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INSTRUCTOR PROFILES


David Randolph, Owner

Baseball Instruction

Basketball Instruction

David Randolph, owner and founder of Ozzie Smith's Sports Academy, had a dream...a dream of giving back to those athletes that want to excel in their sport of choice. In 1990, Ozzie Smith's Sports Academy was born and for the last 18 years it has produced results for every athlete it has trained. David brought to Ozzie's his life-long expierences, but also his passion for teaching. David was a 4-year football, basketball and baseball athlete at Principia Collige in Illinois. Since opening Ozzie's David has taught over 30,000 students. David personally trains all of Ozzie's instructors using a specific program designed to maximize each student’s potential. I have over 28 years of coaching and playing experience and I pride myself on teaching my students whatever is necessary to help them reach their potential. I stress HARD WORK and DEDICATION to every aspect of each respective sport.

Mark Zimmerman

Director of Soccer

 

Nathan Roush
Baseball Instruction

Basketball Instruction

Nathan Roush, comes to Ozzie Smith's Sports Academy from a long playing, teaching and coaching career. Nathan graduated from Burlington Central H.S. in Burlington, IL, there he excelled as a 4-year varsity starter in Baseball and a 2-year varsity starter in Basketball. Nathan was All-Conference and All-Area from 1998-2000 in Baesball. In 2000, Nathan was an All-State selection for Basketball. Nathan went on and played college baseball at Elgin Community College and Missouri Baptist University. At MoBap, Nathan collected All-Conference and All-Region honors. In 2003 his team was ranked 2nd in the country. From, MoBap Nathan continued to play baseball but at the professional level. Nathan was a 3-year starting pitcher for the Gateway Grizzlies from 2005-2007. He was named the Organizational Pitcher of the Year in 2006. As a team the Grizzlies were the Frontier League West Division Champs in 2007. Nathan wasn't only playing on the professional level, but also coaching at the college level. He returned to MoBap to be an assistant coach from 2006-2007. Nathan is now the head assistant coach at Maryville University in St. Louis.

David Estes

Baseball Instruction

Basketball Instruction

David Estes, joins Ozzie Smith's Sports Academy. Estes, a Harris-Stowe alumnus, will begin his fifth season at Harris-Stowe after competing for two seasons as a pitcher for the Hornets. He has helped mold the pitching staff into a unit that gives the Hornets the opportunity to be successful every time they take the field. Estes also oversees the outfielders and the strength and conditioning programs at Harris-Stowe, and serves as the academic liaison.
Coach Estes spent the summers of 2005 and 2006 as pitching coach for the O’Fallon (MO) American Legion team. In 2006, Estes guided the pitching staff to a third place finish in the 16-team league tournament. Estes currently spends his summers as assistant coach for the Fulton Railroaders in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee (KIT) Collegiate League. Estes was instrumental in the Railroaders capturing their first regular season championship in league history in 2007. Estes earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from Harris-Stowe State University. While in High School at Francis Howell North, Estes excelled in both baseball and basketball, finishing 4th in class 4A in basketball and 2nd in class 4A in baseball.

Linnsie McMahan

Goalkeeper Instruction

Mini-Kickers Instructor

Ozzie Smith's Sports Academy is proud to have Linnsie McMahan join its staff at our Chesterfield location. Linnsie has a wonderful background in goalkeeping. She was voted MVP by her teammates for 2 years in a row at Rockwood Summit H.S. Linnsie has worked with club level goalkeepers with Woodchips Soccer Club, from 2005-2007. She was ranked 1st in Rockwood Summit's conference for shutouts, goals against average and solo shutouts. Linnsie has just signed her letter of intent to play goalkeeper at University of Tennessee Martin (D1).
   
   
   
  All Ozzie Smith's Sports Academy Instructors are currently or at minimum college players. They are all energetic and responsible teachers eager to help those who want to become better players. If you have any questions about our instructors, or would like to set up an appointment with one!