30+ YEARS.
ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

A legacy built on 30+ years teaching special-needs students and a decade of international professional baseball in Japan and South Korea, now dedicated to the athletes and community of Brevard County.

Career Timeline

1998

Established Skills & Drills

Tokyo, Japan

2003

Traded to Daegu Cubs

South Korea

2008-Present

Community & Athletics Focus

Melbourne, FL

Coach K. Ross mentoring a player during a development session

The Academic Advantage

Trained on the field.
Educated for the classroom.

Beyond the diamond, Coach K. Ross brings 30+ years of teaching experience focused on special needs and a decade of international professional baseball in Japan and South Korea. This dual expertise is the foundation of ASD Space Coast Athletes and Faith International Academy: a deeply empathetic, structured approach to life skills, vocational training, and competition for the disabled population.

Master's, 1994–1998
Severe / Profound Disabilities & Autism
Norfolk State University
Bachelor's, 1992
Sociology / Criminology
Norfolk State University
Graduate Coursework, 2008–2010
Leadership in Education
Grand Canyon University
DeAmez Ross, lead trainer at Skills and Drills Baseball Clinic

The Next Generation

DeAmez Ross.

UCF Knights. Formerly Florida State Seminoles. Lead trainer at Skills & Drills.

Coach Ross's son grew up on the same field his father coaches on. He now plays Division I baseball at the University of Central Florida, after starting his college career with the Florida State Seminoles.

When he's home in Brevard, he's a lead trainer at Skills & Drills clinics alongside Cam Smith, passing the work forward to the next generation of athletes.

DeAmez Ross in UCF Knights uniform
UCF Knights
DeAmez Ross, UCF #27, holding a Bible
Knight, #27