Liz Feehan , Instructor, Softball Pitching and Hitting (2)
Coach Feehan is a 2007 graduate of Judson University where she was a tri-captain and participated in the NCCAA (Christian College Nationals).  Coach Feehan pitched for Judson University as well as Elgin Community College where she lead the Lady Spartans to back to back record setting wins in a season (‘05 – ‘06).  Coach Feehan was also named to the All-Academic Team in’05 and ’06 at ECC.

In 2007, Liz worked in the front office for the Rockford Thunder Pro-Fastpitch team (NPF).  

Coach Feehan is available for private lessons, camps and clinics for both pitching and hitting lessons at Fox Valley Sports Academy in 2009 and 2010. 

Mike Hawkins, Instructor, Softball/Baseball Hitting (4)
Coach Hawkins played at Judson College from 1993-98.  He started with the Lady Eagles softball program in 2000, moving to head coach in 2003.  In his first year of heading the program, the Lady Eagles made their first regional playoff appearance in school history.  During his time there, they set team records in wins, hits, runs scored, RBI, and extra base hits.  Players also set numerous individual hitting records under his tutelage.

Coach Hawkins is currently the assistant coach at Elgin Community College for the Lady Spatans softball team, and assists with various Fox Valley Sports Academy camps.  He is currently available year round for group and private lessons.  

Mike Hlavacek, Instructor, Baseball Hitting & Pitching (*)
Mike started his collegiate career at Elgin Community College where he was selected as an NJCAA All-American pitcher (11-0 record) in 2005.

Randy Kaczmarski, Instructor, Hitting & Fielding (9)
Coach Kaczmarski is a former minor league infielder, having played for both the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cub farm systems. In addition to his professional playing career, Randy has also worked as a professional scout in recent years with several organizations.

Jim Kating, Instructor, Hitting & Catching (8)
Coach Kating is a former two-time minor league all-star from the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Playing primarily as a catcher, Jim was also played in the Oakland Athletics system.

Previous to his professional career, Coach Kating enjoyed a successful high school and junior college career, earning All-state honors at Fremd High School and All-American honors while at Triton College.  Coach Kating still holds records at Triton College, including a staggering single season homerun total of twenty-five (25) HR’s in 1986.

Coach Jim is currently the Head Baseball Coach at South Elgin High School; he is also a football coach during the fall.  Coach Kating is available for private and group lessons during the winter at Fox Valley Sports Academy.

Prior to coaching, Coach Kees played professionally in the Arizona Diamondbacks' organization and posted a .625 winning percentage in back-to-back seasons with Lethbridge, a Rookie-Class team where he went 5-3, and High Desert, a Class-A team where he went 6-2. Coach Kees played locally with the Schaumburg Flyers. His career professional record, which spanned over four seasons, was 20-13.

In January 2002, Coach Kees was named pitching coach of the Rockford RiverHawks, an independent team in the Frontier League. Under Coach Kees, Rockford's pitching staff ranked second in the league with a 3.88 ERA. In the 2001 season, he was varsity pitching coach at Barrington High School, where he helped the staff post a 23-10 record.

Coach Kees is available for private and group lessons on a year round basis.

RC Lichtenstein, Instructor, Hitting, Pitching & Catching (9)
Coach Lichtenstein has over 14 years of professional coaching experience, primarily as a pitching coach with the Milwaukee Brewers minor league system and the Tampa Bay Rays system. His teams made the playoffs in three of his first four seasons and in 1999 his staff led the Rookie level Pioneer League in ERA. In 2003, Coach RC became the manager of the Alexandria Aces professional baseball team (Louisiana). The following season, RC was the pitching coach of the Central League Champion Edinburgh Roadrunners (2004).

In 2005 and 2006 Coach RC was the pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays Midwest league affiliate.  In 2007, RC became pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays Florida State League team in Vero Beach, FL.

Coach Lichtenstein has worked over ten years as a pitching coach and three as a Manager and Director of Baseball Operations. Coach Lichtenstein has also taken two USA Select teams on tours of Holland, Belgium & Aruba as well as having spent the last decade specializing in private and camp instruction.

In 2001, RC Lichtenstein authored a book entitled, “Preparing to Win- The Complete Pitcher”. In 2003, RC produced a one (1) hour video follow-up to his book. Both instructional items are on sale at Fox Valley Sports Academy.

Coach RC is available for group and private instruction during the winter months at Fox Valley Sports Academy.

Pat Meginniss, Instructor, Baseball Hitting & Catching (*)
Pat Meginniss started his career as a two year varsity award winner for Elgin High School. Then became a Elmhurst College Bluejay, where he was a four year varsity award winner and three year starter with career batting average of .320 and career on-base percentage of .380; his career fielding percentage (catcher) was .975.

He was awarded Most Improved player in 2006, Gold Glove in 2007, and Coach's Award for leadership and outstanding play in 2008. He was also voted team captain in 2008. In addition, Coach Meginniss coached an 18U travel baseball team in 2008 for college-bound players.

Coach Meginniss has been assiting with catchers/hitting instruction for Fox Valley Sports academy since 2004. Coach Pat is available for instruction at the academy year round.

