MVP Sports Training: Where Every Athlete Is An MVP

We are a full service state of the art sports training facility for student athletes. We provide speed, agility and strength training programs to improve performance for every sport. No matter what sport your child plays, we can make them a better athlete.

Additionally, we provide position specific sports training. (Examples are quarterback, receiver, pitcher or catcher.)

Our training includes football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, track and field, softball and baseball, however, any sport is possible.

We train student athletes from pre-K through college, and we offer a Soccer Tots program for ages 2-5.

Phillip W. Hancock

Sports Performance Director

• Bachelor's of Science Degree in Health with a Minor in Wellness from Austin Peay State University
• 4 Year Letterman for Austin Peay Football Team
• CO-Captain of Austin Peay Governor's Football Team
• Defensive Most Valuable Player
  
  

Dominique A. Morris

Sports Training Coach
Receiver/Defensive Back Coach

• Graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy
  
• Clinic Bowl State Champions in 2000 and 2001
• Basketball State Champions in 2000 and 2001
• State Track Champion in 4 x 200 in 2001
• Bachelor's of Science Degree from Strayer University
• 4 Year Member of the Vanderbilt Commodore's Football Team
• Invited and Participated in the NFL's Tampa Bay Bucanners Training Camp
• Invited and Participated in the AFL's Nashville Kats Training Camp
• Assistant Wide Receiver/Defensive Backs Coach at Franklin Road Academy
• Volunteer with Nashville's Youth through Backfield in Motion
  
• Fitness Center Supervisor at the Vanderbilt Recreational Facility
• Youth Aide Assistant to Summer Camp at Montgomery Bell Academy

Landon Dunaway

Sport Training Coach
Offensive Lineman

• Graduate of Lebanon High School
• 4 Year Member of Lebanon Blue Devils Football Team
• All District
• All Mid State Honorable Mention
• Offensive MVP and Team Captain
  
• Bachelor's of Science from Austin Peay State University
  
• 4 Year Member of Austin Peay's Football Team
• Started 43 Consecutive Games at Center
• OVC All Conference Team Honorable Mention
• Team Captain
  

Paige Harris

• Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Loyola University Chicago
• Physical Education Endorsement
• Averaged 14 points, 5 assists, 6 steals and 5 rebounds per game at Rochester High School (1996 – 2000)
• Led Rochester High School to 4 district championships (1996 – 2000)
• Two time MVP – Rochester High School (1998 – 2000)
• Member of All-City Dream Team in Detroit, Michigan (1999 – 2000)
• Selected All-State 1st Team for the state of Michigan (1999-2000)
• Miss Basketball Candidate for the state of Michigan (1999-2000)
• Led all newcomers in scoring at University of Massachusetts (2000-2001)
• Ranked 10th in the Atlantic 10 conference in 3-point shooting
• Ranked 7th in University of Massachusetts record books for career 3-pointers
• Assistant Girls Basketball Coach - Evanston High School in Evanston, IL (2006 -2007)
• Head Freshman Girls Basketball Coach – Niles West High School in Skokie, IL (2007 – 2008)
• Instructed Numerous Individual and Group shooting clinics
  

Aaron Garza

• Vanderbilt University Spring of 04' and 05'
• Freshman year led the SEC in outfield assists. SEC academic Honor Roll. All-Regional Team. Voted teams Rookie of the Year
• Sophmore year nothing to write home about
  
• Texas State University spring of 06' and 07' Hit .275 with 7 home runs, 14th in the Southland Conference and 2nd on the team
  Senior year hit .341 with 15 doubles and 5 home runs slugged .470
  
• Traverse City BeachBums 07' (Frontier League) Independent
  Hit .279 with 7 doubles, 10 home runs and 33 RBI in 47 games. set the single season record for home runs in half the season
  
• Grand Prairie Air Hogs 08' (American Association) Independent
  Hit .266 with 15 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs and 36 RBI and 18 stolen bases. Help lead to the team to the championship series in our inagural season.

