Meet the GAMA Family!
Joe Fischetti: Owner/Trainer
Meet Joe Fischetti, the founder and 1/3 owners of GAMA Sports Training. Joe has lived in Pittsburgh his whole life and has two wonderful kids Nino and Gabrielle who are both a big part in GAMA. He has been invovled and surrounded by sports his entire life and has been training for 26 years. His training background is strength & conditioning, runners, triathletes, and personal training.
Gabby Fischetti: Owner/Operations Director
Meet Gabby Fischetti one of the owners here at GAMA while doing the operational tasks for a smooth-running facility. She is also a trainer here with us using her collegiate skill and knowledge for our catchers and hitters to be the best. She played JUCO ball in FL then went on to play at Rollins College.
Chris Edmonds: Owner/Trainer
Meet Chris Edmonds our last owner here at GAMA. Chris joined the GAMA family right after 2021 and is now a partner in the business. He is a former college and professional football player. Started his career at Woodland Hills High School, moved on to play at the collegiate level for WVU, then finished up his career by playing with the Cincinnati Bengals bringing a lot of knowledge and experience to GAMA as a trainer. Chris is also the founder of #ATU which is a nonprofit that continuously helps many people and families in our community.
Joel Dombkowski: Head baseball Trainer
Meet Joel Dombkowski our head baseball trainer. Joel has been training baseball players for years and has a very high success rate. He started playing at the collegiate level for Mercyhurst University, where he graduated and moved on to eventually become associate head coach for Pitt's baseball team.
Joel now is the director of our baseball operations and continues to work with athletes of all ages.
Sheldon Johnson: Baseball Trainer
Playing experience:
- 4 years Woodland Hills HS- utility player
- 5 years Lincoln University- OF/1B
- Drafted in 2024 by Wild Things
- Signed to Carolina Yankees (2024)
Coaching experience:
- Volunteered Urban Impact 2 years
- Assistant coach Woodland Hills HS
- Hitting coach / OF coach for Clinton Royals
Education: Health Science degree, Lincoln University
Tyler Smith: Baseball Pitching Trainer
Tyler is a graduate of Penn Trafford HS where he was a pitcher and third baseman. After graduating from PT, he went to Canisius College (now Universtiy) where he played first base and pitched his freshman year before switching to a pitcher only role his final 3 years. Tyler was on the NCBWA Stopper of the year midseason watchlist in 2017, 2018. Tyler was the MAAC reliever of the year in 2018 and then was drafted in the 8th round to the Los Angeles Angels where he made it to High-A.
Bella DiFrancesca: Strength Trainer