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Empire Sports Performance

The Empire
Story

From a field in Rockledge to athletes across the country. How Empire started, how it changed, and why the mission never did.

2011
Founded
15+
Years in Baseball
100%
Online Since 2026
FL
Rockledge, FL
Where It All Started

A Field in Rockledge, FL

Empire Sports Performance was not born in a boardroom. It started on a field in Rockledge, FL in 2011, with one coach, a clear philosophy, and a problem that bothered Edwin Jimenez enough to do something about it.

Too many baseball and softball athletes had ability but no system. They were practicing without real feedback. Training without structure. Developing bad habits because nobody was paying close enough attention.

"I kept seeing talented kids training the wrong way - or not training at all. That bothered me enough to build something."

Edwin started coaching locally - first with individual athletes, then with travel programs, then with high school players preparing for the next level. Word spread because the results were real. The methodology was built on one thing: specific, technical feedback on every rep.

Empire Sports Performance training facility in Rockledge, FL

Empire Sports Performance's original training facility in 2011.

Company Timeline

How ESP Evolved

2011
Founded
Empire is Born

Edwin Jimenez launches Empire Sports Performance in Rockledge, FL. The mission from day one: give every baseball and softball athlete access to the kind of coaching usually reserved for elite programs. No flashy facilities. No gimmicks. Just technical coaching and honest feedback.

2013
Growth
Travel Ball & Softball

Demand grows beyond individual sessions. ESP begins working with travel baseball and softball programs across Brevard County. The model expands but the approach stays the same - position-specific development, real technical feedback, accountability on every session.

2017
Depth
Specialization & Systems

Edwin deepens the ESP methodology. Hitting mechanics, pitching development, fielding, and sport-specific physical preparation are formalized into a repeatable system. The same approach Edwin used at the professional level is now structured for every athlete ESP coaches.

2020
Pivot
Forced to Adapt

Global events outside anyone's control made in-person coaching impossible almost overnight. To keep his athletes from losing the progress and positioning they had worked for, Edwin had to find a way to keep coaching them without being on the field together. Athletes started uploading video, and Edwin reviewed and responded with the same detailed feedback he gave in person. It was never the plan. But it planted a question Edwin could not ignore: could this actually work as more than a temporary fix?

First remote video coaching sessions launched
Discovered that video analysis at home produces the same quality feedback as in-person
Athletes from outside Brevard County begin working with ESP for the first time
2025
Transition
Closing the Physical Space

After five years of remote coaching proving itself, Edwin made the call to close the in-person facility for good. It wasn't a step back. The online model had already shown it worked, and it was time to stop splitting attention between a physical location and a growing remote program. Every resource went into building a real online coaching platform.

Closed the in-person coaching facility
Focused entirely on building a structured online coaching model
Began developing the membership tiers and systems that would launch in 2026
2026
Digital
Fully Online. Nationwide.

Empire Sports Performance officially launches as a fully digital, nationwide baseball and softball coaching platform. Edwin introduces three membership tiers, professional video analysis tools, and premium add-on services, built from the ground up as an online-first system, not a converted in-person program. Geography is no longer a barrier to elite baseball and softball coaching.

Launched Foundation, Competitive Edge, and Elite Prospect membership tiers
Introduced premium services: game evaluations, showcase attendance, recruiting guidance
Built as a fully online platform from day one, not adapted from an in-person model
Where We Are Today

The Same Standard. A Bigger Stage.

The methodology that Edwin built on a field in Rockledge, FL in 2011 is now available to baseball and softball athletes anywhere in the country - same coaching quality, zero geography requirement.

100% Online

No commute, no scheduling conflicts. Athletes anywhere can access the same coaching.

Baseball & Softball

Hitting, pitching, fielding, and sport-specific preparation - position by position.

Video Analysis

Every athlete gets frame-by-frame, voice-over coaching on their actual footage.

Built Around the Athlete

Every plan is shaped around the athlete's position, goals, and current level, built from their actual video and specific feedback.

The Next Chapter Starts Here

Empire started with one coach, a few athletes, and a belief that better coaching could change a player's development. That belief hasn't changed. Now your athlete can be part of it.

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