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Sportsgist.com is very proud to introduce Steve Leo from the Parisi Speed School. Steve has an extensive background in athletic training and will be sportsgist.com’s resident strength and conditioning coach. He will be providing the type of information that any athlete who is serious about their game is going to want to have access to.

Steve has been training for 11 years, and an employee at Parisi’s for the past 10 years. He has been hired by Nike to conduct speed-testing camps through SAQ program . Steve was a three-sport varsity athlete at Hawthorne High School in Football, Wrestling (Captain, All-conference) and Baseball. He continued his education at Northeastern and William Paterson University in exercise Science Steve has ten years of experience coaching athletes including Head Coach of Saddle River Wrestling 4 years, Hawthorne High School Wrestling 3 Years, Bergen Catholic Wrestling 1 year, ASA Softball Coach 3 years, and MABL Baseball Coach 4 years. Steve continues playing competitive baseball in the North Jersey Men’s Adult Baseball League. Steve has Five years of experience in personal training of athletes including USA National Team Wrestling, Major and Minor League Baseball, Olympic Judo, NFL & Arena football players.

Certifications: Advanced Level Certified Personal Trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), National Interscholastic Federation Coaches Association (NFICA-A.C.E.P program), Member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y Cerified Instructor and VIRTUS Certified (Protecting Gods Children).

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By Gus Ornstein

Can you imagine having had a long major league baseball playing career, becoming the manager of a major league baseball team and being named manager of the year, then becoming the first base coach for the most storied franchise in major league baseball, and then having to play and coach against your son. Welcome to the life of Tony Pena. Tony enjoyed a tremendous career as a catcher for the Pirates, Cardinals, Red Sox, Indians, and White Sox and then went on to manage the Kansas City Royals before becoming the first base coach of the NY Yankees. Tony’s son Tony Jr is now the starting shortstop for the Royals, and we spoke to Tony about playing against his own son and how difficult that is for him and the mixed emotions he feels during those games as he is torn between wanting to see his son perform well and wanting his team to be victorious.

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