Partnerships
Walt Cline
Diamond Skills Baseball has established a relationship with Walt Cline to help educate baseball players on movement, strength & conditioning, injury prevention, and best practices for athlete development. Coach Cline oversees all aspects of Athlete Development at St. Johns College High School Baseball (Speed, Strength & Conditioning) under Mark Gibbs. Coach Cline is also on staff as an Assistant Track & Field Coach at the University of Virginia and provides private and group instruction to developmental athletes and teams in the DC Area.
Coaching Career
• Director of Athlete Development – St Johns College High School Baseball (Baseball, 2008-Present)
• Assistant Track & Field Coach – University of Virginia (2012-Present)
• Director of Athlete Development – The Miller School of Albermarle (Baseball. 2013-Present)
• Director of Athlete Development – Virginia Renegades Baseball
• Sport Science Coach / Consultant – Positively Chiropractic & Applied Kinesiology
• Sport Science Coach / Consultant – US Bobsled / Skeleton
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) – USMC Warfighting Lab, Navy Research, Army Surgeon General
• Director of Athlete Development – Velocity Sports Performance (Westchester, NY)
• Director of Athlete Development – Velocity Sports Performance (Alexandria, VA)
• Speed / Movement Consultant – Baltimore Bayhawks Lacrosse (Off Season)
• Speed / Movement Consultant – DC United Soccer (Off Season)
• Speed / Strength & Conditioning Coach- Washington Nationals (Off Season)
• Assistant Track & Field Coach / Strength & Conditioning – Kansas State University at Fort Hays (Hays, KS)
• Assistant Football / Strength & Conditioning Coach – Kansas State University at Fort Hays (Hays, KS)
• Head Track & Field Coach – Wilson Central School (Wilson, NY)
• Assistant Football Coach / Strength & Conditioning- Niagara Falls City Schools (Niagara Falls, NY)
• Assistant Track & Field Coach / Strength & Conditioning- Grand Island Central School District (Grand Island, NY)
• Assistant Football Coach / Strength & Conditioning- Tonawanda City School (Tonawanda, NY)
College Activities
• Football (MAAC)
• Track & Field (ECAC)
Teaching Career
• Health & Wellness, Biomechanics, Kinesiology – Fort Hays State University
• Health / Physical Education – Newfane Central School
• Health / Physical Education – Sweet Home Central Schools
• Health/ Physical Education – Grand Island Central Schools
• Special Education – Niagara Falls City School District
Degree & Certifications
• MS Health & Human Performance
• BS Kinesiology / Pedagogy
• CSCS Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
• NYSED Health / Kinesiology
Walt Cline
Sports Performance Coach — Sport Science Consultant
703.966.9707
Dr. Arthur De Luigi
Diamond Skills Baseball has established a relationship with Dr. Arthur De Luigi to help educate baseball players on how to prevent shoulder and elbow injuries. Dr. Deluigi works at MedStar Sports Medicine with offices at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. He also works as a physician with the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball Team and its Affiliates. To read Dr. Deluigi’s blueprint for elbow and shoulder injury prevention please click here:
Medical Career
• Director of Sports Medicine at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
• Program Director of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital/Georgetown University Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship.
• Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine for MedStar Sports Medicine (South Region)
• Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Sports Medicine, Pain Medicine, and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.
• Former Program Director of the PM&R Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center/National Capital Consortium.
• Battalion Surgeon with 101st Airborne and 25th Infantry during two military deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
• Physician, Washington Nationals
• Physician, Salt Lake Bees (Los Angeles Angels AAA affiliate)
• Physician, US Ski and Snowboarding Association
• Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team
Coaching Career
• Coached Brighton Township (American Legion Baseball) for 4 years including 2 division titles
• Coached Colt League, Pony League, Little League for Brighton Township Athletic Club
• Coached Shetland and Pinto League for Olney Boys & Girls Community Sports Association
College Career
• Two sport Varsity Letterman at George Washington University
Baseball Career
• Played 3 years for Beaver Area High School Bobcats Varsity Team
• Played for Brighton Township American Legion
• Perennial All-Star for Beaver County Little League, Pony League, Colt League, and American Legion
