: Local coaches host NHBA camps

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, as

well as newly hired Newport Harbor High Coach Joel Desguin, in

association with the Newport Harbor Baseball Association, will host

separate winter baseball camps for youngsters, Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-28, at

the OCC diamond.

Altobelli, a two-time Orange Empire Conference Coach of the Year, will

offer instruction for players ages 5-11 on basic skills such as throwing,

catching, base running and hitting strategies in a kid-friendly

environment.

Contests, competitions and trivia games will be included, as well as

special guest appearances by Major League players.

Desguin, with more than two decades of coaching experience on the high

school and college levels, will provide instruction on fundamentals and

game strategies to experienced players ages 11-14. Desguin’s sessions

will feature instruction by Newport Harbor High coaches and players and

will also include daily contests, with awards given to winners.

Snacks will be provided, but players are asked to bring ample water.

Both camps are scheduled from 9 a.m.-noon. Preregistration cost for a

regular camper (including a cap and T-shirt) is $100 for NHBA members and

$115 for nonmembers.

Fees the day of the camp are $125 for NHBA members and $140 for

nonmembers. For two or more players from the same family, NHBA members

will pay $90 each, while nonmembers will be charged $120 each.

For information, or registration forms, contact NHBA at (949)

451-2228, or visit the league Web site: www.newportbaseball.org.