Coach Bennett
At age 8 years old, Coach Bennett was denied the opportunity to pitch for his Little League team. This lit a spark of determination. He spent several months throwing into a pitch net from sunrise to sunset. Youth baseball success followed from this experience and led to all the fun things baseball can bring. Coach Bennett was hooked.
But, new obstacles appeared. As a freshman at Fairfield College Preparatory School, he tore the growth plate in his elbow. After missing the season, he was no longer considered a high performing All Star youth pitcher. He was cut followng JV team tryouts after a cautious, injury-conscious tryout. Undeterred, he practiced with the team as a non-roster player, enduring plenty of skepticism while learning the true meaning of perseverance.
Mid-season, an injury to a roster player gave him his shot. He threw 5 innings of no-hit ball and earned the win. The next year he made the Varsity squad and, by his senior season, was dominant, representing his school in the state All Star game and receiving a Division I scholarship to play for Siena College.
Like many hard-throwing pitchers of his generation, he relied on raw arm strength without proper mechanics or arm care. That approach eventually led to Tommy John surgery and the end of his collegiate playing career. The lessons from this journey are the foundation of his coaching philosophy today. Coach Bennett is as obsessed with the game as ever but the obsession has evolved. He has immersed himself in modern biomechanics, arm health science, and mental performance training.
His mission is clear: Help every athlete he works with develop the skills and self-awareness to become their own best coach — while remaining a lifelong mentor and resource in their corner.
He doesn’t just teach mechanics. He builds self-aware, mentally tough players who understand their own bodies, trust their process, and can perform when it matters most. His commitment is all-in: he shows up at games, notices what others miss, and stays invested in “his guys” long after the formal lessons end.
“Sensei” Al Coleman
Al became interested in strength exercise in high school to improve his performance as a baseball player. This interest became a passion when he went on to play Division 1 baseball and was at the mercy of ill-informed strength coaches. Needing to find a better way to keep him injury free than what was being presented to him by the college strength and conditioning staff, he chanced upon the SuperSlow technical manual while combing the shelves of a Borders. A few years later in 1999, Al passed the test of the most stringent certification in the industry; the SuperSlow Exercise Specialist Certification.
Following, Al spent the next 10 years under the tutelage of Master Instructor Rob Serraino and honed his craft.
From 2010-2019, Al worked for RenEx/Overload Fitness where he served as Director of Education. During this time, he worked in close concert with Ken Hutchins, Josh Trentine and Gus Diamantopoulos in refining the RenEx Protocol.
Al and Coach Bennett originally connected in 1998 as fellow pitchers at Siena College. He introduced Coach Bennett to the topics of exercise science, biomechanics, and the expertise of Tom House, continues to provide guidance to both him and his four sons who affectionately refer to him as “Sensei Al."