Jeff Auterson Teaching Philosophy
While playing professional baseball for six years, my career was full of successes and the majority of time, struggles. The mental part of the game is where I learned and benefited the most.  Generally sports start with your heart and mind. First you have to believe that you can play this game … without that, there’s not going to be much progress. Enabling a kid to find his skills is the first step in instructing him. Remember, this is a game of failure. When a child goes onto a baseball field it’s the confident kid who looks to hit or catch that are successful. Whatever the baseball fundamental you’re attending to, you instruct them and teach them how to BELIEVE in their ability. Now with that, there’s a walking sponge ready to learn and compete to be whatever they want to achieve.  

Brian Edmondson Teaching Philosophy
After nearly 25 years of competing as a baseball player, I have had many successes and many failures. I have always believed that if you have the courage to put on the uniform and compete, you also have what it takes to win. Through practice, with attention to detail and a quality effort level, players can develop their skills to approach the game with confidence. This is where I have personally witnessed and experienced the highest levels of on-field success. To bring this out in a player and by working together to maximize realized potential is a privilege above and beyond being a coach.

Joey Hamilton Teaching Philosophy
I was seven years old when I first started playing baseball and it has been a major part of my life since then. I have competed at the highest levels the game has to offer and all along the way feeling the same excitement of that seven year old. Baseball is a simple game but it is not easy and the longer you play the more you will experience its ups and downs. I have experienced plenty of both. It is a game of preparation and execution both mentally and physically. My belief is that teaching using knowledge, practice, confidence, humility and inspiration best prepares them for any situation on and off the field.

Matt Knight Teaching Philosophy
After twenty years in baseball, I have come to appreciate the lessons, skills, and habits I learned that transcend the game. Some lessons can only be learned on a baseball field. For instance, baseball is a game of failure. Every player will fail every day. So he can either choose to doubt himself and implode or he can choose to learn from the failure and create a plan for succeeding next time. The best ballplayers and best people learn and grow from their mistakes, and everyone else just gets angry with themselves or they blame someone else. Baseball is full of life lessons like that and I always try to impart those lessons to the young men I coach. My goal is not to mentor the best ballplayers in the country, but rather to mentor the best young men in the country through the game of baseball.

Richard King Teaching Philosophy
The love of the game is shared by many while the eagerness to excel is held by few. Baseball such as life presents us with opportunities to stretch and grow to make the most of our unique abilities and skill sets. Whether teaching the basics or high level situational execution I believe in engaging, connecting, and challenging to create a bond of trust and assurance. Raising an individuals level of confidence and knowledge while maximizing their talent brings me the greatest joy while working with our communities young athletes.

Chris Crawford Teaching Philosophy
Looking back on my baseball career ... it began as no more than just a sport that I enjoyed, now an endless list of life lessons comes to mind when I think of baseball. Talent levels and developmental advances will vary from each player, but my focus for a player is for them to try and reach the highest level of their potential while both being a team player and playing hard. Striving to find this potential by practicing correctly with repetition and mental preparation will help a player both develop skills and have a positive lifetime experience with baseball.