Complete Athlete’s Mission
Our mission is to educate
athletes, parents, and coaches using a unique combination
of on-the field work, mental/ emotional development,
weight room regimens, and nutritional guidelines,
using proven scientific methods while working to
develop the complete prepare, compete, repair and
recovery cycles of an elite athlete.
In addition to teaching athletes to compete more
effectively and to avoid injury, it is the mission
of the Complete Athlete to help young athletes learn
life lessons that will enable them to take more
responsibility for their athletic development and
to become better leaders on and off the field. The
staff and faculty of the Complete Athlete are dedicated
to facilitating research to support its mission
and to widely disseminate the best information available.
Complete Athlete Faculty & Coaches
Donnie Watson,
co-founder and performance analyst with the Complete
Athlete. Prior to joining the entrepreneurial vision
and continuing efforts of the Complete Athlete,
Donnie was a successful coach, teacher, recruiter
and director of player and program development.
During the past 16 years as an assistant and
NCAA Division I head baseball coach, Donnie has
worked with 1000's of aspiring baseball players
and  is
known as a one of the nation's foremost authorities
for teaching science based throwing mechanics
and functional strength regimens for success.
Along with his work alongside such throwing expets
as Dr. Tom House, Nolan Ryan and Dr. James Andrews,
he has accumulated a deep array of testimonials
to attest to his unique ability to instruct,
inform and inspire players, parents and coaches
to move past the personal constraints of outdated
teachings that exist in today's playing environment.
In
1993, Donnie founded The All-American Baseball
Camps, Inc., a 501(C)3 tax exempt charitable
corporation, which serves to provide baseball
camp tuition scholarships for underprivileged
youth. This was the start of a personal mission
to gather and disseminate information
to improve the health and performance of baseball
pitchers regardless of level of play. In 2004,
Donnie was named the NPA Coach and Coordinator
for the Texas region. During this time,
Donnie hosted symposiums on injury prevention
for youth baseball players.
Donnie is also
a certified Functional Fitness Instructor through
the Absolute Performance Group of Del Mar, California.
Donnie earned his BS degree in Education from
the University of Dallas in 1978. He was an All-Conference
and All-Region player in 1977 and 1978. In addition,
Donnie was inducted into The University of Dallas
Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. Donnie currently
serves on the Board of Directors for the Spencer
Dent Foundation
Contact Info: donnie@complete-athlete.com 214-704-8017
Jenifer Wells,
co-founder of Complete Athlete,
is currently a performance analyst,  certified
functional fitness trainer and expansion/development
director for the company. She also operates the
motion capture system for research and development and
is responsible for developing the Complete Athlete
bio-mechanic model to be specifically used to
identify the health and performance parameters
unique to the fastpitch pitcher in softball.
Before assuming these duties with the Complete
Athlete and establishing herself as a respected
teacher, clinician and coach, Jen served as a
consultant for the International Olympic Committee, in
the South Pacific responsible for teaching
and developing fastpitch softball players and
their teams competing in the 2007 South Pacific
Games, in Samoa.
As an NCAA head softball coach for 6 years prior
to accepting the IOC position, Jen was building
successful collegiate programs by concentrating
on developing the overall skills of the student/athlete.
From 1999-2000, Jen taught Fitness and Aerobics
while coaching softball at Sapulpa High School
in Sapulpa, OK. and spent 1998-1999 as the assistant
softball coach for The University of Tulsa. As
an student/athlete she gained national recognition
and has few peers to match her accomplishments
in the class room and on the softball field.
An Honor student who earned her BS degree from
Oklahoma City University, in 1997, Jen was
part of a team that claimed three National Championships
while garnering personal All-American honors
in 1994, 1995, and 1996. Jen's high school career,
at Ponca City High School in Oklahoma, was equally
as illustrious as her college experience and
culminated in being listed among the nations
most sought after recruits.
Her penchant for success is rooted in a desire
to improve the opportunities upcoming athletes
face and a rare ability to combine a keen sense
for identifying and developing athletic talent
with a business acumen that is both savvy and
tough.
