Brad M.

I have Professional coaching experience in Europe and Australia as well as High School coaching experience in the US. For four years I was the head pitching coach for Eagles Praha organization, working with all teams from age eight through the professional club. Also was the head coach for the U21. Worked as a youth coach in Australia during winter ball and worked as a head coach for the Baldham Boars in Munich, Germany. Also worked as a roving instructor for European Elite Baseball Academy and coached camps throughout Europe and Australia

Three sport Letterman at Maryville High School in Maryville, TN in baseball, track, and football. Two-time all-state selection in football earning a football scholarship to Carson Newman College. After a series of knee injuries, I transferred back to the University of Tennessee, making the baseball team as a walk-on. After graduation, I played and coached in Europe and Australia for six years. During that time I earned various honors including playoff MVP, and led my club in wins and ERA on three different occasions. In 2015 I helped lead Kotlarka Praha to their first ever Extraliga championship before moving on to Baldham where I became a head coach for the first time, leading the club that had won a combined 12 games the previous two seasons to a 31-4 mark in the regular season finishing first in the Bayernliga. During that season as a player, I lead the league in wins, ERA, stolen bases, extra base hits, and was second in the league in batting average, RBI's, and OBP amongst other categories. During that same season, I pitched for the Regensburg Legionaire in the innagural season and match of the European Professional league.

Virtually all of my training techniques come from MLB, European national academies, and Major College coaches. The focus is on a multitude of throwing and small weight training exercises to strengthen the muscles around the elbow and shoulder to improve fundamentals and greatly reduce the risk of injuries. I also place a heavy emphasis on lower body strength and explosion drills from the hinge point of swinging or throwing to maximize power and velocity. Heavy emphasis on throwing programs and tee work, but also a lot of work on the mental aspect of the game and learning how to pitch instead of throw and hit instead of swing. i.e. pitch recognition, approach at the plate, and situational hitting for batters, and pitch calling, how to scout hitters, and the way to best attack their weaknesses for pitchers. I also teach different grips and pitches to improve their arsenal on the mound