Arsenal is an indoor baseball, softball and strength facility in South Tampa, founded by two people who played professionally: Ricardo Lizcano, who signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, and Brian Tollberg, who started four seasons for the San Diego Padres. Three years in the neighborhood.
Two people who played professionally and then came back to teach it, in the city they live in.
St. Louis Cardinals .400 career average 10,000+ lessons taught
Ricardo Lizcano is a founder of Arsenal Performance Training in South Tampa and its lead hitting instructor. He signed an affiliated professional contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, played professionally in 2012 and 2013, and has taught more than 10,000 lessons to athletes from age six to the professional level.
San Diego Padres 4 MLB seasons 12 years professional
Brian Tollberg is a founder of Arsenal Performance Training in South Tampa and a pitching instructor. He pitched professionally for twelve years, including parts of four Major League seasons as a starter for the San Diego Padres, and was named National League Player of the Week during his debut week in June 2000.
Everything below is equipment Arsenal runs, and the reason each piece is here is that it turns a coaching opinion into a measurement.
Measures exit velocity, launch angle and projected distance on every batted ball, and plots where each one would have landed on a real field.
Tracks pitch velocity, spin rate, spin axis, movement and release on every pitch.
A bat sensor that reports bat speed, rotational acceleration, attack angle and time to contact for each swing.
The video app where an athlete’s lessons, drills and side-by-side comparisons live, so work continues between sessions.
Automated swing analysis used alongside coach review.
High-frame-rate capture reviewed frame by frame with the athlete during the session.
Three-wheel machines for both baseball and softball, throwing live-arm-angle fastballs and breaking pitches.
Weighted balls and water-filled bags used for rotational power and anti-rotation core work.
Memberships from $249.99 per month, a one-hour drop-in hitting group for $80, or 1-on-1 lessons from $55.
Led by founder Ricardo Lizcano: a six-point swing framework, measured on HitTrax and Blast Motion, for baseball and fastpitch.
Memberships from $249.99 per month, a one-hour drop-in pitching group for $80, or 1-on-1 lessons from $55.
Taught by Brian Tollberg, a former San Diego Padres starter, with Mikey Swanson and Ruben Rivera, and TrackMan on every pitch thrown.
Memberships from $249.99 per month, or 1-on-1 catching lessons at $90 for an hour.
Receiving, blocking and the throwing exchange, taught 1-on-1 on video by Knox Meier.
Memberships from $249.99 per month.
Footwork, hands and angles, taught by Joe "Skipp" Martinez, a former Detroit Tigers shortstop.
$150 or $450 per month, a $250 add-on for members, or $50 for a one-hour drop-in group ($30 for members).
Individual strength plans for athletes in every sport, from a coach out of Minor League Baseball, USF and Florida State.
$35 for 30 minutes, $65 for one hour, for non-members.
Self-directed cage time with Junior Hack Attack machines for baseball and fastpitch. No membership needed.
Beautiful facility and great coaches. Brian and Ricardo are excellent teachers and my son has made huge gains in hitting and pitching.
Great facility, my son loves the coaches there, he talks about everything his learning all the time. … Super recommended AAA++++
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Arsenal Performance Training works with athletes from age six through the professional level. Founder Ricardo Lizcano has spent over a decade coaching that full range, and has completed more than 10,000 lessons in person and online. Instruction is built around the individual athlete rather than an age bracket, so a nine-year-old and a college pitcher are not given the same session.
Yes. Arsenal Performance Training trains girls in fastpitch softball as well as in strength and sports performance. Founder Ricardo Lizcano coaches softball at Plant High School and works with Tampa Mustangs teams across the Tampa Bay area. Arsenal fastpitch athletes also appeared in a Franklin Sports photo shoot filmed at the facility, which is on the site.
Arsenal Performance Training has fifteen coaches. Brian Tollberg pitched parts of four seasons for the San Diego Padres. Joe Martinez played shortstop in the Detroit Tigers organization. Ricardo Lizcano signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and has taught more than 10,000 lessons. Michael Butler came from Minor League Baseball, USF and Florida State strength staffs.
The building is at 4535 S Dale Mabry Hwy #206 in Interbay, South Tampa, with free parking. Call (813) 872-7765 during opening hours and someone will show you around and tell you honestly whether Arsenal is the right fit for your athlete.
