based in arvada & Golden

Entering our 5th year together, the Gladiators have something that is genuinely hard to find in youth baseball: continuity. Our coaches have been here from the beginning. Our culture has been built one season at a time. And the boys on this roster, now 11 and 12 years old, have grown up playing alongside each other long enough that the trust they have on the field was earned, not assumed.

That foundation showed up clearly this spring, when the Gladiators earned (2) USSSA Under Armour Championship Series Finalist appearances against some of the best programs in the Denver Metro area.

Being an independent program means our coaches handle everything ourselves, from tournament registration to practice scheduling to building the roster from scratch each season. It is more work, but it is also why we can keep costs meaningfully lower than most club programs in the area. Our families get high level, competitive baseball without the price tag that typically comes with it.

The Coaching Staff

One of the advantages the Gladiators have is a coaching staff that has literally watched this journey play out. One of our assistant coaches has sons who went from youth baseball all the way through Golden High School varsity and on to college programs where they compete today.

When a coach can tell a 12-year-old "I've seen where this goes if you do the work" — and actually mean it — that changes the conversation in the dugout.

The Process Is the Plan

Good organizations don't just react to outcomes. They build systems that generate good outcomes over time. The Gladiators are wired that way.

Players work with Reagan Guthrie of the Colorado Rockies organization for individualized instruction and video feedback sessions — the kind of development infrastructure that gives a player real information about his own swing, not just encouragement. They practice twice weekly, train year-round at Gameday Baseball-Arvada, and compete in CABA, USSSA, and Triple Crown events across the Denver Metro area.

The philosophy is straightforward: put players in the right environments, give them honest feedback, and let the development happen. It's not magic. It's just a plan that actually works.

Next stop: 12 U AAA Then cooperstown

For Spring 2027, the Gladiators are stepping up to AAA level 12U tournament baseball. This is a competitive jump that this group has been preparing for, not stumbling into.

The 2027 tournament schedule reflects where this program is headed. We are planning to travel to Scottsdale, Arizona during Spring Break, timed to align with the Jeffco Public Schools academic calendar so families can make it a full trip without pulling kids out of school.

We will also be building a local schedule around USSSA, CABA, and Triple Crown tournaments across the Denver Metro, and we plan to get the boys back into the mountains for one tournament, likely Steamboat or Granby.

And yes, we want to take this team to Cooperstown.

Cooperstown Dreams Park in upstate New York is the most iconic youth baseball destination in the world. One hundred and four teams from across the country compete each week on the ground where the game was born. We do not have our bid secured yet and we are actively working through the application process. When we get in, and we plan to, this will be a moment these boys remember for the rest of their lives.

RANKED #4 IN COLORADO, 11U AA USSSA

"Building strong ballplayers. Building stronger young men."

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!

based in arvada & Golden

The Coaching Staff

The Process Is the Plan

Next stop: 12 U AAA Then cooperstown

Snapshots of our adventures on the baseball field

june 2026 - usssa rankings

RANKED #4 IN COLORADO, 11U AA USSSA

"Building strong ballplayers. Building stronger young men."

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!

based in arvada & Golden

The Coaching Staff

The Process Is the Plan

Next stop: 12 U AAA Then cooperstown

Snapshots of our adventures on the baseball field

june 2026 - usssa rankings

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