Coach Adam Sarancik
Adam is the owner of Elevate Sports Academy and mentors student-athletes in physical conditioning, nutrition, career and college counseling and sport skills. He has spent most of his adult life mentoring youth ages 8-22 in baseball, softball, soccer and basketball.
In baseball, Adam’s teams have consistently won championships at every youth league and high school level. In administration, he has served as league founder, board member and coaches’ and players’ clinic director many times in his 40+ year coaching career.
Adam earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from San Diego State University, his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, and his Masters of Arts in Teaching Degree from Western Oregon University. His articles have been frequently published in ABCA’s Inside Pitch, in Collegiate Baseball News, and on the CoachesInsider.com, SportsEngine.com and CoachDeck.com websites. He is also a favorite guest on national baseball coaching podcasts.
Adam lives with his wife of 48 years, Karen, in Portland, Oregon. They have two daughters, Corinne and Lauren, granddaughters, Amayah and Leiyah, and grandsons CJ, Jhalil, Jhalen, and Caaden. Adam is also the author of three other Amazon Top 100 Best Sellers , the companion book to this one, Takeaway Quotes for Coaching Champions for Life (2018), A Ground Ball to Shortstop - How and Why Coaches See Their Game Differently Than Anyone Else (2022) and Teacher, Role Model Mentor: Lessons Learned From a Lifetime in Coaching (2024).
In baseball, Adam’s teams have consistently won championships at every youth league and high school level. In administration, he has served as league founder, board member and coaches’ and players’ clinic director many times in his 40+ year coaching career.
Adam earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from San Diego State University, his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, and his Masters of Arts in Teaching Degree from Western Oregon University. His articles have been frequently published in ABCA’s Inside Pitch, in Collegiate Baseball News, and on the CoachesInsider.com, SportsEngine.com and CoachDeck.com websites. He is also a favorite guest on national baseball coaching podcasts.
Adam lives with his wife of 48 years, Karen, in Portland, Oregon. They have two daughters, Corinne and Lauren, granddaughters, Amayah and Leiyah, and grandsons CJ, Jhalil, Jhalen, and Caaden. Adam is also the author of three other Amazon Top 100 Best Sellers , the companion book to this one, Takeaway Quotes for Coaching Champions for Life (2018), A Ground Ball to Shortstop - How and Why Coaches See Their Game Differently Than Anyone Else (2022) and Teacher, Role Model Mentor: Lessons Learned From a Lifetime in Coaching (2024).
