Fire Sports & Recreation partners with specialized, professional trainers to provide top-quality, engaging, and valuable group sessions to our members (and the public). All Fire trainings are done in a large group format and focus on general skill, strategy, technique, etc. If you re looking for a more personalized training, many of our trainers offer those services at an additional fee. You can discover more about personal sessions and the trainers that offer them below.
ALL personal sessions are 45-55 minutes in length and must be booked and paid for at least 4 hours in advance.
Meet our Trainers
We are blessed to have a great team of high-caliber, and even higher character instructors lead our various training programs.
We hope than you will join us in the gym and get to meet them in person very soon. Once you do, you’ll know what we do…growing in our sports skill and I.Q. is a blast, but its the people and relationships that keep us coming back. Our trainers love to compete. They love to make new friends and to spend time with old friends. Most importantly, they love the Lord and are excited to share those loves with you through sports and fitness.
Donny Brewer
DB3 Skill Enhancement
Leads Fire Trainings
Skill Shop
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Donny, what fuels you to train players in basketball?
Why do you partner with Fire?
Dorian Clark
Group82 Basketball
Leads Fire Trainings
Court Vision
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Other Sports:
Dorian, what fuels you to train players in basketball?
Why do you partner with Fire?
Jamarr Keglar
Keglar Hoops
Leads Fire Trainings
Fundamental Focus
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Jamarr, what fuels you to train players in basketball?
Why do you partner with Fire?
Israel Terry
Fearless Athletic Training
Leads Fire Trainings
Adult Fitness and Court Vision
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Israel, what fuels you to train players in basketball?
Why do you partner with Fire?
Carl Vargas
Pickleball Instructor
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On Court: Carl was invited by a friend to play pickleball over 5 years ago. He has been playing ever since. He passed that passion along to another of our instructors…Mark Davis.
Off the Court: Carl is a real estate broker for F.C.Tucker on the West Side of Indy and has been married to his wife, Kay, for 43 years. They enjoy vacationing with their family and spending time with their 7 grandchildren.
Other Sports: Carl has been a P.E. teacher and has experience coaching softball, baseball, and volleyball.
Carl, what keeps you playing Pickleball? “I love the friendships I have made over the years and I get great exercise while playing.”
Mark Davis
Pickleball Instructor
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On Court: Mark started playing pickleball in 2019 at the request of his best friend Carl. It took more than one asks as Mark was convinced that “pickleball is for old people!” Mark finally relented to appease Carl and was instantly hooked! Pickleball has since become a love of their entire family. Not only do Mark and Missy play regularly, but their twin boys do also. They have even got a makeshift court in their basement!
Off the Court: Mark has been in the mortgage business since graduating from Purdue University 31 years ago. He and his wife (of 29 years) Missy have twin boys in college at Purdue and IU. Mark also likes to golf in his free time and he and Missy are enjoying the empty nester life by splitting time in Avon and in their second home in Siesta Key, FL.
Other Sports: Mark was a multi-sport athlete through high school. He competed in Basketball, golf, and volleyball. During college, he played many intramural sports and as an adult enjoyed coaching his boys in basketball and football during their grade school years.
Mark, what keeps you playing Pickleball? “I love all the people we meet and the fact we can play it with all ages. I enjoy the competitiveness of it as well. I can also play with my wife Missy. However, both of us being incredibly competitive, it can be dangerous!”
What led you to start a class with Fire? “My wife and I have been friends with Jeff and Amy Niemeyer for years and have supported Fire’s ministry since they started it. When Jeff approached me about pickleball, I loved the idea of combining pickleball with a ministry!”
Missy Davis
Pickleball Instructor
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On Court: Missy started playing pickleball in 2020 after her husband tried it and enjoyed it. They decided it would be fun to play a sport together and pickleball has not disappointed.
Off the Court: Missy is “semi-retired”, managing their rental properties part time. She and her husband Mark have twin boys that are in college at Purdue and IU. Missy is a children’s leader with BSF during the school year and enjoys working out with friends, dog sitting, watching high school and college sports and anything social.
Other Sports: It only takes a moment on the court with Missy to know she is a seasoned competitor. She’s an accomplished athlete with experience in basketball, softball, volleyball, and track.
Missy, what keeps you playing Pickleball? “I realized how fun it was, and it has opened a whole new network of friendships and activity. Pickleball is a very social sport.”
What led you to start a class with Fire? “We have a love for pickleball and love for the Lord. If it gives us an outlet to share God’s love and have fun and fellowship- I’m ALL IN!”
Steve Hoy
Pickleball Instructor
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On Court: Steve is a Level 1 certified pickleball coach. Since picking up the game just one just one year ago (August 2023), Steve has increased his level of play to 4.0. It is apparent in his rapid rise through the ranks, Steve works hard at and deeply enjoys seeing progress in himself and in those he coaches and plays with. He and his wife Bonnie enjoy competing in high-level tournaments together too. They have made podium in several events in 2024.
Off the Court: Steve retired from FedEx after 30 years of service in 2017. He and his wife Bonnie have two adult children. When he is not playing or coaching pickleball, Steve enjoys motocross and flying large scale R/C airplanes and jets. He also restores vintage motorcycles and leads worship at church on Sundays.
Other Sports: Although he is relatively new to pickleball, Steve is an experienced athlete having competed in basketball and martial arts for many years.
Steve, what keeps you playing Pickleball? “I enjoy the challenge of moving up in skill levels and meeting new friends.”