caliendo sports italy trip 2021

Caliendo Sports International Baseball Team Italy Trip Sponsored by Caliendo Sports

Caliendo Sports International USA Baseball Team will be competing as they travel throughout the beautiful countryside of Italy from July 25th-August 4th, 2021. Departure from the USA is July 25 to arrive in Rome July 26th, 2021.

We would like to invite you to join Caliendo Sports International USA Baseball Team for this incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play baseball and explore the culture of one of the most beautiful countries in the world Italy.

Player’s will learn daily by great coaches the fundamentals of the game and the finer aspects of the game through scrimmages and competitive games against local Italian teams.

Italy has a history of baseball. American servicemen taught them how to play after the war. Joe DiMaggio, an Italian American visited several baseball towns in Italy. They have competed in the World Baseball Classic and there are many prominent Italian-American players. Yogi Berra, Tommy Lasorda, Mike Piazza, Tony La Russa, and Anthony Rizzo, just to name a few.

This trip promises to be a truly amazing experience and we strongly encourage parents, siblings, and extended family members to join us along with their sons that will be playing for us.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and it is made even more memorable when it is shared with family and friends!

We will be selecting 12-14 players to represent Caliendo Sports International USA Baseball Team. If you are interested and we select you, please email us back with your acceptance and we will send you additional information telling you how to begin the registration process.

Our Top Coaches:

One of the most important parts of our program is providing players with top-notch instructors. Here is a list of coaches that will be traveling with us and some highlights of their coaching careers:

Bill Sandillo

  • 26-Years as a Professional Baseball Coach
  • 15-Years worked in Pro Baseball at every level (8-teams)
  • 2001 Worked for the World Champion AZ Diamondbacks
  • Trained over 11,000 players at all levels
  • Authored two manuals on Hitting and Defense
  • Started three Baseball Businesses still in operation today.

Mike Manderino

  • 5 years HS Coach
  • 18 years college coach at Junior College and Division 2 levels
  • 3 seasons in the Coastal Plain Summer Collegiate League
  • Mickey Owen Baseball School Instructor
  • International Coaching Experience-
  • MLB Envoy Program -Paris France
  • Coach for Verona Italy- A2 and C Series Leagues
  • Professional Scouting Experience
  • Associate Scout for Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox

Zach Casto

  • High School Baseball Coach
  • Assistant Coach Nitro High School (Outfield, Baserunning, and Analytics)
  • Former Student-Assistant Coach at West Virginia State University -Author of “Rounding Third: Skills, Drills, and Best Practices in the Game of Baseball
  • Member of the American Baseball Coaches Association

Peter Caliendo- General Manager

  • Current President/GM Caliendo Sports International
  • Current International Baseball Clinician Speaking in over 25 countries
  • Author of the Book Youth Baseball Drills
  • Producer of 7 Baseball Instructional DVDS for Coaches
  • Former Independent Professional Coach and Director Baseball Operations
  • Former USA Baseball National Team Pilot Program/ Coach/Director of 3 Gold and 3 Silver Medals Pan Am Games
  • Former USA Baseball National Team Coach
  • Former Director USA Baseball Great Lakes Region National Team Identification Process

Tentative Itinerary:

You will fly out from your home city on July 25th, 2021 and arrive in Rome July 26th. You will take a shuttle to the airport hotel where the team is staying on that day. We will all stay together as Caliendo Sports USA Baseball Team for the duration of the trip. Return flight will be from Rome August 4th and you will arrive home in the USA the same day.

We will send further details once you have committed to the Italy trip. Towns that Team America will visit and or play in are Rome, Rovigo, Florence, Venice, Siena, Verona and Pisa.

  • Towns Team America will visit and/or play in are: Rome, Rovigo, Florence, Venice, Siena, Verona and Pisa. Some amazing places.

Historical sights we will visit:

  • Roman Coliseum
  • St. Peters Church
  • Ride on Gondolas in Venice (optional)
  • Bridge of Italian Gold in Florence
  • Experience Italian culture while visiting numerous small towns
  • After we play games you will get to experience team gatherings with the Italian players, their families and townspeople. You will have an opportunity to eat, drink and experience the various cultures and traditions in each city

Baseball Experience

  • Games daily but one travel day
  • Great Coaches on staff
  • 12-14 players on team
  • Everyone plays every game
  • Excellent playing/training facilities

Trip Costs

Italy Team America Cost:
$3250 per person
Book & pay for your own flight
  • Families of 3 or more discount, $3100 a person plus flights
Cost Includes:
  • Lodging
  • Departure dinner
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner  (maybe lunch depending on the schedule)
  • Uniforms
  • Private bus service
  • Guides site seeing tours
  • Team parties
  • Town Fiestas
  • City entrance fees
  • Local staff fees
  • And much more

Dollar to Euro exchange may vary slightly

Everyone must travel through Caliendo Sports International USA Baseball Team package. No exceptions. We do everything together as a team from starting the day with team breakfast, games, daily tours, dinners, etc.

Lunch is on your own for eating, visiting, shopping, family time etc.

Benefits of the Trip

  • Highly Experienced Coaches
  • Nightly team meetings to review the games and game situations. This is the best way to learn.
  • Competitive games vs Italian Teams
  • Instruction during games and workouts and classroom meetings
  • Experience playing with players from across the USA
  • Traveling and creating lifelong relationships with other players from Italy and the USA
  • Learn how to adjust, communicate and work as a team with new teammates

Baseball Itinerary:

July 27th Depart for Rovigo, check into hotel and play game
July 28th Trip to Venice and back to Rovigo to play game
July 29th Trip to Verona and back to Rovigo to play game
July 30th Visit Florence and play game
July 31st Depart for Pisa, no game
August 1st Depart for Siena, Rome and play game
August 2nd Rome, visit sites and play game
August 3rd St. Peters Church and play game
August 4th Depart for USA
How to reserve a spot:
Mail a check payable to: Caliendo Sports for $500 (non-refundable unless there is a major medical emergency with documented doctors note)
We highly suggest that you purchase travel insurance in case of unforeseen circumstances.
  • If for some reason Caliendo Sports International must cancel the trip, all monies will be refunded in full.
Mail and make check payable to:
Caliendo Sports
PO Box 68013
Schaumburg, Illinois, 60169
You may use a credit card and we will send you a PayPal. Please note that there is a 3% surcharge for this convenience and service.

Once we receive your deposit we will immediately send you more information on your next steps in the process, travel insurance plus much more information on the trip expectancies.

Caliendo Sports not responsible for the fluctuation of the Euro/Dollar, which can change the final cost slightly.

We hope that you can join us on this incredible once in a lifetime International baseball and Italian cultural trip.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Contact Information

Peter M. Caliendo
President,  Caliendo Sports International
International Sports Group, Non-Profit Organization
Phone: 847-781-8039
Other E-mail: [email protected]
Skype Code: coachestraining
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Twitter: @BaseballOut

IABF MISSION STATEMENT

The Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) is a 501(c)(3) charity foundation.

Our mission is to bring awareness of the game to Italian youth
through clinics, camps, and education.

To sponsor clinics and camps for High School students
to showcase their talent to top college Baseball & Softball
programs in the United States.

Our future plans include developing a youth baseball academy in Italy.

caliendo sports italy trip