Dan Duquette's well-known sports training
programs are available to retreat groups – let the Academy facilitate your meeting / training camp for you!
Adjacent to Plunkett Reservoir in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, Lakeside Retreats
at Dan Duquette Sports Academy offers 22 well-manicured acres of fields and athletic facilities, surrounded
by 100 wooded acres. The Academy is a state-of-the-art sports training facility modeled on those built for
Major League teams. Located in Hinsdale, MA, about a 2-hour drive from NYC, Boston, and Cooperstown, Lakeside
Retreats at Dan Duquette Sports Academy is a ideal property for team training retreats, sporting events, scout
groups, and more.
Retreat Property Highlights
A 100-acre facility designed after the Red Sox Spring Training Complex
Major League-style clubhouse with conference room, locker room, training room with
hot tub and sauna, certified Athletic Trainer on staff
Lakefront property with water access for swimming, boating, and fishing,
lifeguard on staff
Meeting & Gathering Space
Conference Room - 1,200 sq ft / 100 people
Covered Pavilion - 900 sq ft / 75 people
Dining Hall - 100 people
Meeting Space for small groups of 10 - 12 people
Lodging and Dining
LODGES:
10 cabins, each sleep up to 18 people on twin bunks
BEDS:
200
BATHROOM FACILITIES:
2 sinks and toilets in each cabin, 3 cabins include showers; other showers
located in Major League Clubhouse Locker Room.
PRIVATE HOUSING:
6 private rooms which can sleep up to 4 people
DINING:
Buffet-style meals – prepared by an award-winning chef from Smith
College – are served in the Dining Hall, which seats 100 guests. Capacity of 200+ guests per meal.
Complete List of Retreat Facilities
Major League-style clubhouse with conference room, locker room, training room,
hot tub and sauna, certified Athletic Trainer on staff
Baseball: Batting Cage with Pitching Machine
Basketball: 4 lighted courts
Hiking on-site or nearby on the Appalachian Trail
Lakefront with swimming, boating, and fishing, on-staff lifeguard
Land Sports: Four professionally manicured Sport Fields for baseball,
football, soccer or lacrosse
Team-building activities: campfire by the lake, movie night,
skit night or other bonding activities
Volleyball: sand volleyball court
Groups Who Have Come to Dan Duquette Sports Academy Include
Athletic Teams and Events
Pre-Season Training Camps (ie, Football, Soccer)
Scout Groups
Church or Religious Groups
Sports Camps (ie. Football, Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball or Basketball)
Nearby
Pittsfield Dukes Baseball Games at Historic Wahconah Park
