Hi! I'm John Marino....I grew up in Middletown, Connecticut and attended Xavier high school where I played soccer, baseball and track and field. I won the senior award in track and field in my final year of at Xavier and went on to run track for Central Connecticut State University. I got my coaching certification in 1992 and began coaching high school girls softball where I coached for 10 years at East Hampton high school in East Hampton, Connecticut. I then moved back into coaching Baseball after my son was born and coached travel baseball for 10 years in Tampa, Florida, from 2012-2022. I spent 10 years coaching and learning with a professional baseball coach at United Sports Academy where I learned the intricacies of the game of baseball and how to scout and identify rare talent at an early age. I served as pitching coach for major level travel ball team for 10 years, focusing on mechanics, pitch counts and teaching pitchers the mental aspects of the game, in regards to strategy, how to pitch in certain counts and slowing the game down!