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Meet the Team

MICHAEL "Shaggy" MCFARLAND

Lead Strength & Speed Coach

  • Certified Personal Trainer, ISSA

  • D’Arnaud Athletics Head Performance Coach, '24-26

  • Cypress High School Head Strength Coach, ’24-26

  • ISSA Certified Strength Coach, ’23

  • Cypress College Baseball, ’19-22

  • Cypress HS Baseball D1 National Champion, Class of ’19

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B.S. Kinesiology, Cal Baptist Univ. ’22-’23

CPR Certified

Rolando nichols-julian

Skills Coach, Infield & Hitting

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trevor baker

Strength & Speed Coach

  • San Diego Christian College Baseball '21-'23

  • Eastern Oregon Univ. Baseball '23-'25

  • UCLA Olympic Sports Performance Intern '25

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B.S. Health and Human Performance in Exercise Science

CPR Certified

evan cramer

Skills Coach, Infield & Hitting

  • JV Head Coach, University High School ‘25

  • La Sierra University Baseball 2021-2023

  • First Team All Cal-Pac ‘22

  • El Toro High School Class of ‘20

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B.A. Business: Management and Marketing, La Sierra Univ. '23

JOSPEH IMPEDUGLIA

Player Development Coach, Member Onboarding Specialist

  • Ogden Raptors ’24,

  • Trenton Thunder ’23

  • Sussex County Miners ’22

  • Staten Island Ferry Hawks ’22

  • Preseason All-WAC Team ’21

  • UT Rio Grande Valley Baseball ’21

  • Concordia NY Baseball ’16–’20

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B.A. Business Administration, Concordia College ’20
M.B.A., UT Rio Grande Valley ’21

mike mcbride

Pitching Coach

  • Instructor - Dodgers Training Academy '22-'24

  • Director of Player Relations/Bullpen Coach - Long Beach State University '23-'25

  • Long Beach State Baseball '19-'24

 

B.A. Liberal Studies - Long Beach State University

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Cole watts

Coordinator, Data & Analytics

  • Baseball Systems and Analytics Intern, USA Baseball, '23

  • Data Operator, Philadelphia Phillies, '22

  • Diablo Valley College Baseball, '16-'18

  • Las Lomas HS Baseball, Class of '15​

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B.S. Computer Science, UC Santa Cruz, 2020

Claire peet

Membership Support Specialist

  • ​Fullerton College Softball '16-'18

  • Riverside Poly HS Softball,  '16

  • Customer Success Professional '18-'25

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Associate of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Fullerton College, '18

amber leczel

Executive Assistant

  • Emmanuel College Softball '19-'22

  • Glendora HS Softball, '18

  • Administration and Office Management '22-'25

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M.A Sports Leadership, Athletic Administration, Northeastern University, '24​

B.A Sports Management

Emmanuel College, '22

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Shane Mcmahon

Strength & Speed Coach

  • ​Sports Performance Coach D'Arnaud Athletics, ‘25

  • Santa Barbara City College, ‘21-‘24

 

B.S Kinesiology, Cal State Long Beach

CPR, First Aid, AED Certified

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Ryan HARE

Skill Coach, Pitching

anthony antolin

Coordinator, Pitching Development

Lead Pitching Coach

  • Pitching Coach, Core Velocity, '19-'24

  • Area Scout, Prep Baseball Report '20-'23

  • Data & Analytics Director,
    Cal State Fullerton Baseball, '19-'23

  • Driveline Pitch Design Certified

  • Villa Park HS Baseball, Class of '19

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B.S. Kinesiology, Cal State Fullerton '23

A.c. Nunez

Coordinator, Strength

Member Onboarding Specialist

  • Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, NSCA

  • Certified Personal Trainer, ACSM

  • Head Strength Coach, Community Christian College, '19

  • Cal State Monterey Baseball, '17

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M.S. Physical Education, Azusa Pacific University, '21

B.S. Kinesiology & B.S. Psychology, Cal State Monterey Bay, '18

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jes munoz

Organizer, Sports Performance & Academy Operations

  • Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, NSCA

  • Speed and Agility Certification, NSPA '22

  • Speed Coach, Integral Athletic Optimization, '21-'23

  • Program Manager, LifeStyle Sports Performance, '20-'21

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M.S. Coaching & Athletic Admin., Concordia University, '20​​

B.A. Business Admin., Valley City State University, '18

jesse zepeda

Coordinator, Hitting Development & Academy Training

  • Program Manager, LA Dodgers Academy Facility, '21-'23

  • Asst. Coach, Hitting and Infield, Cal Baptist University, '15-'21

  • Head Assistant and Recruiting Coordinator, Long Beach State University, '10-'15

  • Toronto Blue Jays, '97-'99

  • MLB Draft, 23rd Round, Detroit Tigers, '96​​​​

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B.A. Liberal Studies, University of Oklahoma, 2010

ownership

Nick Kern

Co-Founder

Director, Sports Performance

  • Founded Integral Athletic Optimization, '20

  • Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, NSCA

  • Certified Personal Trainer, NASM

  • Pacific Association Baseball League 18'-19'

  • CPSDA Athlete of the Year, '17

  • NCAA D1 National Champion, '13

  • UCLA Baseball, '13-'17

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B.S. Physiological Science, UCLA, '17

Brandon Oliver

Co-Founder

Director, Player Development

  • New York Yankees MiLB Coach, '22

  • MLB Catching Consultant, '20-'21, '23

  • Founded Catching Coalition, '19

  • Frontier League & USPBL, '17

  • Western Oregon University Baseball, '14-'16

  • Cuesta College Baseball, '11-'13​​

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B.A. Political Science, Western Oregon University, 2016

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