Sports Supervisors

Contact Sara Hilby at 847-256-9689 with questions about: Lacrosse; Youth Volleyball classes; Coach Abe’s Soccer programs; Soccer Leagues Spring and Fall; Sunday Youth Basketball; Field Hockey, T-Ball; Illinois Baseball Academy programs; Counselors in Training; Soccer Camps; Afternoon Adventure Camp; Summer Lacrosse Camp; Adult Softball; Adult Volleyball; Beach Volleyball; Adult Soccer League; and Adult Basketball Leagues Fall, Winter and Summer.

Contact Jason Pilecki at 847-256-9690 with questions about: Hot Shots Girls Softball & Basketball; On-The-Go Sports programs; Young Tigers Pre-Taekwondo; Football; Saturday Youth Basketball; Girls Softball; After School Sports; SportsKids Pee Wee Sportsters; SportsKids Young Sportsters, Karate; Open Gyms; Sport Camps; Mark Miller’s Munchkin Sports and Basketball Camps.

Sports Instructors

Hot Shots Sports

Steve Duman, Director. Steve has been developing youth athletic programming since 1994 and continues to provide classes and clinics in Chicago and Denver. The Girls Sports programs developed by Hot Shots Sports offers girls specialized training through clinics and camps in basketball and softball in a exclusively female environment. In addition to his own clinics and camps, Steve has coached varsity basketball and softball and has been involved with many traveling teams.

Coach Abe’s Mini-Soccer Staff

Abe Stumme, Mini-Soccer. Abe is a head trainer for the Wilmette Wings soccer club and is a USSF nationally licensed coach. He has been instrumental in the growth of the Wilmette Wings and is highly respected as a youth coach. He helped develop the soccer curriculum for the Mini-Soccer program.

SportsKids

Ken Fontana, Manager. Ken has managed SportsKids for 19 years—providing youth sports programming to the north and northwest suburbs. Ken attended Iowa State University majoring in physical education. He has been sought after as a public speaker on the topic of youth sports and has designed, coached and supervised many sports programs; served as an associate scout in baseball; researched youth sports and conducted numerous training programs for teachers.

On-the-Go Sports

Chris Martin, Non-contact football and sports conditioning.During his high school years, Martin was ranked in the top 100 prospects in Florida. In his senior year he was recruited by Northwestern University’s football coach Gary Barnett and received a full athletic scholarship. Lettering all four years at college, Chris was recognized as first team All-Big Ten by area media and coaches and as one of the top ten defensive backs entering the NFL Draft. Chris signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears in 1996 where he worked his way from the practice squad to the active roster. His career with the Bears ended two years later.

Mike Nelson, Non-contact football and sports conditioning. Mike, a former four-sport letterman in high school, left his hometown of Plano, Texas in 1994 to join the Northwestern Wildcats as a defensive back. He played for Northwestern from 1994-1998 including the Rose Bowl run in 1995 and the consecutive Big Ten titles in 1995 and 1996. He lettered four times while starting 45 consecutive games and ended his career in the school’s Top Ten pass break-up list. Currently, he coaches varsity football at an Illinois high school.

Liz Renius, Volleyball. Liz is a Northwestern University graduate and former volleyball player for the Wildcats. She was a three-year All State Player in high school and was awarded a scholarship to Northwestern University. While at Northwestern, she was a four-year starter as a Setter. She holds the NU record for Most Assists in a Match, Season and Career. Liz was also ranked among the Top Ten in the Big Ten Career Assist Leaders.

Jennifer Zagorski, Volleyball. Jennifer was a three-time All-State volleyball player at Batavia High School and was a starter on the conference co-championship basketball team two years in a row. In 2001, Jennifer was only the third athlete in the history of BHS to receive the honor of having her jersey retired. Number 9 sits in Batavia’s hallway, next to Carrie Leonard and Dan Issel, former coach of the Denver Nuggets. At her tenure at Northwestern University, Jennifer was a four-year starter and earned All Academic-All-Big Ten honors three years in a row as well as receiving several All-Tournament accolades as captain her senior year.

Munchkin Sports

Mark Miller’s programs, begun in 1997, are oriented to children’s sports and educational development. Miller’s goal is to promote the self-esteem of children through the Munchkins’ programs and also to build family relationships through the newly developed Parent and Me Programs. Miller’s Munchkin Programs have been featured on the local ABC and NBC networks, WGN (around town), Bozo’s Circus, CLTV and special articles in the Chicago Tribune, many local newspapers and nationally in Home Based Business Magazine.

Girls Lacrosse Coaches

Pete Collins, Lacrosse. Pete is currently head coach of girls’ lacrosse at New Trier High School. He has been teaching and coaching at New Trier for 10 years and was named 2005 Illinois High School Lacrosse Coach of the Year. He serves as president of the Illinois High School Girls Lacrosse Association. Pete has coached with the Great Lakes National Team, Wildcat Elite Club and Northwestern Summer Camps. He has experience coaching all levels from beginners to high school elite players.

Kristen Murray, Lacrosse. Kristin is the assistant girls’ lacrosse coach at New Trier High School. She has 10 years of coaching experience at the high school, middle school and youth levels and is a certified Level 1 trainer for US Lacrosse. Kristen played lacrosse at Brown University, earning all-American and All-Ivy honors.

Team One Lacrosse

Team One Lacrosse offers high quality traditional approaches to teaching, learning, and developing the game of lacrosse. The goal is to provide the optimal lacrosse opportunity for a player to develop physical, mental and emotional growth on and off the playing field. Team One Lacrosse is structured so kids can pursue and achieve their lacrosse goals. Youth lacrosse players progress through a pyramid of services structured for developing the beginner through the elite high school player. Team One Lacrosse combines fundamental lacrosse skills with a fun and exciting approach; while building a continued interest to lead to advanced play.

Illinois Baseball Academy

Chris Beacom, The Complete Player Program, is a former New Trier High School head coach and has been teaching kids of all ages and ability levels how to play baseball for the past 20 years. Prior to becoming a coach, Chris captained the Northwestern University team and then played professionally in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Girls’ Softball

Bill Wozny, Girls’ Fast pitch Softball, was one of the founding members of Trevians Girls Travel Softball in the later 80s. He has managed several Trevians teams to regional and national competitions over the years. His pitching clinics have helped players master the “windmill” fast pitch motion and achieve success as players at every level.