John Michael Bertrand currently plays baseball professionally with the San Francisco Giants. As a left handed pitcher he played undergrad at Furman University and graduate school at the University of Notre Name. While at Notre Dame, he was a unanimous All-American, 2x First Team All ACC, and a recipient of multiple awards and accolades as both a student and an athlete.
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Bertrand's baseball career wasn’t all highlights. He was not recruited out of high school, attended a camp and was offered a preferred walked on spot but was ultimately cut and told he wasn’t good enough to play D1 baseball. So, he decided to work hard to get better and used mental performance concepts from Brian Cain to improve. I tried out again sophomore year and became a starter.
Baseball is just a game, but it can teach you about yourself and how to handle the ups and downs of life. Coach Bertrand's goal is to teach your kid the skills and techniques to become the best ball player they can be!
Coach Bretrand teaches the foundations of pitching and as well as expanding to mental performance techniques. Bertrand is a Mental Performance Mastery certified coach with Brian Cain, a renowned mental skills coach who works with hundred of professional athletes in the MLB, NBA and NFL.
Lesson Rates:
Pitching: $50 per half hour.
Mental performance $50 per half hour.
Jim is the Driveline (arm care program) instructor for Hard Knocks. He learned the program in 2016 and has attended offsite training in Fort Wayne by the Driveline staff. This is his fourth year teaching the program. He is a co-owner of Hard Knocks and coaches on the 16U staff. Coach Robinson played HS baseball at Bloomington HS in Illinois ('85). He attended Illinois State University and coached American Legion baseball. He has coached a Land Shark team each of the last 10 seasons.
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Ryan played at Mishawaka HS ('92). He played for Southwestern Michigan University and later at University of South Carolina - Upstate. He is our baseball pitching instructor and also teaches hitting. Coach Ryan has coached at Marian HS, Clay HS and Washington HS over an 18 year coaching career. He also is a 10 year veteran of the Reinebold coaching fall league coaching staff. He is a long time Land Shark coach who also is a Driveline instructor. Ryan currently coaches 14U. ryandebroka@gmail.com.
Keith splits his time between Hard Knocks and Hitters Edge. He specializes in hitting for both boys and girls. He is the current the Varsity Coach at Dowagiac HS. Coach Schreiber has over 20 years of coaching experience including at the college level with Lake Michigan College, Glen Oaks and Western Michigan University. He has worked with players of all levels including 12 players later drafted into MLB.
Tom has been at Hard Knocks for 10 years as a hitting instructor and coach. He played at New Prairie HS. He continued his baseball career at McNeese State University. Coach Tom has coached at Clay HS, New Prairie HS and is currently an assistant coach at St. Joseph HS in South Bend. He is one of the original founders of our travel program and coaches 13U. twash817@aol.com
Callie is a softball pitching and hitting instructor. She is still the second winningest pitcher in Saint Mary's College history and the second all time leading hitter. She played for Elkhart Memorial HS. Callie has been at Hard Knocks for over 5 years and works with many of the top softball players in the Michiana area! Several of her first class of players are now moving into college programs. selnercallie@gmail.com
Coach Snyder is in his 33rd year of coaching. He is currently the head baseball coach at LaCrosse High School in LaCrosse, Indiana. He was a member of the 1984 national champion junior olympic team. He played his college baseball at Bethel College and is the inventor and head instructor of the P3 bat speed program. He is also a head coach at the Jim Reinebold baseball camp. Coach Snyder is married with 5 children and 2 grandchildren.
Coach Perkins has been doing speed and agility training for over fifteen years. He trains basketball, baseball, soccer, track, softball athletes and has produced some D1 athletes, including a couple of NBA and NFL players. He has worked with the South Bend Cubs for the past 5 years. His knowledge has changed the speed game and he’s dedicated to helping athletes to reach there full potential.
Coach Bender brings 25-years of softball pitching experience to the Landsharks. Coach Bender was a 6 time All World & 3 Time All American including being a participant with 2006 National Team. Coach Bender has coached at the college and high school level.