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Coach Sweeney is the vision behind Premier Sports Academy Inc.

A multi-sport elite athlete, coach Sweeney was inspired to Start PSA because of his family's decision to move out of the province so he and his brother could pursue their baseball dreams.

Growing up in Mount Pearl, the Sweeney family was a staple in the sporting and baseball community; Ryan's father Ron, coached the Blazers to more than half a dozen provincial championships in the late 90s, early 00's, and his mother Sharon, won numerous volunteer of the year awards from various sporting organizations.

During their baseball careers in Newfoundland, the Sweeney boys made their mark on the local baseball landscape, and would represent the province on numerous occasions collectively:

• 3X Honda Hit, Run, Throw Nationals 
• 2X 11U Atlantics
• 1X 13U Atlantics
• 3X 13U Nationals
• 2X 15U Atlantics
• 2X 15U Nationals
• 3X 18U Nationals
• 3X Canada Cup
• 2X Canada Games
• 2X Team Canada JNT

From there, the Sweeney family made their move to Ontario, where the boys would continue with their high-performance baseball careers. Both Ryan and Ronnie would play multiple years of local ball at the 18U and 21U level with the Kitchener Panthers organization, as well as both playing cross-border competition:

AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, NY, OH, OK, TN.

After a stint with Team Ontario, Ryan moved over to the Terriers Elite Program, which won the 2006 18U Sandlott' World Series in Nashville, TN, while Ronnie accepted a full Academic & Athletic Scholarship to play NCAA D2 baseball at Upper Iowa University.

After a decade removed from the game, spending the majority of that time working in Asia and the Middle East, coach Ryan stepped away from his travels to start a family with his wife, Amy Sweeney, and to follow his dream to open Premier Sports Academy.

 Together, coach Sweeney and his wife have two daughters, Vivienne and Nora. In addition, a dog named Harp, who spends countless hours at Premier Sports entertaining the athletes!

Coach Sweeney has been recently announced as the Assistant Coach & Pitching coach for Baseball NLs 15U & 2025 Canada Games program. The 2025 Canada Games will be hosted in Newfoundland for the first time in nearly 50 years!

Coach Sweeney is both proud and fond of his baseball memories forged in Newfoundland, and is motivated to help players in this province realize their dreams!

Coach Anderson grew up in Mount Pearl, NL and his passion for baseball began at an early age, and he was determined to make baseball his primary sport.

Playing all-star in his local association, at 16 he represented team NL at the 2009 Canada Games. Three more times he would wear the Team NL colors; 2X Canada Cup, and the 18U Nationals.

After high school, Noah pursued his dream of competitive baseball,  playing four years in the OUA for Brock University in St. Catharines, ON. During his time as a Badger, he captured an OUA Conference Championship in 2010, finishing the season as runner-up in the U-Sport National Championship.

During his OUA career, coach Anderson would spend his summers competing in collegiate leagues throughout North America; Weyburn Beavers of the WCBL in Sask., and the Southland Vikings of the MCL in Chicago.

After graduating with a bachelor’s in Sport Management, Noah began coaching with Brock under OUA legend, Jeff Lounsbury. In 2014, they won another OUA Conference Championship, with the pitching staff finishing at the top in most categories statistically.

After college, Noah played for the Niagara Metros. Playing alongside & being mentored by former MLB pitcher Dave Davidson, coach Noah began to refine his pitching & coaching craft.

Another highlight for Noah is his time spent working & being mentored by Canadian legend & MLB Hall of Famer, Fergie Jenkins. During their time together, they would travel across North America to attend baseball events; this is where Noah learned about assessing & recruiting high performance baseball talent.

As Noah began to transition into his career, he took a job in professional lacrosse as the Manager of Sales and Marketing with the Niagara Lockmonsters of the Canadian Lacrosse League. His final opportunity in professional sports in Ontario came with the Niagara River Lions of the NBLC. 

In 2018, Noah returned home to work as the Director of Communications and Social Media for the St. John’s Edge (NBLC). At that time, coach Anderson reconnected with Coach Sweeney and became aware of the PSA dream!

In the fall of 2019, Coach Anderson became the Director of Baseball Operations with Premier Sports, and together with Coach Sweeney, they made the PSA dream a reality!

Coach Anderson’s passion & dedication to developing pitchers & throwers is unmatched locally as he has quickly become one of the best instructors in the country. His philosophy of assessing biomechanics and correcting movement patterns gives him a holistic view of each athlete so that he can implement protocols specific to each individual.

Certified by Driveline, Rapsodo, Pro Play Ai, 108 Performance & OnBaseU (only Certified Coach in Atlantic Canada), Noah is committed to growing as a coach to give every athlete he works with the best experience possible!