Richard T. Adams Jr.
           Baseball Softball Dynamics Training Professional
           Head Coach, Valley Stream Central High School
           Eagles Baseball, Valley Stream, New York

This is coach Adams' seventh season as the Head Varsity Coach, prior to that he served as the Junior Varsity Coach for five years. During his tenior the team has amassed an 81-43 win/loss record and reached post season play five times in the last six years. Four of his teams, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999 were Conference Champions. Coach Adams has had over fifteen players at Central play college baseball, many of them on full or partial scholarships. Adams believes in the simple philosophy "work hard and good things happen". Adams has been named Coach of the Year by the Nassau Baseball Coaches Assoc. four times in five years. Two of Adams teams have been honored with the Nassau County Sportsmanship Award. Under Adams direction Central has been ranked consistently as one of the top four teams in Nassau County. This year the Central team guided by Adams set a new single season record by going fourteen and three in league and seventeen and four overall, beating his 1995 mark by two games. Adams has also coached at Nassau Community College and is a Social Studies teacher at Valley Stream Central High School. His wife Linda is the former head of Science at Central. He is the proud father of Sean Richard born in 1996 and their new addition, Erin Lynn born in the middle of the Port Washington series this year.

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Tom Caputo
           Baseball Softball Dynamics Training Professional
           Hitting Coach, Valley Stream Central High School
           Eagles Baseball, Valley Stream, New York

Tom has been the Hitting Coach for the Valley Stream Central Eagles Baseball Team for four years. He has been an integral part of the development of several Eagles players who have gone to play Division I Baseball in college. This includes his son Tom Jr.. who played four years for Hofstra University on a baseball scholarship. In addition to a stellar four year career Tom Jr.. was named Captain of the Hofstra baseball team. Tom's second son Mike (also a VS Central Graduate) is playing college baseball on scholarship at Molloy College and is projected to be this year's starting shortstop as a Freshman. Achievements that would make any parent proud, particularly for Tom Sr. who remains a prominent part of his sons' successes as they look ahead to careers in professional baseball. It's because of his unique approach to the science of hitting, combined with his knack for unselfishly sharing his knowledge that makes him so effective in establishing a solid foundation for many of the Valley Stream players as they move to the next level.

In addition to his responsibilities as Hitting Coach , Tom has managed at every competitive baseball level from age 7 to age 18 and brings a wealth of knowledge and focus especially when teaching young players in techniques best matched to their individual skills.

We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Tom's gift and understanding of the game, as a professional instructor for Baseball Softball Dynamics.

Tom and his wife Barbara live in Valley Stream, NY, they have four children ages 23, 20, 18 and 10.

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Bob Fontaine
           President & CEO - Baseball Softball Dynamics
           Umpire-in Chief - American Federation of Umpires

Establishing the American Federation of Umpires and subsequently Baseball Softball Dynamics, has enabled Bob to assemble a first rate corps of highly talented, committed professionals. Whether it is to teach, or to officiate, the common fabric running through these individuals is a deep seated passion for baseball and softball that's combined with a genuine desire and willingness to pass on knowledge and skills to others to move everyone's game to the next level.

Before creating Baseball Softball Dynamics and the American Federation of Umpires, Bob was Chief of Retail Banking Operations for the $12 billion Manhattan Savings Bank in New York City. He was part of a team that led the integration of Manhattan Savings into Republic National Bank through stock conversion and joined $60 billion Republic National Bank as Chief Operating Officer of its Retail Division until the conversion was complete.

Bob has been deeply involved in community service on both the national and local levels serving as either Chairman, President or Director to sixteen profit and not-for-profit organizations. He has managed at every age level of baseball from age 7 to age 21, in addition to being a professional umpire at the amateur level for the last eighteen years.

Bob is a graduate of Brown University, Graduate School of Banking and Finance and The School of Management, University of Massachusetts, at Amherst. He taught at the Center For Financial Studies, Fairfield University, as a principal lecturer at the Graduate School of Banking.

Bob served 13 months in Vietnam in 1966-67 and was awarded multiple combat citations as a member of the 865th Combat Engineer Detachment from the Government of the Republic of Vietnam and the United States .

