Posts by Jake Ferry

The vast majority of sports, be it football, volleyball, soccer, etc. offer athletes an extraordinarily high number of exposures to sport specific, submaximal efforts. This means athletes undergo resistances, jumps, and running speeds of less than their absolute, 100% ability. This isn’t to say they’re not trying 100%, it’s simply recognizing that when incorporating the cognitive, reactionary…

When deciding what type of program is right for our athletes we consider factors such as: Sport Training age/experience Time of season Strengths/weaknesses Insight from Testing Time of season When it comes to time of season, many of our youth athletes have nearly year-round seasons, so the window of opportunity to make big changes is…

The phrase “Speed Kills” is often used to describe a stand-out athlete. We agree that speed is the ultimate attribute in sport. That’s why training for speed, especially game speed, is our number one priority. In this first installment we touch upon speed as it relates to two components of play, (1) time to act…

Athlete’s need well-rounded development. In an age of specialization it’s all too common that athletes solely play their sport 12 months a year. While this can be tremendous for skill development, one must ask, is it providing the athlete with everything they need? My answer is no. My solution, especially for those that aren’t multisport…

I’m sure you’re all aware by now that we take each athlete’s age, experience, sports played, goals, injury history, etc. into consideration when programming. While this is more complicated than using a “workout of the day” model, it’s well worth it. Our ultimate goal is to adequately challenge each athlete upon every visit no matter…