Wilson Performance Athletics

     Finding the right coach for your player can be a daunting task. At WP Baseball we have put together a team of professional coaches who have dedicated their lives to coaching young ball players. This is how they make a living, not something they do on the side for fun! Each of our coaches has unique experience as both a player and a coach and has also identified their area of expertise. Upon meeting your player and completing a player evaluation, Coach WIlson will make some recommendations to help your player achieve their baseball goals by taking an honest look at their current measurables and what areas they most need to improve to reach these goals. Coach Wilson will also help your player develop attainable goals for training and discuss good practice habits. Below is a list of our coaches with their biographies and a brief description of their coaching theory and methods. 

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Coach Chris Wilson

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Coach WIlson was an All-District and All-Regional Player his sophomore year of high school in Oxford Michigan. He was an All-State Player both his junior and senior years and was recruited by a number of midwestern colleges. He was drafted in the late rounds of the 1985 MLB Amatuer Draft by his hometown Detroit Tigers but chose to play collegiately at Eastern Michigan University where he played for 1978 National Coach of the Year Ron Oestrike. At Eastern Michigan, Coach WIlson was teammates with AL All Star Catcher Chris Hoiles and played against a number of future Major Leaguers, most notably Barry Larkin and Jim Abbott. After graduating college WIlson moved on to a career as a golf professional. The past 10 years, have been spent coaching junior golfers and helping them to achieve their collegiate golf goals.

Primary Duties/Strengths: Team Management,Showcase Administration/Direction, Mental Game Coaching and Player Evaluation. 

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Coach Robert Brown

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Coach Dave Falcone

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Coach Falcone is an Ocala Legend. After a decorated high school baseball career at Forest High School, Coach Falcone moved on to a standout career as a Florida Gator. Coach Falcone set a number of school records while at UF and some of his accolades are still listed in the UF Record Books. Upon the completion of his collegiate career, Coach was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th Round of the MLB Draft. Falcone played 9 years in the Orioles system advancing all the way to the Triple AAA level. After his retirement from baseball, Coach Falcone returned to Ocala where he has coached baseball and football for nearly 30 years. Coach Falcone has expertise in all aspects of the game and will focus on coaching catchers and hitting with WP Baseball.

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Coach Levent Eldem

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Levent Eldem grew up in Ocala and played high school baseball at both Forest High School and Oak Hall in Gainesville. Upon gradutation, Levent was recruited by Kennesaw State University in Georgia where he attended school for one semester, transferring to JUCO Coastal ALabama where he led the team in all pitching categories. After his freshman season, Eldem traveled to Canada to play summer baseball in Western Cada Baseball Association, Canada's premier collegiate baseball league.While playing for the Regina Red Sox he was recruited by Trinidad State College in Colorado to transfer and play for them in the 2023 season. Eldem was off to a fine start to the season when he was sidelined by an ulnar nerve problem which required surgery. Eldem will return to Trinidad State in the fall for his redshirt sophomore season. Levent has a strong understanding of the art of pitching. He also has a strong grasp of the mechanics and the mental side of pitching which makes him an invaluable asset to our program.

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