One-on-one with "Teacherman", the man who helped Aaron Judge become the player he is

Question #4: When you heard that Dave Matranga wanted to connect you with Aaron Judge in 2016, what was your initial reaction? Also, what were some things that a young Judge was wanting to work on/needed to work on the most the year when you first started working with him, in your opinion?

I did not know anything about Aaron when first asked to work with him. I was excited to work with someone who had big-league experience. Most of my experience at that time was with 10-16-year-olds online. I did have prior experience with two pro players: David Matranga and Matt Kata.  

The first year with Aaron our work throughout the season was to keep him "feeling" the quick snap. That included maintaining the rearward hand snap from one weighted leg, the rear leg. Prior to working with me his swing was pretty much the exact opposite. So, my teaching was new to him and it took a lot of work to keep him tuned up. 

Question #5: What has working with Aaron Judge done for your career and business?

Aaron won the Rookie of the Year in 2017, and he set a new rookie home run record. In January 2018 he endorsed me on Twitter. I was in Pennsylvania putting on a weekend clinic for a 12-year-old team. I got 1,000 new followers almost instantly, and from that point forward, I traveled the country putting on clinics and working with prospects. In December of 2019, I opened my facility in St. Peters, and now, for the most part, people interested in my teaching come to me.  I’ve had people from every state, Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and Mexico come to my facility. Business is good. 

Question #6: Have you worked with any other players in Major League Baseball? Any players on the St. Louis Cardinals?

I have a dozen or so major league clients and a lot of minor league and college players. In a recent minor league playoff game, four starters on each team were clients of mine, and there was a total of 12 clients on their combined rosters. I have worked with a couple of Cardinals in the past.