Interns
Christian Lapierre
“This past offseason working with athletes on NBP gave me a perspective that exceeds any other program. How ATTENTION TO DETAIL matters. Especially with the correlation to baseball or any sport from the movements and exercises. With a strong emphasis on MOBILITY and BODY EFFICIENCY, creates an athlete to optimize their abilities.
Primarily working in the weight room, I saw the dramatic increase in athleticism. Where these young athletes progressed in ability. On the field they were putting up numbers on exit velo, velocity, and overall balance.
A takeaway I had was how to warm up properly and how important the little things are. Cordell and NBP staff use a platform call TRAQ where athletes all over the world can have access to this high-quality training. It’s simple where the athletes can see how to do a movement. As a coach to these young ball players, they not only grew in ability. But in the mindset to be great, To dominate everything they do with intent and mental discipline.”
Sebastian Gomez
“Working at this facility is one of the best decisions I ever made. The atmosphere is like none you have ever seen before, when you walk in the facility, your greeted with energy and everyone knows your name, and it’s the exact same when you leave. The facility is creative, if you left and come back two months later, the facility has upgraded in some way, always improving and adapting to create the optimal baseball training atmosphere.
The work is still work, but it’s the greatest work you could ever think of doing. Not only are you developing young athletes physically, you are instilling in them perseverance and mental strength that comes with becoming good at a game of failure. And more than that, I have learned so much about the game just by teaching young kids the absolute basics, so even I walk out every day knowing more than when I came in. NPB isn’t for screwing around and half assed effort. But if your willing to put in the work and accept teaching and criticism, I have total faith there is no better facility in the world to work at or attend than NPB.”
Skyler Manelski
I started my college career at Edmonds College, redshirting my first year and then covid hitting my second year. Leading to not fulling starting my college career until my third year where I transferred to Linfield University where I spent 3 years. I had known Cordell since 15U but during this transition period I decided to start fully training with Cordell when not at school. This decision helped me get to a point where I had the opportunity to play at a Division 1 school for my graduate year called Quinnipiac University.
I choose to Internship with Cordell and Toly at NBP for multiple reasons. The first being that the sense of family they create and encourage is one that pulls people in and makes them feel like they belong from day 1. Another reason is that I didn’t have any experience working in this area outside of playing and a year of coaching but they helped me with a smooth transition into working for them where I help with training, social media, product design, and filming & editing content.
Seamus Brown
My name is Seamus Brown and I have been raining at NBP for about a year now and recently had an opportunity to become an intern here at NBP. It’s been a great experience learning how the whole buisness is operated, as well as learning everything about pitch design, metrics, training programs, and hitting mechanics. Thank you to Cordell and Toly for taking me under their wing for the last 3 months as it was a fantastic experience that taught me many life lessons.
Cooper Hancock
Hello my name is Cooper Hancock this past summer Interned/Trained At the national ball player facility. On the work side of things I was tasked with a decent amount. I would help Coach as well as train younger athletes, learning the valuable experience of how to connect as well as Translate what I know to a younger demographic. As someone who is wanting to go into education, this helped me greatly better understand how to convey what I am thinking And know to younger kids. I also did daily tasks like turn on the schedule for the TV in the front office as well as cleaning or other tasks. These also helped me with my time management learning how to get these done in a timely manner around training as well as clients and other tasks. To work at the natural ballplayer facility gave me a better appreciation for facilities, as well as what it takes to run one.
Charlie Lydums
I have been training with Cordell since I was 14 and have been able to see this facility expand over the years to what it is now. I got hurt at the end of my freshman season and was unable to play summer ball, so I had to look for a job and Cordell gave me a great opportunity to work at the facility this past summer. This job gave me a great opportunity to share my knowledge of the game while also being able to expand upon my knowledge and learn more every day. Being able to help train younger kids gave me an immense sense of pride knowing I can help them reach their goals in baseball and be a mentor for them. While working at the facility I was also able to work on my own game and have access to training with ex pro guys and be able to pick their brains and watch how they operate and see what got them to pro ball. This internship was the perfect summer job for me, and I look forward to coming back next summer.
Zaid Flynn
In my experience working as an intern I’ve met all kinds of people that want the best for me and my growth. The environment is great and has pushed me to be better. The facility has everything and leaves no option but to get better as a player and person.