Danny Florence

Owner
danny@frozenropestx.com

Danny (Flo) is the owner of Frozen Ropes McKinney. He has more than 20 years of experience in coaching baseball and helping players maximize their baseball skills and is very well known in the national coaching community for his passionate attention to detail in all aspects of the game. Danny has been a national speaker at conventions throughout the country and is a specialist in analyzing throwing motion and helping players gain arm speed while reducing the chances of injury. He holds a BS in Kinesiology from University of North Texas.

Danny served as Assistant Coach at both Brookhaven CC and McKinney HS before taking over the reins at Sherman HS and building that program into an annual playoff contender. Danny has also spent the last 18 years coaching the highest level of select baseball in the DFW area and has been a scout for the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. He is in charge of the development plan of the company as well as overseeing the instructional consistency of all baseball instruction at Frozen Ropes North Dallas.

Bryan Whitsell

10U Head Coach

Coach Whitsell began his coaching career in 2000.  Coach Whit is one of a very select few who can claim two Mickey Mantle National Championships (16U).   Coach Whitsell played his high school ball for Coach Flo at McKinney HS and his College ball for Coach T at Brookhaven College.  He played for both Flo and T in his  High School summers.
Coach Whitsell’s coaching history includes….
  • 2000 Assistant Coach Dallas Knights 16U (AABC Regional Finalist)
  • 2001 Assistant Coach Dallas Knights 16U (AABC Regional Finalist)
  • 2002 Assistant Coach Dallas Knights 16U (Mickey Mantle National Champions)
  • 2003 Assistant Coach Dallas Patriots 16U (Mickey Mantle National Champions)
  • 2003 Head Coach Dallas Patriots 13U
  • 2004 Assistant Coach Dallas Patriots 16U
  • 2005 Head Coach McKinney Mavericks 10U
  • 2005 Head Coach McKinney Mavericks 16U
  • 2006 Head Coach McKinney Mavericks 16U
  • 2007 Head Coach McKinney Mavericks 16U
  • 2008 Head Coach McKinney Mavericks 10U
  • 2010 Head Coach McKinney Mavericks 12U
  • 2011 Assistant Coach Frozen Ropes 13U
  • 2012 Assistant Coach Frozen Ropes 14U
  • 2013 Head Coach Frozen Ropes 14U
  • 2014 Head Coach Ropes 11U
  • 2014 Assistant Coach Ropes 12U (USSSA World Series Champions)
  • 2015 Head Coach Ropes 12U
  • 2016 Head Coach Ropes 13U
  • 2017 Head Coach Ropes 14U