Written practice plans — always
No coach arrives without a structured plan for that session. Every station has a purpose and a defined outcome before the first player arrives on the field.
Deep expertise at every position. All in for your son.
No coach arrives without a structured plan for that session. Every station has a purpose and a defined outcome before the first player arrives on the field.
"Good job" is not feedback. Coaches at DG Elite are expected to tell every player exactly what they did, why it matters, and what to change — in terms a 9-year-old can act on immediately.
No DG Elite coach raises their voice to make a point. Not in drills. Not in games. Not in evaluations. Calm coaching produces players who can think clearly under pressure — loud coaching doesn't.
Every coaching staff member is expected to communicate with parents as clearly and honestly as Dustin does. The experience your family has with any DG Elite coach should be indistinguishable in quality from a conversation with the founder.
Head Coach of DG Elite. Dustin has a proven track record of developing elite infield fundamentals — footwork, ground-ball mechanics, first-step instincts while building the leadership and communication skills young athletes carry far beyond the diamond.
"Baseball is how I inspire kids. Leadership is what I teach them. Every rep builds both."
10+ years as a professional Pitching Coach and is currently a Pitching Coach for the Colorado Rockies ACL Rookie Ball League. Helmis is currently responsible for coaching the up and coming Rockies top pitching prospects.
"Arm health is non-negotiable. Every velocity gain at the cost of mechanics is a loan you'll pay back with injury."
10+ years as a professional coach and is currently a Hitting Coordinator for the Colorado Rockies. Michael currently works with the Rockies MLB players and their minor league teams.
"A hitter who understands his swing owns it under pressure. A hitter who just has 'feel' loses it when the game gets hard."
Former MLB outfielder turned developer of them. As a player development coach for the Colorado Rockies, Jaylin coaches the organization's rookie-ball outfielders and brings those exact methods to youth athletes: reads, routes, mechanics, communication.
"Great outfielders aren't born — they're built. First-step reads, routes, glove-side mechanics. Every one of them is trainable, and we train them all."
Catchers are the most undercoached position in youth baseball. Develops the full position — framing, blocking, throwing mechanics, and the field leadership skills that make a catcher a team's anchor.
"The best catchers I've worked with aren't just athletic — they think three pitches ahead. We teach that at 10 years old."
Former center fielder with the San Francisco Giants. Najee develops the complete player — defense, hitting, baseball IQ, and an Elite Mindset — here at DG Elite.
"The players who separate themselves are the ones willing to outwork everyone. That's the standard — and we build it one rep at a time."
Selected for how deep they know the game — and how well they teach it at this age. That combination is rarer than it sounds.
When every coach teaches from the same playbook, corrections don't compete — they compound. Your son hears one consistent standard, in every context, from every coach on the field.
Your son hears the same standard from every coach, in every context — nothing contradicts. When one coach corrects his hip rotation, every other coach reinforces it — in every context. Corrections compound instead of competing with each other.
Coached deeply at hitting, fielding, pitching, and the mental game, he understands baseball from the inside out — not just his position, but how it connects to every other player on the field. Most kids know their role. He'll understand the whole game.
Every coach is chosen not just for what they know, but for how they communicate with young players at this level. He won't hear vague corrections. He'll understand exactly what changed and why — so the very next rep is already improved, not the next session.
"What I noticed most was how specific the corrections were. Not 'keep your eye on the ball' — but exactly where his hips were turning wrong and why. My son actually understood what changed. That's not normal at this level."
You'll see exactly how we coach — and you'll know within the first session whether this is the program your son belongs in.