Manny Edwards is the Founder & Head Coach of The BASEC Method, a Pat Etcheberry approved system, an innovative athletic development program dedicated to building stronger, faster, and more resilient athletes through science-based performance training, movement education, and sport-specific development.

 

A former collegiate and high level athlete, Manny brings firsthand experience of competing at an elite level. His athletic journey has shaped a coaching philosophy centered on developing complete athletes—physically, mentally, and competitively. His passion is helping athletes of all ages unlock their full potential, from youth and junior competitors to collegiate, professional, and elite performers.

 

Manny is a Master Tennis Performance Specialist through the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA) and was among the first RacquetFit Certified Fitness Professionals in the tennis industry. His expertise in biomechanics, movement efficiency, strength and conditioning, and injury prevention has made him one of the Midwest’s leading athletic performance specialists.

 

Legendary performance coach Pat Etcheberry, one of the world’s foremost authorities in elite sports performance, trained Manny as an athlete first. When Manny got into coaching, he went down to Florida to learn from Pat directly, and kept working closely with him from 2016 to 2025. That experience not only elevated his approach to high-performance training, but also instilled a deep respect for the standards and principles Etcheberry built over decades at the highest level of sport. Manny continues to carry forward and build upon that legacy through The BASEC Method, a Pat Etcheberry approved system, integrating those elite methodologies into his own evolving philosophy of athlete development.

 

Throughout his coaching career, Manny has worked with athletes across numerous professional sports, including NBA players, NFL players, IndyCar drivers, and IndyCar pit crew members, helping them improve athletic performance, movement efficiency, strength, speed, and overall durability. He has also had great success working with multiple ATP and WTA Tour athletes, as well as training numerous collegiate All-Americans across Division I programs.

 

Under Manny’s leadership, The BASEC Method, a Pat Etcheberry approved system has also developed multiple Indiana Individual and Doubles State Champions, while preparing countless athletes to compete successfully at the collegiate and professional levels. His commitment to long-term athlete development has earned him a reputation for producing competitors who are not only physically prepared but also mentally resilient.

 

Today, Manny continues to lead with a mission of transforming athletic potential into elite performance. Through innovative coaching, world-class education, and decades of practical experience, he remains dedicated to helping athletes achieve excellence in competition while developing the confidence, discipline, and character that lead to success both on and off the field, court, or track.

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Pat Etcheberry is one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of sports fitness and movement. He has been the Head of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Kentucky, the Director of Athletic Development at IMG (Bollettieri) Academy, Head of Athletic Development at Saddlebrook, and he has trained professional athletes in a wide variety of sports. Etcheberry’s clients have won more than 100 Grand Slam tournaments –including Pete Sampras, Justine Henin, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati, Martina Hingis, Jelena Jankovic, and many others. Pat is a former Olympian in the 1964 Tokyo Games. He has also survived two bouts with cancer and is one of the best coaches for mental toughness in the world.