The American Baseball Coaches Association is pleased to announce its new partnership with revolutionary sports science and weighted performance brand KILOGEAR and MLB Hall of Famer Frank Thomas. KILOGEAR will be featured at the 80th annual ABCA Convention in Dallas, Texas, as participants in the 2024 ABCA Trade Show and as presenters on the Expo Theater stage.
“The ABCA is thrilled to begin our partnership with KILOGEAR and host their team at the 2024 ABCA Convention in January,” said ABCA Executive Director Craig Keilitz. “Our coaches are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve the on-field performance of their players, and we’re excited that they will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from one of the best athletes to ever play the game.”
Convention attendees will have the opportunity to hear from MLB Hall of Famer, Frank Thomas, and KILOGEAR Founder, Trent Brown, as they discuss the science behind KILOGEAR's cutting-edge wearables, demonstrating how they safely enhance baseball metrics like speed, exit velo, arm strength, pop times, and overall performance on the field.
"KILOGEAR is excited to bring our team of experts to Dallas for the annual ABCA Convention and share a unique opportunity with attendees from all over the country to learn about our groundbreaking brand of micro-weighted gear and how athletes and coaches can apply our proven "wearable sports science" to their regimen, as well as learn from one of baseball's greats, Frank Thomas, to discover how to unlock our innovative wearable gear to elevate team performance and development," says Trent Brown, Founder, Chairman and CEO of KILOGEAR.
"I'm excited to share why I joined the KILOGEAR team as part of this year's ABCA Conference. I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge with athletes, coaches and attendees through my own story, career and experiences, but also how the newest weighted gear phenomenon that is KILOGEAR can create quicker, faster and more explosive athletes across the world", added Frank Thomas, Partner and MLB Hall of Famer.
As part of the ABCA Member Discount Program, KILOGEAR is currently offering a free weighted shirt to all current ABCA members who purchase 15+ Baseball Starter Kits.
ABOUT KILOGEAR
KILOGEAR is a premium fitness and wellness brand focused on helping every human achieve their fitness and wellness goals with its family of weighted performance products and gear. Founded by Trent Brown—a former military officer and innovation executive and Megan Brown—a former Division 1, All American Athlete, together saw a need for real sports science to be applied to safely loading the body and creating true wearable fitness. KILOGEAR is a line of innovative wearable micro-weighted gear and apparel that is based in science and is safe, comfortable and proven. KILOGEAR is strategically designed, tested and approved by doctors, elite trainers, engineers, professional and Olympic athletes from around the world with the focus of strengthening the body while helping the body burn more calories naturally. The gear tuns the body into a wearable workout, and is safe for all ages. KILOGEAR is dedicated to serving others and is dedicated to giving back to various veteran and health charities. As a veteran owned company, KILOGEAR is especially focused on giving back to Gold Star families that have had loved ones pay the ultimate price for our freedom. KILOGEAR is: "Designed to Perform. Worn to Transform." For more information on KILOGEAR, please visit www.KILOGEAR.com.
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 41 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association members have broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.