ABOUT THE ACADEMY

Neutral Hills Baseball Academy is a collegiate preparatory academy in East Central Alberta where student athletes come to better themselves academically and athletically.

Neutral Hills Academy was launched in September of 2020, in Consort Alberta. Student athletes in the Academy attend Consort School, which provides education from kindergarten through grade twelve and offers numerous in-person and online classes.

The Wrangler’s field house and diamond are located approximately 24km down the highway in Veteran, Alberta. The field house includes a player clubhouse, a fitness facility, and an indoor turf training area equipped with pitching mounds and batting cages.

On a typical school day student athletes attend classes from 8:52am-1:47pm. After, academy members take the Wrangler’s team bus to the field house in Veteran where they train until about 4:30pm.

Approximately once a month, academy players will attend a classroom session where the team discusses a particular aspect of baseball or listens to a guest speaker in-person or virtually. Guest speakers range from college coaches, players, and mental health experts.

MEET THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

PAUL HAYDUK

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

BA History, Education Minor

Coach Paul began his coaching career in Edmonton as the assistant coach of the 18UAAA Edmonton Padres. After that, Paul helped coach numerous programs in Edmonton including the Padres 15U Fall Performance, Padres High Performance, Saint Francis Xavier Baseball Academy, and was the head coach of Edmonton Padres 18U AA Tier One which won the provincial championship (2022).

Coach Paul most recently was the head coach of the Wrangler’s 18U AAA team, which won Provincials this past year (2023).

Paul heads all Wrangler’s academy events.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alan Walker- President

Kyle Witherden- Vice President

Natasha Bozek- Administrator

Sherry Kroeger- Billet Coordinator

Marsha Tkach- PLRD Representative

Graham Schetzsle

Jennifer Schetzsle

Darcy Meyer

Christina Gillespie

Barry Lindmark