Craig Conway
LEAD BASEBALL INSTRUCTOR
Owned and operated by Craig Conway, well known and respected former professional player of the NJ Jackals, he knows what it takes to be successful. While still holding the records for doubles and triples at Montclair State University, the All-Time hits leader is also in MSU’s Hall of Fame. The 3-time All-American went on to win 3 championships in 5 seasons with the NJ Jackals, just after winning the NCAA Division III National Championship with Montclair in 2000. When Montclair State captured the 2000 title, Conway batted .400 with a nation-leading and school-record 27 doubles while driving in 75 runs. In 2001, he was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Male Athlete of the Year after he hit .446 and set a school record with 91 hits. After finishing his professional career, Conway began coaching at Montclair State, directly alongside Norm Schoenig, an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame inductee. Becoming Associate Head Coach at MSU led Conway to more opportunities as he continued his coaching career as the Associate Head Coach for the Pioneers at William Paterson University. In his 13 years as a coach, no team under Conway’s watchful eye had failed to make the playoffs. With a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Montclair State and a Master’s degree in Coaching/Sport’s Education from Ohio University, Conway has set out to enhance the quality of coaching, preparing the body and mind to focus on the game. He believes the lessons learned on the field transpire into everyday life and it is important to teach how to cope and develop confidence against failure and adversity. With a mentality of “always wanting more,” Conway pursued a coaching career to give back to our youth through his passion, America’s Pastime. After coaching 13 years at the collegiate level, his personal goal is to assist young athletes in following the proper developmental steps to play at the next level. Born in Burlington, VT was a hometown pitcher at NCAA D1 University of Vermont. In college, Marcotte had a fine career at Vermont, tying for 10th in school history with 15 career wins. He is ninth on the all-time Catamounts list in appearances (54), 12th in strikeouts (155) and 13th in innings pitched (194.1). After graduating in 2001 Marcotte enjoyed an 11-year career in professional baseball, with over 500 career innings pitched. He has been both a starting pitcher and a reliever having started 77 games and relieved in 76 games. His professional career took him to numerous stops, as far north and west as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and as far southwest as El Paso, Texas. Marcotte also has years of instructional experience. He has been teaching the game of baseball for over 20 years and was also a NCAA Division 1 pitching coach. Joshua Braunstein Coach Josh has been involved with professional baseball since the age of 9 years old when he was a batboy for the New Jersey Jackals. This was a position he held for 7 seasons, meeting Coach Craig in the process. Coach Josh would go on to play Varsity baseball for 3 years at Fair Lawn High School which led to him playing at Towson University before a torn labrum in his shoulder sidelined him after two seasons. Josh has a dedication and passion to helping to develop the skill sets of players of all levels to help them grow to become better baseball players and young men. Jen Bell has been involved in softball as a player and coach for over 25 years. Coach Jen, a four year Varsity letter earner at Fair Lawn High School, has first team all league and first team all county accolades in Fair Lawn. She trained for 6 years under pitching coach Jim McDonald where she learned the importance of solid mechanics. Coach Jen has been coaching varsity softball for over 10 years. She is an accomplished pitching instructor who focuses on a strong fundamental foundation and enjoys teaching the various specialty pitches. She takes a whole body approach and includes many dynamic strength training exercises within her pitching drills. Additionally Coach Jen ensures her pitchers are able to identify mechanical errors and make adjustments to maximize velocity and control. Outside of softball she is a proud wife, mom, dog mom and teacher. 
Trevor Marcotte
PITCHING INSTRUCTOR
NJ TRIBE COACH & BASEBALL’S FINEST INSTRUCTOR
Jen Bell
SOFTBALL INSTUCTOR