INSTRUCTION

At Marc Johnson's Sports Center, we are proud of the top-quality instructors available to our customers.  
Instruction fees are divided by Tier 1 and Tier 2 instructors, as well as the length of the lesson, as
follows:

Tier 1 Instructors                                                                            Tier 1 Discount Lesson Punch Card
30 minutes:  $40.00                                                                              $245 for 7 - 1/2 hr lessons
60 minutes:  $80.00

Tier 2 Instructors                                                                              Tier 2 Discount Lesson Punch Card
30 minutes:  $35.00                                                                                $215 for 7 - 1/2 hr lessons
60 minutes:  $70.00

Please
contact us to schedule your lesson today!




                                

                                      
BASEBALL INSTRUCTORS

Marc Johnson – Tier 1/All Skills
  • Head Coach Cherry Creek High School
  • 20 Centennial League Titles
  • 7 CO State Titles
  • 2004 US Olympic Jr. National Head Coach
  • Scout for the Colorado Rockies
  • Produced 275 College Scholarship Players
  • 13 Players drafted in first round
  • Over 60 Professionally Drafted Players
  • Over 500 High School wins
  • Baseball America “Coach of the Decade” – 1990’s

Bobby Chouinard – Tier 1/Pitching
  • 13 Year Pro Baseball Veteran
  • 5 Year Major League Veteran
  • Pitched for Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies

Brandon Harrigan - Tier 2/Catching, Hitting, Infield, Pitching
  • Graduated from Highlands Ranch HS (2003)
  • Catcher - Cowley County CC (2004 - 2005)
  • OK City University (2006 - 2007)
  • First Team All-American (2006)
  • Drafted 23rd round by Detroit Tigers (2007)
  • Three years pro experience with Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers (2007 - 2009)

Hunter Harrigan - Tier 2/Catching, Hitting
  • Graduated from Highlands Ranch HS as a 5A All-State Athlete
  • Catcher for Cowley CC (2001 - 2003)
  • Catcher for Southern Illinois Univ (2003 - 2005)
  • Drafted by TX Rangers, Played A - AAA (2005 - 2008)

Matt Kitashima – Tier 2/Hitting/Fielding
  • Head Coach  - Eaglecrest High School
  • Head Coach Colorado Yard Dawgs 14 U
  • Coach at Regis High School (All Levels) 1997 – 2003
  • Four-Year Starter at Hastings College
  • Played on 1992 Cherry Creek State Champ team under Marc Johnson

Donny Kron – Tier 2/All Skills
  • Head JV Coach at Highlands Ranch High School
  • Played 2 years for Mendocino Community College, CA
  • Played for Panhandle State, OK
  • Played for University of Alabama (Huntsville)
  • Played one year winter ball in Ecuador

Gary Neibauer – Tier 1/Pitching
  • Played at the University of Nebraska 1963 – 1966
  • Major League Baseball Scout
  • Texas Rangers
  • Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Professional Baseball
  • Minor League pitcher with Atlanta Braves – 1966
  • Major League pitcher with Philadelphia Phillies – 1972 and Atlanta Braves – 1973

Justin Olson – Tier 2/Pitching/Hitting/Fielding
  • Pitched for Minnesota Twins Organization  2003 – 2007
  • Pitched for the University of Illinois Champaign – Urbana
  • George Huff Scholar Athlete Award 2003
  • All Academic Big Ten 2002 – 2003

Steve Thompson - Tier 2 Pitching/Hitting
  • Scout for Detroit Tigers
  • Shiloh HS, GA - Pitching Coach (2005 - 2008)
  • Cherry Creek HS - Coach Soph/Connie Mack/Legion A (1998 - Present)
  • Boulder HS - Head Coach (1996 - 1998)
  • Cedar Key FL - Head Coach (1992 - 1995)
  • Kansas State - Pitching Coach and Head JV Coach (1989 - 1992)
  • Lamar JC - Head Coach (1986 - 1989)
  • Played at Lamar JC and Southwestern Ok



                                    SOFTBALL INSTRUCTORS

Becky Jo Kerr –  Tier 2/All Skills
  • Assistant Varsity Coach Grandview High School (2004 - 2005 and 2008)
  • Head JV Coach - Grandview HS (2006 - 2007)
  • Head Coach for Colorado Stampede
  • Played 12 years competitive softball
  • Played 2 years women’s baseball

Yvette Hendrian – Tier 2/Pitching
  • Head Coach, Rangeview HS (2008)
  • Assistant Coach Rangeview HS (2006 - 2007)
  • Played for University of North Carolina (1990–1994)
  • Nation’s top 25 for lowest ERA (1993 – 1994)
  • Assistant Pitching Coach at North Carolina – 3 years
  • Played WPSL softball (1998)

Rebekah Kilpatrick – Tier 2/Pitching/Hitting
  • Head Varsity Coach St. Mary's Academy (2007 - 2008)
  • Played for Louisiana Tech Univ (1993 – 1997)  
  • Top 25 Div I in ERA and Strike Outs (1996 – 1997)
  • Asst Coach Pony Express Organization (2000 – present)
  • Head Coach St. Mary’s Academy (2003 – present)

MARC JOHNSON'S
SPORTS CENTER