Shipyard Ball Club is a premier indoor baseball and softball training facility in Marblehead, Massachusetts dedicated to developing players, building character, and creating the next generation of leaders on and off the field. Opening November 2.
Dedication. Built rep by rep.
Build confidence. Skill development.
Remote Access. Your goals.
Practice. Prepare. Compete.
HitTrax. Team experience. Game reps.
Individual focus. Lasting impact.
Shipyard Ball Club was built for players beginning their journey and those ready to take it to the next level. We believe in working hard, staying disciplined, respecting the game, and being great teammates.
100 Hoods Lane, Marblehead, MA. Minutes for 'Headers. Convenient for neighboring communities.
Members and customers receive a remote entry code after each booking. Practice at the optimal time for you.
Elite coaching for skill, athletic, mental performance & leadership development. Tech for analytics.
Rooted by the harbor, built for the game. 3,500 square feet at 100 Hoods Lane next to two boat builders. New England tradition at our core.
Our coaches bring experience from professional baseball, the college game, and today’s high school programs. At Shipyard Ball Club, we combine fundamental skill development, athletic performance, and mental training to develop more complete, confident players on and off the field.
Agility, Strength, and conditioning
Jack Dustin is Endicott College’s Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He has worked with collegiate athletes across strength, speed, agility, nutrition, and performance, with previous experience at Assumption College and Coastal Carolina University. A former All-Conference football player at Assumption, Dustin brings both high-level playing and coaching experience to athlete development.
Softball coach & fundamentals
Johnny Gold has been coaching high school softball since 1999 and has led the Marblehead High School varsity program as head coach since 2005. In more than two decades at the helm, he has built one of the North Shore's most respected programs, earning more than 250 career wins at Marblehead. Johnny is a five-time NEC Coach of the Year and has twice been named Coach of the Year by both the Lynn Item and the Salem News. Coach Gold has also coached the Agganis All-Star Softball Team. Beyond the high school game, Coach Gold has been involved with the New England Collegiate summer league, giving him a close view of what it takes for players to compete at the next level.
Mental Performance Training
Dylan Katz is a mental performance coach who helps prepare performers with skills and strategies to improve performance, grow mentally and emotionally, and achieve goals over time. His background is in sport/performance psychology, counseling psychology, resilience training, and he was a collegiate baseball player. He works with athletes (professional, Olympic-development, collegiate, high school, youth), exercisers, U.S. Army Soldiers, musicians/artists, Veterans, and business teams to help improve performance through mental skills training. Dylan helps his clients learn stress management skills, build self-awareness, create effective thought processes, and utilize many other sport psychology skills to help them perform on the field, but also to help improve their lives.
Baseball Skills Development - Hitting & Defense
Alex Loparco is entering his 4th season as an assistant baseball coach at Endicott College. In 2025, Alex was named the 2025 ABCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, showcasing his excellence from the dugout in orchestrating the Endicott offense and defense. A former standout at Western New England University, Loparco was the 2018 CCC Player of the Year, a three-time All-CCC selection, and finished his career with a .335 batting average and 207 hits. He helped lead Western New England to the 2018 CCC Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance.
Pitching
Gardy O’Flynn MS, MAA is part of the ownership group for Tom House Sports /
National Pitching Association / National QB and is the local owner of Pitching Fix. A former draft pick and professional pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization, Gardy
trained and worked directly under Tom House and has maintained a professional
partnership with him for nearly 20 years.
He holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Master of Science in Exercise
(Biomechanics) and a Master of Athletic Administration & Coaching, and was
named Pitching Teaching Pro of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches
Association (ABCA) in 2018. He is the East Director for Tom House Sports and the
throwing specialist for Sports Medicine North and Boston Children's Hospital Micheli
Center for Sports Injury prevention.
Baseball Skills Development & 10U Commanders Head Coach
Kevin brings over a decade of coaching experience across youth and high school athletics. His baseball background includes serving as Head Coach of the Marblehead/Swampscott Jr. Legion program, Freshman Baseball Head Coach at Marblehead High School, and coaching at both the JV and Varsity levels at Archbishop Williams High School. He also spent nearly a decade coaching AAU baseball with the Braintree Bandits, with a focus on player development, fundamentals, and creating a competitive and positive team environment.
Shipyard Founder & Coach
Ryan Ross is the founder of Shipyard Ball Club. Originally from Syracuse, New York, Ryan played at Bishop Ludden during one of the strongest stretches in the program's history — four straight trips to the section's finals and titles in 2006 and 2007. He went on to play Division II baseball on scholarship at The College of Saint Rose in the Northeast-10 Conference.
Ryan holds an undergraduate degree from Bentley University and an MBA from Babson College. He serves as Vice President of Marblehead Youth Baseball and coached the 9U MYB Summer Travel Team.
Shipyard Ball Club Development Teams are built on quality over quantity — an elite development approach with fewer games and more reps. Rather than a traditional club schedule packed with tournaments, our model prioritizes practice time, instruction, athletic development, and skill-building over game volume, giving players more touches and more coaching per hour on the field. Competition still plays an important role in that model, and we aim to compete at a high level when we do. Shipyard is designed to complement, not compete with, local town baseball, allowing players to pursue advanced development while preserving the traditions, community, and culture that make town baseball special.
Interested? Reach out to Ryan Ross at ryan@shipyardballclub.com.
Interested in starting a development team at another age group? Contact Ryan at ryan@shipyardballclub.com
*Membership Pricing Notes: (1) The published rates are per household not per player. For example, if a family has three ball players, they can all take advantage of the membership. (2) If all credits are utilized prior to the end of the month, members have the option of buying more credits at a discounted rate. (3) All credits expire at the end of the month if they are not used. (4) Max rental time of two hours per day.
Forty founding crew member, spots available. Select one of our three membership options.
Founding Crew Member Benefits:
- Get 25% off your first month membership
- HitTrax account for video analysis & analytics
- Access to "The Loft", our hitting & pitching lab
- 10% off Shipyard Clinics, Apparel, & More
- Priorty access to Hit Leagues
- Exclusive offers & events throughout the year
Note: Full membership pricing will begin in December 2026 for founding crew members
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