He and his wife Marian live in Oceanside, New York, they have three adult sons.

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John Kehoe
           Baseball Softball Dynamics Training Professional
           Professional Umpire
           North Shore Baseball Umpires Association
           American Federation of Umpires
           Former H.S. Coach-St.Francis Prep,Queens,NY

John has had over twenty-five years of baseball experience that can only be classified as extraordinary. He was the highly successful baseball coach at St. Francis Prep High School in Queens, New York, for eight years (1973-1981). His varsity teams amassed an impressive .800 winning percentage through regular season and playoff games during that time. This record of achievement led to three diocesan championships and one New York City Catholic High School Championship. To add to this impressive record, one of John's junior varsity teams also won a New York City Catholic High School Championship. It did not to come as a surprise that in recognition of these exceptional accomplishments, John was named Coach of the Year by both Newsday and The Daily News!

In 1981 his contributions to the game would take another direction as a result of a job change. His attention turned to umpiring. Dividing time between college and high school contests, John has the indisputable advantage of viewing the game from both the coaching and the officiating perspective, at the highest level of play in this region. He has worked numerous high school playoff games over the years and has the honor of officiating eleven high school championship games at Yankee Stadium. When combined with John's extensive experience at the two-year and four-year college level, he brings a rich and varied educational background to Baseball Softball Dynamics in his capacity as a training professional.

Besides officiating and coaching, John has been a middle school principal in Bronxville New York, for the past twelve years. He is also a presenter and a consultant in the field of education. In addition to completing his undergraduate education at Cathedral College, John received a doctorate from The School of Education, St. John's University.

He and his wife Cathy have three sons who are little leaguers. John is committed to the positive power of sports. He is a willing contributor who shares his experiences to help young players and coaches develop their skills and is an integral member of the Baseball Softball Dynamics' team!

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John LaBarbera
           Baseball Softball Dynamics Professional Trainer
           American Federation Of Umpires, Director
           North Shore Umpires Association, Umpire

John comes to Baseball Softball Dynamics with an expansive coaching background in baseball, basketball and football. He blends years of coaching experience with first hand field expertise as a high level player in all three sports.What it affords him, is a thorough insight into proven skills that work which he passionately shares with others as part of his professional training repertoire.

When he is not sharing his knowledge, he is the Manager of a Wall Street Clearing House, specializing in custody stocks and bonds and still finds the time to be active in his community responsibilities. He serves on the Board of Ethics for the Village of Valley Stream, the Board of Directors of the Valley Stream Little League and is a Principal Director of the American Federation Of Umpires.

We are very happy to have John on board as a professional trainer for Baseball Softball Dynamics. During the baseball season he a member of the AFU professional umpire group, as well as North Shore Baseball Umpires Association.

He and his lovely and very understanding wife Susan, have four children and reside in Valley Stream, NY.

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Anthony "Tony" Lombardo
           Baseball Softball Dynamics Training Professional
           Assistant Coach, Valley Stream Central
           Eagles Baseball, Valley Stream, New York

This is Coach Lombardo's tenth year as Central High School's Assistant Varsity Coach. He is recognized throughout the region as a coach who has achieved the highest level of high school baseball success. Coach Lombardo also serves on the Valley Stream Little League Board of Directors, as well as being District Director of the Nassau County Big League Program. Lombardo's twenty one years of experience is both abundant and diverse. He has lead teams in Valley Stream, Franklin Square, Williamsport Big League and the Connie Mack League. This year Coach Lombardo stepped up into the head coaching roll for two series resulting in his first six varsity wins. Last year Coach Lombardo was selected by the National Baseball Coaches Assoc. as Assistant High School Coach of the Year. Another notable achievement was the 1991 New York State Big League Championship. In a display of incredible continuity, his Valley Stream Big league teams have won championships for six consecutive years. During the summer of 1999 Lombardo worked with the Buddy Harrelson Baseball Academy. He and his lovely wife Anita live in Elmont NY and have two daughters Gina and Dana.

