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Millard ELITE

Ryan Blakestad

SELECT/ELITE DIRECTOR

Welcome to Millard ELITE Coach Sailors

Millard Athletic Association is proud to announce the arrival of Nick Sailors to the Millard Elite program.  Coach Sailors will coach our 8 year old team for the 2012 season.  Try-outs for the 2012 ELITE teams will be July 5th.  Check back for times and locations.

Coach  Sailors

Coach Sailors

Head Coach

Phone: 402-681-1135

The Future of Premier Baseball In Omaha

The Millard ELITE program will enhance the player and team experience through the addition of the highest level of baseball instruction in the Omaha area.  Millard ELITE teams will be championship level teams competing at the USSSA Major classification.  Millard ELITE will include:

  • Professional 12 week "Baseball School" style of curriculum utilizing professional instruction.
  • Utilizes finest indoor practice facility in the Midwest (UBA)
  • Off season hitting development program
  • Specialty clinics
  • Multi-graded tryout format selecting top talent from MAA as well as the Omaha area
  • Structured, planned and productive practices conducted by Director of Instruction for Millard ELITE, John Manganaro
  • MAA will provide the highest all inclusive select program in the Omaha Metro area at the lowest price.

For 70 years MAA has been "The Place To Play" with over 2,100 players strong in 2010!

Millard ELITE Instructors

John Manganaro     

Director of Instruction

jmanganaro@ubanebraska.com

• Spent 20 seasons with the Wayne State College (WSC) baseball program and served 17 years as head coach.
• Compiled an overall record of 506-309-1 (.620) and was 198-54 in Northern Sun Conference play (.785)
• Won six straight NSIC regular season titles (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• In 2009, Manganaro tied the WSC school record for wins in a season, going 45-15 overall and 27-4 in the NSIC to capture a sixth straight regular season title.
• NSIC Coach of the Year four times, earning the award in 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2009
• Selected as the Omaha World Herald Midlands College Coach of the Year in 2009.
• Helped produce at least one All-American in six of his last seven seasons at WSC.

 

Max Fearnow  

Pitching Instructor

mfearnow@ubanebraska.com

• Max's team at Omaha Westside won three state baseball tournaments
• Four-year starter at Stanford University
• Played on Stanford's 4th Place College World Series Team in 2004
• Member of the All Pac-10 Conference team his senior year
• Pitched for one year with the Houston Astros before becoming a UBA Instructor
• Currently instructs pitching and hitting for all ages at UBA
• Lead instructor for the 90+ program, a velocity training class at UBA

 

Jeff Leise

Hitting Instructor

jeff@accelerateomaha.com

• Owner of Accelerate Omaha, which specialized in speed and agility training.
• Former All-American outfielder for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
• NESTA certified trainer.
• 3-Time All-Big XII Selection.
• 2-Time Academic All-American Selection.
• 2-Time Major League draft pick.
• 2001-2002 Big XII Sportsman of the Year.
• Played in the San Diego Padres minor league system
 

Brian Sulzman

All Skills Instructor

bsulzman@ubanebraska.com


• 2004 All-State (Colby, KS)
• Member of Colby Community College Regional Runner-Up Team 2006
• Member of two NSIC Conference Championship Teaat Wayne State, 2007- 2008
• 2009 infield coach at WSC under Coach John Manganaro earning an NSIC conference championship
• Currently coaches the Millard South High School reserve team who won the 2009 NRBL state title
• UBA Fall Elite Team Coach & UBA camp coordinator

 

Apply Now To Become A MAA Elite Coach

Are you interested in coaching a MAA Select team for the 2012 season? If so, step one is to complete an application and tell us more about yourself!