OUR INSTRUCTORS
Baseball
Timothy Gordon
Timothy is from Southern California and has over a decade of experience as a catcher. He trained at Tread Athletics in North Carolina, specializing in advanced player development. He started at Roane State Community College last year and was a three-time First Team All-League selection in high school. Timothy is passionate about helping players improve their skills and reach their goals. He specializes in catching and hitting development.
Phillip Hensley
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Riley Black
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Blaine Smith
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Softball
Danielle Horton
Danielle Horton is a former collegiate softball player and experienced coach with a strong background in player development. She played as a utility player at Trevecca Nazarene University from 2014–2018, where she gained extensive experience in slap hitting and versatility across the field, playing first base, third base, and left field. She earned earned first team all conference in 2015, second team all conference in 2016 and 2018. She batted in the top one hundred in division II softball with a season batting average of .415. She finished her senior season in 2018 with a .400 BA. Danielle went on to coach at DeKalb High School for four seasons, serving as an assistant coach for two of those years. During her time with the program, she helped lead the DeKalb Tigerettes to a State Runner-Up finish in 2025. Married and a proud mother of three precious girls, Danielle brings passion, leadership, and a deep love for the game both on and off the field.
Basketball
Dustin Baxter
Dustin is from Cookeville, Tn. He played at Upperman high school. He split his college years with Maryville College and Lagrange College helping achieve 3 NCAA tournament appearances. He played professionally against top teams in England and Finland., and finished out his professional career with the Harlem Ambassadors. Dustin likes meeting athletes where they are at in their development and works with all ages and skill levels.
Blake Thompson (bio coming soon)
Tumble
Monie Pruitt
Monie has 23 years of tumble coaching experience with 8 years as a classroom art teacher. She has cheer experience at the collegiate level as an athlete and coaching experience at the high school and middle school levels, all star cheer and tumbling class instructor. She is very passionate about tumbling technique and values quality instruction/connection with athletes in this sport. With safety being a top priority, she loves teaching athletes to tumble and specialize in building personal confidence that can foster them not only in the sport but also in life!
Volleyball
Laura Canada
Laura’s love for volleyball began in 5th grade and hasn’t stopped since! Originally from Ohio, she was recruited to play at Tennessee Tech University as an Outside Hitter. During her career, she became a member of the Double Grand club with 1,406 kills and 1,147 digs, one of only 11 players in program history. She still holds the individual match record for most kills per set and total kills in both three and five sets. Contributing on and off the court, she was the 2004 Tennessee Tech Athletics Woman of the Year. She played high level club ball at Cleveland Volleyball Company prior to college. She has high school and club coaching experience. She loves to teach all aspects of the game specializing in proper mechanics to maximize the athlete’s potential. She is the director of TN Elite Volleyball Club that operates out of the facility.
Olivia Szylar
Olivia is a former D1 volleyball player who played at Eastern Michigan University as a Setter. Prior to her college career she played for Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Illinois where her tam won three consecutive AAU National Championships. She is currently a grad student at Tennessee Tech University and is the Strength and Conditioning coach for various sports. She is a certified coach by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting and CrossFit Level 1 certified. Olivia loves to coach all positions in volleyball and introduce the game to new athletes!
Staci Wiegand
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