The Dugout, Houston

I had an extremely disappointing experience here with my 6-year-old son during a lesson with Andy Moore. Before the lesson, I specifically explained that he was about to start coach pitch and that I wanted him to work primarily on hitting and catching.Instead, the hour started with my 6-year-old running on a treadmill, followed by various agility drills, throwing/catching, and tee work. The tee was placed unusually high on top of a bucket, and very little of the lesson was ultimately spent working on the coach-pitch hitting that I had specifically brought him in for. He was then put back on the treadmill at the end of the lesson. The facility was also extremely hot and uncomfortable.What bothered me most, though, was my conversation with Andy afterward. In front of several other people and my child, he told me that at this age, some kids are “teachable” and some aren’t, and talked about some children simply not having the muscular strength or endurance. When I asked if we could potentially come back for a shorter 30-minute lesson focused specifically on hitting, he responded, “Ma’am, he doesn’t even know how to hit off a tee.” My son had previously completed tball and was consistently hitting in the outfield during his prior experience.He’s SIX. Of course there are skills he needs to improve—that is exactly why I paid $129 for a baseball lesson. I wasn’t looking for someone to tell me everything my child already does perfectly. I was paying for someone to patiently TEACH him.What was especially frustrating was that after an hour-long lesson, the only concrete suggestion Andy gave me for something my son could work on was running on the treadmill. There was no helpful feedback about specific hitting mechanics to practice, catching drills we could do at home, or what he needed to improve to prepare for coach pitch.There are constructive, encouraging ways to tell a parent what a young child needs to work on. Implying that a 6-year-old isn’t “teachable” after one lesson, while offering essentially no useful instruction for how to help him improve, is not one of them.I paid the $129 and left, but we absolutely will not be returning. This is a neighborhood facility right next to the fields where our son plays, so I genuinely hoped it would be a great resource for him as he moved into coach pitch. Unfortunately, my experience with Andy was the exact opposite of what I was looking for in someone working with a young child.

Awesome place to take the kids and grab some food. Service was excellent and it was very clean and well organized.