Optimal Athletic Performance Consulting
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We provide a menu of performance services emphasizing wellness for today's youth athlete.
Our services, derived from over 20 years of experience in sports medicine, include : individual and team speed/agility, throwers screens, and movement assessments.
03/20/2025
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Summer speed academy will wrap up this week. After a week long break, I will begin the Fall academy which will run thru October. Message me for join link or with questions. It looks like we will meet on Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
Private training and high speed movement assessments are available for the next few months. Contact me directly if interested in evidence based speed development
07/21/2024
Link to join Fall Speed Academy, which will run Aug 12 thru end of October
Feed the Cats curriculum. We train requisite positions for linear and multi directional acceleration, as well as Max Velocity sprinting. Building horsepower builds athleticism regardless of sport. It is THE tide that lifts all boats.
I have 3 years of data to support the claim. It works.
Message me if interested but not sure. Or with questions
Remote training and program design options available for athletes / families who cannot make training times work
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2024 Fall Speed Academy Aug 12 - Nov 1
03/30/2024
Link to join our Summer Speed Academy. Ages 10 and up. Will start May 6 and run into early August
I will run 2 sessions a week, probably on Monday and Thursday. After sundown or at dusk. We’ll meet at McClellan Aquatic Center Track.
I may open up a Saturday morning session as well, if there is demand.
Sessions are $20. Athletes are not required to attend all sessions, although I suggest as many as possible. The speed science research is clear … twice a week, as fast as possible, as fresh as possible.
Group is open. You are welcome to share.
Video based assessments are available for additional fee. Inquire if interested
You can send questions to me directly at 256-283-7033
10/09/2023
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I wanted to share an example of the High Speed Movement Assessment. These have become an integral part of our speed development curriculum. I believe athletes have to visualize their power leaks in order to have buy in on corrective strategies. I also believe it is necessary to slow the assessment down in order to unpack the movement biomechanicallly. Maybe other coaches are gifted enough to see it at full speed. I need the video and have found it an effective feedback tool for my athletes.
08/05/2023
We’ll get going Labor Day week
I’m undecided on the schedule, but am thinking about Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings
Private training is negotiable
07/24/2023
I am also now doing “High Speed Movement Screens”. This is a Biomechanical Assessment of sprinting to identify power leaks, potentially problematic asymmetries, and positional faults that limit maximal velocity production. I am excited about this new tool I’ve created and feel it has tremendous value for young athletes.
Power leaks are identified and corrective actions are prescribed. I believe this to be a requisite step in the journey to speed development.
I cannot share example videos of minors on this forum, but will be glad to privately share more information for those interested.
This does not require in person assessment, although that is negotiable. Video can be captured and shared remotely.
The more assessments I am doing, the more convinced I am of this vital piece of data. Power leaks in sprinting economy must be first observed, and then properly explained to athletes for buy in. And corrective strategies must match individual need. Otherwise programming is generic and results are not optimal.
Contact me if you’re ready to get into the weeds with your long term athletic development
07/08/2023
I’m now able to offer mobile RPR assessments. This is a powerful tool that I cannot recommend strongly enough for all athletes.
The simplified explanation = identify muscle group patterns that have ”the lights turned off”. Could be past injury, could be cumulative stress. These deactivated muscles become stress risers and both injury risk and performance limiters.
I believe this to be a baseline tool that all athletes should submit to. Message me with questions or to schedule.
What is RPR® — REFLEXIVE PERFORMANCE RESET Your body has two priorities: to breathe and to move. To perform at our best, we need to do both properly. In a world of constant stress, our bodies find a way to meet those priorities by creating harmful compensation patterns.
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