Jerry Bell

• Grew up in Old Hickory, TN
• Graduate of DuPont High School
• All-Nashville in basketball and baseball
• Pitched for American Legion Post 82 in 1966 – Tennessee State Champions, Southeast Regional Champions, represented Tennessee in American Legion World Series
• Athletic scholarship for basketball and baseball – Belmont University
• Drafted in 2nd round  by Milwaukee Brewers – 1969
• Played 7 years of professional baseball – 4 seasons in the Major Leagues
• Milwaukee Brewers Rookie Pitcher of the Year – 1972
• Elected to the Belmont University Athletic Hall of Fame – 1992
• Over 30 years of youth baseball and softball coaching experience
• Board of Directors of the Old Timers Baseball Association
• Assistant Baseball Chairman for American Legion Baseball in Tennessee with an affiliation to USA Baseball
• Owner and general manager of Diamond Athletics Group which is an organization that has partnered with local and national organizations to scout and promote high school student athletes and to provide current NCAA Recruiting Guideline information to high school coaches and parents of deserving players.
• Diamond Athletics Group also provides individual pitching instruction, arm injury prevention programs, video analysis at several Middle Tennessee locations – “Bulldog Bullpens”
• Curriculum consists of American Sports Medicine Institute guidelines, Crossover Symmetry, Jaeger Thrive on Throwing
• Certified Orthotic Fitter – “Anatomy of the Dynamic Shoulder”
• College Baseball and Softball Recruiter
• Certified by American Coaches Federation to provide NCAA Recruiting Guideline Seminars
• Middle Tennessee Representative for “On The Ball Magazine” (free high school sports publication)
• Scout – Los Angeles Dodgers

“Keep your spirits high and your pitches low”

Ryan Rote (available during the fall and winter.)

• Attended Vanderbilt University
• Academic Honor Roll throughout college career
• Career and Single Season Saves leader at Vanderbilt
• Played under Vanderbilt Head Coach Tim Corbin
• Played under Vanderbilt Pitching Coach Derek Johnson
• Helped lead Vanderbilt to NCAA Super Regionals
• Former teammates of current Major Leaguers David Price, Jensen Lewis, and Jeremy Sowers
• Drafted 4 times through High School and College career
• Drafted in the 5th round (2005) by the Chicago White Sox
• Currently a Minor League player for the White Sox (AA)
• Three years of pitching instructional experience

Mandee Luers

Sports Training Coach
Softball Pitching Instructor

• Masters of Sport Administration - Belmont University
  
• Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management and Marketing - Marshal University
• Former Belmont University Pitching Coach
• Four Year letter winner at Marshall University 2003-2007
• Part of the 2004 MAC Championship Team
• Leader of 2004 and 2005 Marshall Pitching Camp
• Leader of 2006 Boone County Marshall Pitching Camp
• Finished Marshall with a 3.4 ERA and a 21-9 record
• Private Lesson Instructor for over 6 years
• Graduated from Dover High School, Dover OH
  
• Four-time All-Ohio Performer
• Two time District Player of the Year

Ashley Cline

Softball Hitting Instuctor

• Bachelor Degree in Marketing
• Middle Tennessee State University – 2007-2008 (SENIOR)
  Batted career-high .341 after teaching herself during the off season to bat left-handed
• Second Team All-Sun Belt selection
• Played in and started 53 games, all at second base
• Named to the All-Tournament team of the Crimson Classic for her performances against #1 Alabama
  
• Stole 32 bases, the second most in a single-season in school history.
  
• Ranked 16th nationally in stolen bases for the 2007 season.
• University of Tennessee - 2004-2005
• Two seasons at UT, a career batting average of .236, with 46 hits, 25 RBI and was 12-for-12 in stolen bases ...
• Named to the Georgia Southern All-Tournament team in 2005 and Compass Bank All-Tournament in 2004 ...
• Academic All-SEC in 2005.
• A member of the UT squad that reached the Women's College World Series for the first time in school history team.
• Academic All-SEC in 2005
• Gallatin High School Graduate
• four-time letter winner in softball at who captained the squad every season
• Achieved all-district and all-county four straight times
• Offensive Most Valuable Player award as a sophomore, junior and senior