ANNOUNCEMENT • OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP
OSA Private School x
ONC Baseball
Baseball Development. Built Into the School Day.
What if high-level baseball development didn't have to compete with school? OSA provides the academic environment. ONC provides the baseball development. Together, a more complete pathway for student-athletes who want to pursue both.
Train. Learn. Develop. Repeat.
Through a new partnership between OSA Private School and ONC Baseball, student-athletes combine academics with structured, high-performance baseball development as part of their school experience.
ONC Baseball will oversee the baseball development component of the program, bringing the same development philosophy, coaching structure and position-specific instruction used throughout the ONC player pathway.
OSA Provides
The academic environment — an Ontario Ministry of Education–accredited school day built around student-athletes.
ONC Provides
The baseball development — coaching, curriculum and player pathway from ONC's existing program.
01 — TRAINING
A structured curriculum, built around the athlete
Training goes beyond taking batting practice or playing games. Student-athletes work through purposeful sessions incorporating hitting, throwing, defensive development, position-specific instruction, movement, athleticism and baseball fundamentals. The objective is to create better baseball players by developing the complete athlete — not simply accumulating repetitions.
02 — DEVELOPMENT
Development is at the center of the ONC philosophy
Players develop at different rates and have different physical, technical and positional needs. The program emphasizes progressive instruction, assessment and individualized feedback rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
The goal is measurable, sustainable development over the course of the school year.
TRAINING MAY INCORPORATE
- Hitting development and approach
- Pitching and throwing development
- Infield and outfield instruction
- Catching development
- Baserunning and baseball fundamentals
- Arm care and throwing preparation
- Strength, movement and athletic development
- Video and technology-supported assessment
- Competitive baseball situations and decision-making
03 — Position-Specific Coaching, Exposure & Recruitment
Where development leads next
Rather than one coach teaching every part of the game, athletes benefit from coaches with defined areas of expertise — creating consistency across the whole program, and a clear road beyond it.
Position-Specific Coaching
Defined areas of expertise
Athletes receive instruction from coaches responsible for specific areas — pitching, hitting, infield, outfield, baserunning, arm care and overall player development — for more detailed instruction and consistency across the program.
Exposure
Development comes first, exposure follows
As athletes progress, ONC helps prepare players for opportunities to compete, be evaluated and showcase their abilities. The goal isn't just to get players "seen" — it's to make sure they're ready when opportunities arrive.
Recruitment & the Next Level
A pathway beyond high school
ONC helps student-athletes understand the pathway toward university, college and other next-level opportunities — developing the skills, tools, baseball IQ and habits necessary to pursue those goals.
04 — ACADEMICS + BASEBALL
School and baseball, same side of the day
OSA Private School is an Ontario Ministry of Education-accredited sports private school offering academics alongside integrated athletic development — designed to let student-athletes pursue athletic training while continuing their education.
The partnership with ONC brings a dedicated baseball development system into that environment.The objective is to create better baseball players by developing the complete athlete — not simply accumulating repetitions.
THE ONC DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY
Develop the player. Develop the athlete. Prepare the person.
The ONC approach is built around long-term development — teaching athletes how to train, how to compete, how to prepare and how to take ownership of their development. Winning matters, but every decision is made with the athlete's long-term progression in mind.
ONC PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAFF
The coaches behind the program
TJ Burton
Director of Player Performance
Chris Toneguzzi
Pitching Coordinator
Seb Boucher
Hitting & Outfield Coordinator
Manny Sánchez Luna
Player Development Coordinator
Chris Chenier
Chris Chenier
Mattingly Romanin
Infield Coordinator
Brad Fairholm
Baserunning & Fundamentals Coordinator
Troy Forgie
Arm Care Specialist & Prospects Division Coordinator
Chris Latimer
Chris Latimer
Andre Robidoux
Junior Program Coordinator
ONE INTEGRATED EXPERIENCE
Academic development through OSA. Baseball development through ONC.
For families looking for an educational environment where baseball development is part of the student-athlete experience, OSA Private School and ONC Baseball offer a new pathway in Ottawa.
Train → Learn → Develop → Repeat
START YOUR JOURNEY
OSA x ONC Baseball
One integrated student-athlete experience, starting this school year.