About

What began as a single program offered in the hallways of one school in Los Angeles, CA is now a nationwide network of passionate franchise owners. Trusted by families and schools for over 20 years, we are proud to use our platform to ignite a passion for play, develop a love of the game, and empower kids to Keep Swinging!® all while having fun!

In 2021, TGA joined the Youth Athletes United family of brands to advance the mission of positively impacting 1 million kids each year through sports.

We're committed to developing the whole person & player

We believe sports change lives and seek to make our students better players and better people. We strive to teach in ways that promote individual growth and development on and off the field, course, or court.

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Athletics

We help kids realize their athletic potential and utilize sports as a path toward an active and healthy lifestyle.

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Academics

We use sports as a vehicle for teaching academic lessons and encourage exploration and learning through playing.

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Life Lessons

We develop values that promote individual growth & teamwork by teaching lessons in sportsmanship, perseverance, and leadership.

Our Team

Matthew Heffernan

Franchise Owner/Director

Matthew Heffernan, or Coach Heff, as we call him, is a passionate lifelong supporter of youth sports.  Starting with coaching and refereeing kids hockey at 16, he has always been involved in one sport or another.
 
From jobs as big as founding and directing entire leagues, to as small as coaching first base for his daughter’s softball team, he shows up as a positive force for growth.  At the age of 43, he finally decided it was time to turn his passion into a dream job, and that’s when he joined us as TGA Managing Director for Annapolis and the surrounding areas.