Today we’d like to introduce you to Paul Ahearne and David Lovell.
Together, Paul Ahearne and David Lovell wanted to improve youth and high school baseball and softball players by providing an elite one of a kind player development program. Players and parents need to recognize what areas to focus on to be able to reach full genetic athletic potential.
For players to achieve this, they must commit to deliberate practice on a daily basis. Many athletes today think they get enough work at team practice or during a weekly lesson. For players to develop properly it will take countless training hours to develop the 5-tools.
Paul and David’s past experiences of playing college and professional baseball, coaching high school and select baseball, pitching velocity arm/care clinics, specific camps (hitting, fielding, catching, pitching), and one-on-one lessons led them to offer a very unique specialized program – Elite Five Tool Fit!
Elite Five Tool Fit is a year round strength and skills integrated training program focusing on baseball/softball player development. Our group classes are designed specifically to improve or enhance the five tools necessary for successful baseball and softball players.
The five tools that all coaches (select, high school, college and professional) look for in finding talented players are Arm Strength, Speed, Fielding, Hitting for Power, and Hitting for Average.
Elite Five Tool Fit program will provide high-quality reps, proper muscle memory movement skills, and explosive strength training exercises to maximize the athlete’s genetic potential for baseball and softball.
Five Tool Fit is a 17,000 sq ft indoor facility with 12 cages, six mounds, Throwing Velo/Arm Care area, 3,000 sq ft fully equipment weight room, and up to date training tools for all metrics.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
In the past four years, we have had trial and error with trying to change the culture of athletic training in baseball/softball. It is a sport played by individuals in a team setting where specific movement skill training with high repetition is needed to be successful.
Prior to having our own facility, we had to rent space out of other indoor facilities which has been challenging in itself. Getting enough cages available and storing our equipment was always a concern monthly.
Our Five Tool Fit group training classes took time for players to get comfortable with differentiating from the norm of having one coach for lessons for hitting or pitching etc. Creating a training environment with similar age groups per class brought a competitive atmosphere and comradery amongst our clients.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Elite Five Tool Fit Baseball & Softball Training Academy – what should we know?
Elite Five Tool Fit provides unlimited training for one low monthly fee. It’s a one stop shop for all your training needs. We provide small group training in all the five tools needed to succeed, as well as one on one instruction, camps and clinics. We are known for great instruction and player development, providing the most up to date training protocols. As a company, we are most proud of the acceleration in the development of players over a shorter amount of time. We are seeing players work harder and taking ownership of building their skill sets.
I believe what sets us apart from others is we provide more value and benefits to the player, parent, and coach.
Benefits
Players
FOCUS. Elite Five Tool Fit training focuses on the 5-Tools – RUNNING SPEED, ARM.
STRENGTH, HITTING FOR AVERAGE, HITTING FOR POWER and FIELDING – all coaches and scouts use for evaluation.
OPPORTUNITY. Elite Five Tool Fit provides an opportunity for players to attend multiple classes weekdays/nights and weekends. Team practices, games or school functions don’t get in the way of the multiple weekly training opportunities offered.
QUALITY. Elite Five Tool Fit instructors have 50+ years of training/coaching/instruction experience and have evaluated thousands of players using the 5-Tools. Tools, techniques and mental approach give access to players to excel in the 5-Tools and games.
HABITS. Elite Five Tool Fit classes build habits players can leverage during practices and games. Training classes focus on muscle memory movement training which build habits, so what players do in games is a ‘natural’ reaction – not a thought process. Less thinking about how to do – more of just doing it.
REPETITION. Elite Five Tool Fit training provides players with quality and focused repetitions. Albert Einstein stated the three greatest forms of learning, “Repetition, Repetition and Repetition.” Associated with repetition is quality and focus.
Parents
PREDICTABLE. Elite Five Tool Fit fees are predictable with our monthly payment options. Month-to-month, you know what you are budgeting for baseball and softball training for your player. Don’t want to have a monthly payment, there are pay in full options available.
FLEXIBLE. Elite Five Tool Fit has classes weekdays/nights and weekends to your schedule can adjust around training classes. If you have a lesson normally scheduled on Tuesdays, but this Tuesday you have a meet the teacher event at school, you will miss your lesson and possibly the instructor fills your spot with another player. Monthly fees allow you unlimited access to any and as many classes.
VALUE. Elite Five Tool Fit wants to provide amazing value for the fees you pay, as compared to weekly private lessons. The small group competitive classes will challenge players and provide accelerated improvement, stretching the value of your dollar even more.
ACCESSIBLE. Elite Five Tool Fit provides the ease of access via our online system to register and sign up for classes. The mobile application (iPhone or Android) gives you access to make payments, manage your account, sign up for classes, view class schedules and much more.
CONVENIENT. Elite Five Tool Fit classes are conveniently located near 635 and North Dallas Tollway in Farmers Branch. From surrounding cities – Frisco, Dallas, Coppell, Irving, Garland and Rowlett – it is within 15 minutes. Major highways/tollways (635, North Dallas Tollway and 35E) provide convenient, flexible routes to the training facility.
Coaches
PARTNERSHIP. Elite Five Tool Fit wants to partner with you to get your players to be the best you know they can be. Your coaching system leveraged within Elite Five Tool Fit training classes provide your players additional hours of practice a week.
BUILD YOUR PROGRAM. Elite Five Tool Fit provides you up and coming players to train and improve their 5-Tools, building foundation for your program. Players that train consistently, increase their work ethic and continually seek to improve elevate your program.
TEAM PRACTICE. Elite Five Tool Fit allows your player to improve their individual skills – the 5-Tools. Team practices are ‘again’ team practices – focus on team concepts, drills, situations and more. Players can attend over 40+ hours of training classes at Elite Five Tool Fit to improve the 5-Tools that all coaches and scouts use for evaluation.
YEAR ROUND. Elite Five Tool Fit classes are designed within a year round curriculum. This year round program offers your players the right type of training for the right type of season – OFF-SEASON, PRE-SEASON and IN-SEASON.
EXTRA WORK. Elite Five Tool Fit provides an opportunity for your players to attend multiple classes weekdays/nights and weekends. Team practices, games or school functions don’t get in the way of the multiple weekly training classes offered. Your players get the extra work you know they need to be better players.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
I strongly believe why my business partner, Dave Lovell, and myself have been so successful due to our backgrounds in playing the game at college/professional level. Our work ethic and drive come from how we raised growing up, but also the coaches and mentors along the way. Having a group of clients that fully support and praise what we are doing for there son/daughter is always special too.
Dave Lovell won the College World Series in 1992 with Pepperdine University under the great coach, Andy Lopez. The mentality of always do things right and be on time stuck with Dave from his time with Coach Lopez.
Paul Ahearne had the pleasure of playing for Coach Steve Jones at NMHU, working with Coach Tripp Mackay, and my cousin Pat Ahearne (MLB – Detroit Tigers)
Pricing:
- Monthly Facility Membership – $105
- Monthly Unlimited Class Pass – $215
- Combo Class Pass & Facility Membership – $265
Contact Info:
- Address: Elite Five Tool Fit Training Academy
4755 McEwen Rd
Farmers Branch, TX 75204 - Website: www.elitefivetoolfit.com
- Phone: 972-807-3864
- Email: info@elitefivetoolfit.com
- Instagram: @elite5t00lfit
- Facebook: @elitefivetoolfit
- Twitter: @5_elite
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