Brent Strom: A former Major League pitcher ( Mets, Indians, Padres), and Major League pitching coach (Astros, Royals); Brent brings over 38 years of professional baseball experience to the Strom Baseball Institute. As a pitching co-ordinator for the Padres,Expos/Nationals, and now Cardinals he has been contracted to develop a pitching methodology that instructs coaches how to teach and what to teach pitchers ( while different than what most conventional coaches teach ) is based on experience, science and measured results. A noted clinician, Brent has taken his message about throwing and pitching worldwide. A graduate and two time All-American at USC he has endeavored to provide his students and coaches with the best information currently available. The Strom Pitching Institute staff has been built on a staff demonstrating various strengths so each student/or coach will be guaranteed the most relevant information for success. Brent’s mantra, “ Learning never takes a holiday….”

Carrie Strom: Carrie has pursued physical fitness since she was twenty. In 1979, she won the Mrs. American National contest. Her speaking platform was “ Fitness at Any Age.” She is NESTA certified in Aqualogix. As an avid swimmer, she has traded in her ‘ weights” for this water exercise program that offers 790 times the resistance of any land exercise. The muscles are built simulteaneously with Aqualogix. A person no longer has to work out the arams and upper body on Monday, Wednesday, Friday; and lower body on Tues and Thursday. Through the weightlessness of the water and the resistance, the entire body is exercised at once. The program is only limited by your imagination. She teaches the basic program with added exercises that are helpful for the specific sports played. The pros are doing Aqualogix so why shouldn’t you! Carrie also holds a NESTA certification in Nutrition and will be offering individual consultation to those who wish to be completely holistic in the approach to fitness. To exercise without solid nutrition is like running a car with an empty radiator…. You just won’t go too far!”

Craig Bjornson: Craig is a minor league pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fluent in Spanish and having been in professional baseball since 1999, Craig has coached with the Expos/Nationals, Venezuela and now the Dodgers. A graduate of Nicholls State, he pitched professionally for three years after grauating from Nicholls State University. Known for his “ outside the box” thinking, Craig is a valuable member of SBI. Craig never allows assumptions to stand without looking at different possibilities. He has a teaching style that allows players to be relaxed. His teaching knowledge is invaluable. His understanding of how the arm functions, movement patters ofthe arm and middle of the body along with arm health makes him a sought after coach and clinician.

Doug White: Doug is currently a minor league pitching instructor with the St. Louis Cardinals He is the founder of “ Passion for Pitching” program. It was developed over time while working with youth as well as professional pitchers. Dough has studied under many of the leading pitching experts around the country. Besides hands on experience, Dough continues to look for ways to improve the efficiency and health of his pitchers. He has received his Certified Personal training certificate from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, as well as the certification for the Z health program (developed by Dr. Eric Cobb). A graduate student at SDSU in Kinesiology and Biomechanics Doug brings energy, a sports knowledge base, and as his academy indicates “ Passion” to the pitching field.

Tim Leveque: Tim is a pitching coach in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Drafted out of the University of Michigan where he receved his degree in Sports Management by the Detroit Tigers an arm injury limitedhis changes of pursuing a professional career. He immediately went to work in the front office of the Milwaukee Brewers prior to his present employment with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals created a new position … one of identifying efficient and non-efficient pitchers with the use of technology. A master of technology, Tim’s own unique system gives some objectivity to decisions made by the Cardinals as the decisions pertain to the draft. To place that much responsibility on a young coach speaks volumes of the respect St. Louis has for Tim. We are glad to have him on our staff at SBI.