COACH LUKE TOWN

Owner/ Player Development. Coach Town is the heart and soul of ABA. A former collegiate pitcher with 28 years experience coaching 5 year old athletes all the way to high school, college and professional athletes.  His ability to teach fundamentals and advanced details of the game in a transformation format is unique and unprecedented. As a Transformational coach, he is very passionate about breaking the mold of traditional coaching styles in order for athletes to excel with confidence and self-disciplined. Coach Town has been studying biomechanics of baseball, specifically in throwing since 2000. As a throwing coach, there are few more knowledgeable in injury prevention, pre-hab/re-hab, creating velocity.

COACH BRAD BOEGEL

Prospects Team Coach. Coach Boegel has a love for baseball and getting players to the next level. He has experience playing at the junior college level at Maple Woods CC and also pitching at the division 1 level at Murray State University. He is entering his second year with the ABA program and has been a strong, positive addition to the ranks. He sees the big picture and understands the importance of being a transformational coach. He understands the game and loves to teach the mental side of baseball to help prepare athletes for the next level. He, along with Coach Town, provide pitching/throwing lessons to prevent injury and increase velocity.

COACH PHIL THOMPSON

Hitting/Outfield Instructor. Coach Thompson has years of experience playing Independent League baseball with teams all over the country. He also had a successful college career at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo California. He has extensive coaching experience with the collegiate team The San Diego Wave and 5 years Coaching at The University of Kansas. He also has years of experience coaching youth and high school age athletes. Coach Thompson brings a very high energy, caring and extremely knowledgeable and detailed aspect to hitting and fielding to the program. Players in the program love him and have shown dramatic improvement at the plate and in outfield play.

COACH CHRIS COOPER

Catching Instructor. A former professional and college catcher, Coach Cooper has spent years researching and improving techniques to train better catchers. He has a rich history of success with players from not only this program, but other athletes around the area.  Coach Cooper is a constant student of the game and he has a gift for improving catchers pop time, receiving, blocking and teaching our catchers how to call a game.

COACH TODD JOHNSON

Program Team Coach/College Recruiter. Coach Johnson is a transformed coach.  He has been with the program since its beginning and brings over 23 year of experience coaching. Coach Johnson is now a spokesperson for the program and the transformational way of coaching.  He is a student of the game and continuously thriving to improve student athletes.  He is a mentor, teacher, an outstanding communicator, motivator and highly respected by players and parents alike.

COACH RODNEY CALDWELL

Prospects Team Coach. A 25 year veteran coach and a former college catcher.  Coach Caldwell has been coaching with the same drive and enthusiasm as he did playing in college.  Very knowledgeable of all aspects of the game, Coach Caldwell is a true transformational coach. He has a very unique skill of getting everything out of every player.  Coach Town and Coach Caldwell have not only been teammates for 34 years, they have remained close friends.