Jose Mieses, Instructor, Baseball Pitching (*)
Jose Mieses is a former professional pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewwers and the Chicago White Sox organizations. Jose advanced to the AAA level in both. While playing in the Domincan Republic, Jose tossed a no hitter in 1997. 2001 and 2002 saw Jose being placed on the 40 man roster for the Brewers and was invited to Major League spring training. Jose was named pitcher of the month serveral times during his minor league career, and was also one of the club's top prospects.

Ken Nagler, Instructor, Baseball Hitting, Pitching & Fielding (3)
Coach Nagler is a former collegiate pitcher from Winona State University in Minnesota. Prior to his college playing experience, Ken was a four-year player at Elk Grove High School. Coach Nagler’s playing experience also included a stint pitching for the Winona Chiefs a summer travel, an organization that has been in existence for over 50-years.

Ken has worked closely with several successful local travel organizations as well as with area training camps.

Coach Nagler specializes in private and group instruction and joined the Fox Valley Sports Academy staff full time in 2005.  Ken is available for private and group instruction year round at Fox Valley Sports Academy.

TJ Nall, Instructor, Baseball Hitting & Pitching (8)
Coach Nall is a former professional pitcher, having played most recently Washington Nationals organization. Coach Nall is currently the pitching coach for Oakton Community College.   TJ was a member of the 2002 South Atlantic League All-Star team, posting a 0.63 ERA in the first half. Coach Nall also played in the Arizona Fall League in 2003, spent 2004 in Jacksonville (FL) and was also selected as an All-Star for the Southern League in 2004 and 2006.

The 2006 season was a career year for Coach Nall. He led the Southern League in strikeouts (155) as well as won 8 consecutive decisions for the Jacksonville Suns. He finished the year 10-7 and had a 2.82 ERA. Coach Nall was the Southern League pitcher of the week three times in 2006; he was also the Dodger organization pitcher of the month in June, going 6-0 with a 1.10 ERA. Coach Nall tallied his first professional homerun in '06.

T.J. was an area standout while at Schaumburg High School playing for the Saxons the same year they captured the Illinois State Baseball Title (1997). Nall was named to the Chicago Tribune All-State Team in 1999 as a third basemen, and was drafted shortly thereafter in the 8th round by Los Angeles- as a pitcher.

Coach Nall is available in the winter months for both private and group instruction at Fox Valley Sports Academy.

Tim Nolan, Instructor, Hitting, Ballistic Training (4)
Coach Nolan joined the Fox Valley Sports Academy staff as an instructor from the national speaking and coaching circuit in 2003. As the inventor of six (6) U.S. Patents, Tim's ProCut Bat Weight is used worldwide from youth baseball and softball circles, through professional baseball leagues and prominent college programs.

Becky Stenning, Instructor, Softball Pitching (3)
Coach Stenning joined the Fox Valley Sports Academy staff in 2005. Becky is the current head softball coach at Judson University (Elgin, IL). Previous to Judson University, Stenning spent three years as an assistant coach at Illinois Wesleyan University under head coach Beth Williams. As part of the staff, Stenning helped guide the Titans to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series in 2003, an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2002 and three straight regular-season CCIW championships. The Titans also won the CCIW Tournament Championship in 2002 and 2003. In 2003, the coaching staff earned CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year.

Stenning was a four-year player for Illinois Wesleyan from 1998-2001. Her teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001. As a senior she was a team captain and also received the Gwen Meyer Award for Outstanding Leadership, Sportsmanship and Hard Work. She was on the Dean's List and earned the Order of the Titans Award for Community Service and Leadership.

In 2001, Stenning graduated from Illinois Wesleyan with a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Mathematics. Following graduation Stenning joined the IWU coaching staff while also completing her Master's Degree at Illinois State University. In 2003, she earned her Master's of Science in Kinesiology and Recreation.

Coach Stenning is available for private as well as group pitching instruction at Fox Valley Sports Academy.

Anne Vogt, Instructor Softball Hitting, Pitching & Fielding (7)
Coach Vogt [VOTE] is a former high school and collegiate standout from the Fox Valley area. While at Larkin High School (Elgin, IL) Anne was three-time All Area selection as well as the Courier News’ Player of the Year in 1992. Coach Vogt was also an NJCAA All-American at Elgin Community College and also received NAIA All-Region honors at Judson College (Elgin, IL).

Following her playing career, Anne became the assistant softball coach at Elgin Community College from 1997-1998 and became Head Coach at ECC from 1998-2000. In 2002, Coach Vogt returned to the Elgin Community College softball program where she is currently Head Coach. The 2006 campaign for the Lady-Spartans saw Vogt’s squad break the Elgin Community College record for wins in a season; Vogt was chosen as the Skyway Conference Coach of the year in 2006. The 2009 season saw the Lady-Spartans become Skyway Conference champions and Coach Vogt was again named Skyway Conference Coach of the year.

Anne is also the Director of Softball Operations at Fox Valley Sports Academy.  She is responsible for designing and maintaining many of the academy’s softball programs and is a lead instructor for all of the academy’s softball winter and summer camps; she is available for group and private instruction on a year round basis at Fox Valley Sports Academy.