Contact Info: jen@complete-athlete.com 936-552-1056
Brent George, 41, has joined the Complete Athlete
Faculty. As a physical therapist, Brent
brings medical expertise to the Complete
Athlete curriculum. He graduated with a
Master of Physical Therapy degree in 1992 from
the University of Puget Sound. He
has been a part time faculty member at the University
of Puget Sound for 10 years where he teaches
biomechanics, functional exercise and injury
 assessment/treatment. Brent has also conducted
countless seminars on injury prevention, biomechanical
analysis and functional exercise. Brent
has been a consultant to the University of Oregon,
the University of Washington, and the University
of Puget Sound Athletic Departments. He
has worked closely with amateur, collegiate and
professional athletes including the Seattle Seahawks.
In
1997, Brent founded G2 Sports Therapy with his
wife Kristi and built this clinic into a highly
regarded and regionally recognized clinic. Brent
now resides in Issaquah, Washington with his
wife and two children and enjoys coaching youth
sports and playing drums.
Scott Centala has established himself as an
authority and national speaker in life skills
within the sports arena. He is a personal
development and performance enhancement consultant
with multi-sport male and female athletes and
coaches from the amateur, professional, olympic,
and international levels. Scott currently
serves as the Player Development Coordinator
for the Arizona  Diamondbacks organization. He
is also a consultant for the Toyota Shokki Women's
Professional Fast-pitch team that won the Japanese
Softball Association (JSA) Championship in 2006
and 2007 and took second in 2008. Scott
continues to be a coach and advisor for ASA Absolute
Blast organization, including coaching the Women's
Elite team at the annual Canada Cup international
tourney in Surrey, BC.
Centala is a former Women's
Fast-pitch coach at the University of Washington
(1996 - 2004). He
helped guide the Huskies to six appearances at
the Women's College World Series, including the
national championship game in 1999. Scott was
a former professional baseball player with the
Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins organizations
from 1989-1995, as well as two-time All-Southwest
Conference selection playing collegiate baseball
at Texas A&M from 1987-1989
Contact Info: scott@complete-athlete.com 206-954-1221
Gene Ross was a professional baseball player
for the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates
and played in college at the University of Illinois.
He has been a high school and middle school baseball
and softball coach, an elite travel ball coach
in both baseball and softball, and served on
the board of the largest softball league in the
U.S. in southern California. 
He co-founded the
largest baseball/softball training academy in
central Illinois and is currently a partner/co-founder
in the Georgia Pitching Academy in Dallas, GA
which is a complete baseball/softball training
facility. Ross has been an instructor, clinician,
featured lecturer, consultant and baseball/softball
functional fitness trainer for over 20 years.
He currently holds a certification from and is
a faculty member at The Andrews Institute/ Complete
Athlete and is also certified by and is a member
of the teaching faculty of the National Pitching
Association as well as the Univ. of Southern
California’s Rod Dedeaux Research and Baseball
Institute. Gene has trained and developed numerous
college scholarship athletes and professional
athletes as well. He had the unique honor of
pitching against Satchel Paige twice in his professional
career.
Contact Info: 770-445-2500 www.georgiapitching.com
Mike Kerr currently lives in Bellevue,
Washington and has been involved in athletics
for the majority of his life. Mike was actively
involved in several high school sports including
basketball, football, track and field, and baseball.
He attended the University of Montana where he
studied Business Finance and played football
 for the 1 –AA Grizzlies.
After college Mike continued with the athletic
theme and began to run road races (
just to keep the fat off). After running that
first 5K he was bitten by the endurance
sport bug and eventually moved onto marathons.
He has completed over 12 marathons all around
the US including the New York and Boston Races.
Not stopping there he moved further into the
endurance field and started into tri-athlons.
Much like running he started short and then moved
up to the Ironman race series. This year
he will going for his 6th Ironman race and
looking to improve on his PB time.
Mike enjoys
being involved in any activity that takes place
outside and is involved in his children’s sports
teams. He is currently a coach for his son’s
baseball and football teams and
his daughters basketball squad. Mike’s
vision is to help kids understand the importance
of sports and how it can help them in all aspects
of their lives. |
