What Is ZEAL??
Zeal (n): Great Energy, Passion, or Enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
Learn about Our Owner, Our Services, and Our Mission to serve Baseball Players that don’t want to settle for average and take their game to the next level.
About David Wessells
David’s true passion and focus is Player Development. As an under-recruited high school athlete with limited instruction, David arrived to college realizing he was far behind in terms of his development, especially as a hitter. This caused him to truly deep dive the swing, different hitting methods, and how his swing compared to the best in the world. Through this research, David was able to reconstruct his swing and saw his production go through the roof at college. From being an under-recruited high school player to a 4-time 1st Team All-Empire 8 player, a 3-Time All-Region player, and the Houghton University career leader in hits, walks, runs, on base percentage, stolen bases, and total bases.
As his playing career ended, David discovered his passion of being the coach and mentor he needed. He launched Zeal Hitting Development so athletes will have a coach and mentor to provide the instruction, programming, environment to see results!
Our Standard
We don’t believe in what has become the norm when it comes to the baseball training sphere. Most athletes sign up for lessons right before tryouts or only when the hitter feels off. That creates a culture of athletes and families looking for quick fixes and doing the bare minimum, while expecting exceptional results. To be exceptional at the sport, you need to be the EXCEPTION.
The ballplayers that truly want to be the best version of themselves go all-in and attack every area of player development. That means Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and hitting more than once per week. The last piece is diving into their swing to produce long term growth and results, NOT quick fixes and guesswork.
Athletes need a hitting coach and mentor, proper programming, a way to get better EVERY DAY, and a culture that breeds Accountability, Discipline, & Confidence.
That is where ZEAL is the difference.
You can break the cycle of lessons once a week, quick fixes, and lack of true development. Learn how we make this standard possible for athletes.
Our Training Standards
Long Term Commitments
Due to high demand and the type of athletes we seek for our culture, we do not offer “One-Off” Hitting Lessons. Athletes are asked to make a minimum commitment of 3 months. This allows athletes the minimum time to make long term solutions to their swing and make proper gains in the weight room. Athletes that commit for 6 months or more also receive perks such as Blast Motion sensors and facility apparel.
All-Inclusive Training
All athletes are placed on our Facility Training App for 24/7 Programming. Athletes can stay in touch with David and send video for review right on the app. Each athlete will also have Custom Drill Packages to work on the days outside the facility. They will have complete a Strength and Conditioning calendar and our Nutrition Blueprint to hit Dietary goals. Our athletes receive EVERYTHING needed to hit their goals.
Accountability
Since our Program strives to provide athletes the Discipline needed to be successful in Baseball and in life, we take accountability seriously. Our athletes are held accountable to work on the days outside the facility, complete workouts, track dietary goals, and so much more. This ensures each athlete is set up to become the best version of themselves and our culture maintains its expectation of excellence.