Diamondawgs is committed to providing baseball education at the highest level. Through demanding and enjoyable training experiences, we shape our participants as respected individuals and dedicated athletes & coaches.

Head Instructor: Miki Kawahara BHK, CSCS, SCS, NCCP Level 3

Miki graduated with his degree in Human Kinetics from the University of British Columbia.  While in college he was an academic all-Canadian playing for the Douglas College Royals (NWAACC) and the UBC Thunderbirds (NAIA).  After finishing his playing career, Miki remained in British Columbia until 2007.  During that time he helped coach the Coquitlam Red Legs to back-to-back regional championships in the BC Junior Premier Baseball League.  He was also a part of the coaching staff at West Coast Softball from 2002-2007. Over the past 5 years Miki has coached at the 2007 BC Provincial Camp, 2008 & 2009 Alberta Spring Training, 2008 & 2009 Canada Cup (Team Alberta  17U), and the 2008 & 2009 Alberta Prospects (Head Coach).  A level 3 baseball coach with the NCCP, Miki is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach (NSCA), and a Sport Conditioning Specialist (TCI).

For 7 years Miki was a senior strength coach and manager of baseball conditioning for Twist Conditioning Inc (TCI).  Now living in Calgary, Miki has remained a Master Coach for TCI while continuing his work as a baseball strength and conditioning specialist.  Miki has worked with hundreds of athletes from youth to professional including players from Major League Baseball, the Junior National Baseball Team, the National Hockey League, the German Elite Hockey League, and Women's National Soccer Team.  He has presented at coaching clinics and strength and conditioning conferences on numerous topics in both Canada and the US.  In addition to Diamondawgs, Miki is also the co-founder of Inspiration Training, a personal training and athlete development company.