baseball clinic

1 3.1

A meeting where players learn baseball skills from coaches

noun
/ˈbeɪsˌbɔl ˈklɪnɪk/

: clínica de béisbol

The local community center hosted a baseball clinic to help children improve their skills and teamwork.
run a baseball clinic

Examples

Professional pitchers often coach at the annual baseball clinic held each summer.
She attended a baseball clinic over the weekend to improve her pitching skills.
The local team organized a baseball clinic for young athletes in the community.
The baseball clinic starts at 9 AM.
Many young players attended the baseball clinic last weekend.
This summer, we are organizing a baseball clinic where young players can learn from experienced coaches.
She attended a baseball clinic last weekend and received valuable feedback from professional players.

Synonyms

clinic

vsbaseball clinic

38 3.3

A short class where people get advice and training to improve a skill

is focused specifically on one sport and its players rather than any activity

How Intensive

baseball clinic

1 3.1

drill

257 3.4

practice

585 1.6

Surface Forms

baseball clinic singular

baseball clinics plural

Morphology

baseball + clinic

The meaning 'a training session for baseball players' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'baseball' (the sport) with 'clinic' (a coaching or training session). This is a straightforward noun–noun compounding pattern where the first noun specifies the subject of the clinic, a compositional and cross-linguistically common construction that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.

Etymology

Baseball clinic uses clinic like a doctor's room where people go for help. One popular story says coaches borrowed that image: a player brings a skill problem and an expert 'fixes' and 'teaches' it, so today a baseball clinic means a session of special training and instruction.