Michael D.

I was head Junior Varsity baseball coach at Maury High School in Norfolk Virginia for the 2016 baseball season. I worked with the Varsity team as an assistant coach in the Spring of 2015 season, as well as the Fall of the 2015 season. I coached the 13 and under Norfolk Destroyers travel team for the Fall of 2015 season as well. I was coaching the 11 and under Norfolk Destroyers travel team for the Spring of 2016 season. I coached the 12 and under Arlington Aces a travel team located in Arlington Virginia for the summer of 2015 season. Current 13u Cadets travel team coach. I am also a camp director for the Virginia Baseball Club running youth summer camps to help improve baseball players from ages 6 to 14. I have completed the VHSL State component coaching course as well as CPR and first aid certification.

I played 3 years at the varsity level in high school, where I earned 2nd team All District for 2nd baseman my junior year, and 1st team All District for shortstop my senior year. I also was awarded Defensive MVP my senior year at Thomas Edison High School in Northern Virginia. I was a team captain my junior and senior year. I played Club Baseball at Old Dominion University for 4 years and was a player coach for 3 years on that team.

In an one hour private lesson I would have the athlete start off with a light jog and stretch to get loose. For a hitting lesson, we would then start off with dry swings and swings off of the tee so that I could take a look at their swing. They are many different drills that we could then work on depending on what areas needing to be addressed the most. If it was a fielding lesson, I would start the athlete off with a few simple roll drills to take a look at their fielding position and look for weaknesses. We would then go in to specific drills to help improve the athlete in areas that need to be addressed.