"Over the past year my son has been working on hitting with Matt Helke and we could not be happier with the results of Matt’s coaching and teaching approach.  As a parent of a young baseball player, my son is only 8, I am thankful to have found someone as knowledgeable, reliable, and fun as Matt.  He is able to teach the skills of baseball at a level & pace kids understand.  That is what makes Matt special in his field, his ability to relate to kids, the patience he has to keep working with them until they get it right, and his ability to keep baseball fun. When my son began with Matt, he was coming off his 3rd season playing baseball.  He loved playing baseball, but he was not hitting the ball, which left him feeling defeated after every game.  As a mom it was hard to watch and as a kid it was hard to keep showing up.  He needed help not only with the mechanics of hitting the ball, but also with the mental aspect of baseball.  Matt has done an incredible job helping my son with his swing and making contact with the ball, but most importantly with his confidence in the batter’s box and his ability to shake it off if he doesn’t hit the ball.  I appreciate coaches like Matt Helke because he invests his time in both aspects of the game, physical and mental.  When dealing with young players, like my son, who are just starting to learn and love baseball it is important to have someone like Matt influencing them because he helps them understand every aspect of the game and most importantly, he helps remind them through his coaching style that baseball is exciting and fun, that is how it should be for kids. My son is always asking “when do I get to work with Coach Helke again?”  Matt has made practicing something he wants to do, not something he has to do. Matt has made a huge difference in my son over the last year.  We are in the middle of his 4th season and watching him play & bat this year has been exciting, for both him and us.  His attitude about baseball is different than last year.  Watching him walk up to the plate with all the confidence in the world makes me see what a great gift Matt has given our son. "

Addendum: "In working with Coach Helke for only a year now, our son has gone from considering wanting to quit baseball to this year being selected to play in the All-Star game.  In the game he hit four doubles. "