Fundamentals Sports Center

Rich McKenna

Baseball Instruction- Hitting, Throwing, Fielding, and Base Running

 

Rich comes to us with many years of baseball experience. Whether it be playing, coaching, or instructing, Rich possesses a genuine passion for the game. After playing college ball, Rich played 8 years of semi-pro baseball for the Atlanta Yankees and Atlanta Crackers. Since “hangin em up”, Rich has enjoyed coaching youth baseball, football, and basketball. Rich has also worked numerous baseball camps and clinics in the Atlanta area throughout the years. Rich and his wife Diane live locally here in Forsyth County.

 

Synthia Reader

Fastpitch Instruction – Pitching

Synthia is a very experienced instructor.  She can work with beginners, intermediate and advanced fastpitch softball pitchers. She has quickly built the reputation as one of the best fastpitch softball pitching instructors in the area. 

She was a pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman for Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA.  She started pitching as a freshman and holds the school record for no hitters.  She also led the team batting average and was the Coach’s Player of the Year in 2004.  She pitched the first perfect game in CAMfast tournament history. 

She is highly energetic and loves kids.  She will be a great asset to you.

Ben Barrick - Excel Sports Performance

Performance Training 

 Ben has huge amount of fitness/training experience. He is the founder and president of Excel Sports Performance. Ben is recognized as one of the foremost Performance coaching experts in the Atlanta area.

Most facilities call their program speed & agility training. ESP's program is more than just speed training. He prepare the athlete's body to perform at the high level. ESP will not only train the athlete on speed, agility, performance, but they offer a great sport/age specific strength training. The performance training is a not only great making athletes better, but is a great in helping prevent injuries. 

Ben played college football as a strong safety for University of  Missouri. Ben a BS degree in Sports Management and Exercise. In 2003, he was named Strong Safety Coach and Assistant Strength Coach for Southwest Missouri. Before establishing ESP, he spent numerous years training Pro-Athletes, College Athletes, Home schooled Tennis Athletes and High School Athletes.

Ben has trained numerous NFL players and has done Combine preparation for many players selected each year for the NFL Draft. Ben is certified by the International Sports Science Association in Performance Nutrition and Strength and Conditioning, and has also earned other certifications in Personal Training.