Tucci Elite Baseball Strength & Conditioning

Strength and conditioning is an essential part of baseball development. What players build in the gym helps them use the skills they practice on the field, from an explosive first step on defense and quicker acceleration on the bases to the balance and rotational power behind a swing or pitch. The Tucci Elite Baseball Strength & Conditioning Program gives players ages 10–18 a place to develop those qualities alongside their baseball training. 

At Tucci Elite Baseball, Coach Joel Guerrero specializes in training, teaching athletes what to focus on, how to execute exercises correctly, and when they are ready to progress. He conducts training in small groups to closely monitor each athlete's movements, offer feedback, and tailor exercises to their needs. The training regimens are adapted based on the player's age, experience, and position.

How Players Train

• For ages 10–12, players learn to manage basic movements through bodyweight exercises and resistance bands under careful supervision. Joel customizes the workouts to fit individuals since a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old may be at different readiness levels.
• Ages 13–14 engage in resistance training, focusing on building strength as they develop physically. Joel steadily advances the challenges as players showcase proper technique. 
• Players ages 15–18 build on these fundamentals with more sophisticated strength training tailored to their experience and positional demands.

Fall Program

The fall program emphasizes strength training for baseball players. Athletes train twice a week in structured, 60-minute Tucci Elite Baseball training sessions from November 17 through December 31, 2026. Sessions are available Monday and Wednesday Friday between 5pm and 8pm.

Training is conducted at Tucci Elite Baseball, located at 56 Viaduct Road, Stamford, CT. The program will extend from January through March 2027 under a separate registration, allowing players adequate time to enhance the work they started in the fall as part of their youth baseball conditioning.

Joel Guerrero brings decades of professional baseball experience to Tucci Elite Baseball, with a background spanning professional playing, strength and conditioning, hitting instruction, player development, and international scouting.

Growing up in the Dominican Republic surrounded by professional baseball, Joel signed his first professional contract as a teenager and went on to compete in the minor leagues and Venezuelan winter baseball.

Following his playing career, Joel joined the Seattle Mariners organization, working in strength and conditioning before expanding into hitting instruction and player development. He later transitioned into international scouting, evaluating professional prospects through the Dominican Prospect League and as a Major League Baseball international scout through 2023.

Joel's experience gives him a unique understanding of what separates talented athletes from those who succeed at higher levels of competition.

At Tucci Elite, his philosophy goes beyond lifting weights. He focuses on developing strength, stability, coordination, explosiveness, and proper movement patterns, with training tailored to each athlete's age, physical development, and baseball-specific needs.

Working alongside Tucci Elite's hitting, pitching, catching, and fielding coaches, Joel helps connect physical preparation with on-field performance.

His mission is simple: develop stronger, more disciplined, more confident athletes—and help every player become a complete baseball player.