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Kevin Macpherson
        Baseball Softball Dynamics Training Professional
        American Federation of Umpires, Principal Assignor
        North Shore Baseball Umpires Association

Kevin brings an extensive and varied thirteen year coaching background to Baseball Softball Dynamics. He has coached basketball and managed baseball at every age level (7-18) of competitive play within the highly regarded St. Raymond's CYO Program as well as District 30 Williamsport Little League Baseball. His sustained success is the result of a well honed talent for not only teaching but for inspiring his players to attain their highest levels of individual performance.

Much of the success he has achieved in sports can be attributed to his professional career. Kevin is a Vice President for Chase Manhattan Bank, where he is responsible for new business relationship development, in the Professional and Commercial sectors of the bank. He teaches over fourteen different sales development and management relationship seminars to bank managers as part of their on-going commitment to their client base.

Besides motivating and coaching people Kevin is a professional umpire for the American Federation of Umpires and the North Shore Baseball Umpires Association. He has worked countless Championship and Regional contests over the past several years. Last year he became a member of AFU's Operating Committee and is also a Principal Assignor for this blue-chip group.

Kevin completed his undergraduate education at the University of Charleston and graduated from Hofstra University Graduate School of Secondary Education. He is also a Certified Financial Planner.

He and his wife Cory live in East Rockaway and have three children ages 23, 20 and 18.

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Stephen Shaffer
        Baseball Softball Dynamics Training Professional
        American Federation of Umpires
        Director of Umpire Development

Steve has been involved with baseball and softball for over twenty-nine years. His professional umpiring career began in 1970 under the demanding eye of Howie Engel. Engel is known as the "Dean of Umpires" because he brought professional mechanics and techniques to the amateur level and thus raised expected levels of performance of umpiring officials throughout the metropolitan area. Steve worked with Engel's group for fifteen years umpiring at the highest levels of competitive baseball and softball and holds the distinction of officiating at numerous championship games from Stan Musial League, Connie Mack and Big League to Regional Williamsport Little League Championships at the sixty foot diamond. The volume of his experience can best be measured by the fact that he has umpired in over three thousand games, a solid tribute to his skill and longevity over the years.

In 1992, Steve joined the American Federation of Umpires, a new and unknown group. Before long he was asked to become AFU's Director of Umpire Development. To date over 170 men and women have endured his demanding, comprehensive certification process before earning their chevron and rocker as certified professionals. Steve's training curriculum has proved to be so successful it has been modified and adapted for young amateur umpires doing little league games at the community level. There is little doubt that his passion for the game combined with his prowess for teaching has enabled many programs to go to the next level of play. When you consider that he has also coached and managed at every level of competitive play you quickly grasp why we are so pleased to have someone of his stature as a training professional of Baseball Softball Dynamics and the American Federation of Umpires.

Steve completed his undergraduate studies in Education at Northwestern University and is a graduate of St. John's University Graduate School of Clinical Psychology. He has taught in the Elmont Public School system for the last sixteen years.

He and his wife Janet live in Oceanside and have a son age 18.

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Dave Shnayer
           Baseball Softball Dynamics Training Professional
           American Federation Of Umpires
           AFU Rookie School Trainer

Dave comes to Baseball Softball Dynamics with a decade of amateur baseball coaching experience. He served on the Island Park Little League Board of Directors for five years.Dave played baseball and soccer through his high school years and went on to play Division III college soccer at Queens College.

Dave is a professional trade show sales trainer with Skyline Displays, the world's largest manufacturer of portable trade show exhibits and graphic systems. On weekends he is a radio disc jockey for "B 103 " 103.1 FM "Long Island's Best and Most Oldies". So it's easy to see why his rich and diverse background has made him such a solid contributor to the Baseball Softball Dynamics training group.

From April to October he is a professional umpire for American Federation of Umpires and has officiated numerous playoff and championship games at the District and Sectional levels. Moreover, Dave's responsibilities also include being a principal instructor at AFU's Rookie School each winter.

Dave received his degree in Communications from City University of New York. He and his wife LuAnn have been married for twenty years and live in Island Park, NY with their teenage son Josh. In his spare time Dave loves to "lose" golf balls with Josh.