Coach Fred Speck has been a coach and instructor in the valley since 1997 and was the Head Coach of Grand Canyon University Club Team 2 from 2015 - 2019. He has over 30 years of coaching experience with youth, high school, collegiate and international teams. He organized and managed an Academy with over 100 players from 2007-2012 and 2018-2024 in age groups 9u-18u, taking four 12u teams to Cooperstown, NY. Coach Speck graduated from Biola University in Business Management and was a four-year starter, leaving the program as the All-Time Hits Leader. He married his wife, Wendy, on May 19, 2000, and they have two children, a beautiful girl Jordan (20) and a future MLB ballplayer, Cooper (15).
His coaching credentials include:
9r Baseball - Owner/Instructor (12 years - present)
Niners Baseball Club - (6 years)
Grand Canyon University - Club Baseball Head Coach (4 years)
Elite Baseball Academy - Owner/Director of Operations/Coach (5 years)
Inside Pitch Baseball & Softball Training Facility - Co-Owner/Instructor (8 years)
Pinnacle High School - Assistant Varsity Coach (3 years)
Desert Mtn. High School - Freshman Head Coach (2 years)
Stampede Baseball - Babe Ruth Head Coach (3 years)
Alby Baseball Club Sweden - Head Coach (2 years)
Swedish Junior National Team - Assistant Coach (1 year)
Sundsvall Baseball Club Sweden - Head Coach (4 years)
Biola University - Assistant Coach (2 years)
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