Spirits Coaches & Development

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• All Coaches are required to participate in ACE certifications and training.
• All Spirits Coaching Staff are required to have a background check completed each year.

The Spirits provide Proven and Successful National Training Programs as a foundation for development including:

Conditioning / Speed / Agility / Strength Instruction:

1. Nike SPARQ
2. Nutrition / Conditioning / Speed / Agility ONEeighty Athletics
3. Twice the Speed
4. NCAA Softball
5. DaruStrong

Hitting:

1. The Hitting Vault
2. Baseball Rebellion
3. Stack Velocity Sports
4. The Hitting Academy

Throwing and Arm Care:

1. Crossover Symmetry
2. Austin Wasserman - High Level Throwing

Pitching Instructions:

1. Rick Pauly - Paulygirl Fastptich Pitching
2. Leigh Ann Genetti - emPower Pitching (Raleigh, NC)
3. 3X Top Velocity Pitching
4. Coach-at-a-Click & Engineered Performance Lab

Our Coaches are 100% volunteers with years of experience including pro-level, college-level and high school level former players and coaches.  The Spirits Coaching Staff has a combined 75+ years of Coaching Experience.

Owner of Spirits Fastpitch, Inc., Director of Recruiting and Head of Coaching:

Pete Rose, MBA, DM:

• Head Softball Coach Wake Tech Community College
• NCAA & NJCAA
• NFCA Certified Coach
• USA Softball Certified Coach
• MLB Academy Coaching Certification
• (NFHS Certified Interscholastic Coach -  National Certification)
• Rick Pauly Certified Pitching Coach

Spirits Player Development and Transition:

Doug Ireland:

• NJCAA
• USA Softball Certified Coach
• Assistant Head Coach Softball Wake Tech Community College
• Transition from Rec-Ball to Travel Ball
• Transition from 10U to 14U A-Bracket and Gold
• Fundamentals and Skills Building
• Assistant Head Coach Wake Tech Community College

Spirits Prospect Team:

• Head Coach: Pete Rose (Head Coach Softball Wake Tech Community College)
• Assistant Coach: Doug Ireland (Assistant Head Coach Wake Tech Community College)Assistant Coach: John Sabatini: (Assistant Softball Coach Wake Tech Community College)
• Assistant Coach: Robert Aycock
• Assistant Coach: Kierstyn Drum
• Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach: Jason Oates

16U Spirits Team:

• Head Coach: Greg Messer (Head Softball Coach Broughton High School), NFCA Certified Coach, NFCA Certified Hitting Instructor
• Assistant Coach: Mickey Ross (Broughton HS Assistant Coach)
• Assistant Coach: Scott Matthieu
• Assistant Coach: John Bishop

12U Team:

• Head Coach: Susan Locklear
• Assistant Coach: Matt Wooten
• Assistant Coach: Jay Kuykendall
• Assistant Coach: Hearbert Locklear