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REPLAY, Fueled by Gatorade(R) Returns for Season Two By Tradingmarkets.comFebruary 26, 2010
Today, The Gatorade Company and FOX Sports Net announce the second season of the successful, original program, REPLAY the Series, Fueled by Gatorade, which re-stages classic games between some of the nation's biggest high school sports rivalries. In its second season, REPLAY will reunite two high school hockey powerhouses from Detroit - the Trenton Trojans and the Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks - who were unable to finish their second match up of the 1999 season after a life threatening injury forced an early end to the game with the score tied 4-4.
"Hockey passion runs deep in Detroit, and is felt throughout the community," said Brendan Shanahan, NHL Vice-President and former Detroit Red Wings forward. "The NHL is thrilled Gatorade is giving the original players of these two teams a second chance to settle their score in front of all their friends and family."
To get ready for their once-in-a-lifetime rematch, the Trenton and DCC players will take part in a customized 8-week training and nutrition program developed by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) and implemented with the help of professionals from Velocity Sports Performance. GSSI has worked with elite and professional athletes for more than 25 years and will help the Trenton and DCC squads understand their individual fueling needs as athletes before, during and after their on- and off-ice training sessions.
"We are looking forward to working with these athletes to prove once you're an athlete, you're always an athlete," said Sarah Robb O'Hagan, chief marketing officer of Gatorade. "It's an honor to be able to prepare these teams to come together in the spirit of sport, passion and good natured rivalry as they compete for their schools one last time."
The REPLAY game is tentatively scheduled to take place in early May and a documentary produced by FOX Sports Net about the REPLAY athletes' journey will air nationwide in June.
"This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Gatorade on a very creative and home grown project," said Read Jackson, FSN's senior vice president of production and executive producer of REPLAY. "The tone of the REPLAY documentary series provides a trip down memory lane as viewers get to vicariously re-live their high school sports experience, whether they played on a team or not."
As the Trenton and DCC players prepare for their game, REPLAY fans can follow their journey by visiting www.replaytheseries.com, the official home of REPLAY. Visitors to the site can also check out the first season of REPLAY that featured one of the nation's biggest high school football rivalries between the Easton Area Red Rovers and the Phillipsburg Stateliners.
REPLAY, a series of sports documentaries focusing on rematches between great rivalries, is based on an original concept from the creative teams at Gatorade and TBWAChiatDay Los Angeles.
April 28, 2008
Many
Velocity Sports Performance athletes were selected higher than their
anticipated draft day selection after training at Velocity Sports Performance
between their college season and the NFL Combine or Pro Days. Virginia
Tech offensive tackle Duane Brown, saw his draft day status rise to a first
round pick with the Houston Texans after projected to be selected in the second
round.
One
of the biggest beneficiaries of training at Velocity Sports Performance was Notre Dame tight end John Carlson, whose
fourth round projection was amplified when he was selected with the seventh
pick in the second round by the Seattle Seahawks.
“I
really like Velocity Sports Performance because of the scientific approach they
take to training,” said Carlson. “We do evaluations on camera, so you can look
at your technique to see what you are doing wrong and make corrections. The training I’ve benefited the most is the
running. The technique work on starts,
acceleration and full speed.”
Originally
projected to be drafted in the third-round or later, Michigan quarterback Chad Henne was selected in the second round
to the Miami Dolphins where many NFL analysts believe he has a great chance of
becoming the Dolphins starter this season.
Henne has attributed much of his improvement to training at Velocity
Sports Performance stating, “The Velocity coaches are great. They helped me tremendously with agility, speed,
and strength. Everything that goes into
every aspect of being an athlete.”
Notre Dame defensive tackle Trevor Laws saw his draft day value rise dramatically after impressive
stats at the NFL Combine and the Senior Bowl.
Laws, drafted with the sixteenth pick in the second round, put up an
remarkable 35 reps on the bench press.
“I
feel like the guys here at Velocity Sports Performance did a great job allowing
me to peak right before the Senior Bowl.
They worked me out hard in the weeks prior and let me come back up at
the right moment,” said Laws. “I’ve gained about 35-pounds of muscle since I’ve
started working out with Velocity Sports Performance.”
Other
notable improvements came with two athletes who were originally projected to
not be drafted during this year’s NFL Draft. Richmond running back Timothy
Hightower and West Virginia
defenseive back Ryan Mundy both were drafted this weekend in the fifth
round to Arizona and the sixth round to Pittsburgh respectively. Mundy, who wasn’t invited to the combine, was
able to impress the Steelers scouts through his pro day numbers.
With
increased competition to make a roster, training and conditioning with Velocity
Sports Performance gave these athletes an edge over those competing for the
same draft spots. Velocity Sports
Performance made these athletes faster, stronger and more explosive. Improving their stamina is both a result and
a benefit of the conditioning process, which will serve these Velocity Sports
Performance athletes well as they begin the next level in their careers.
“We
are extremely proud of all the pro football prospects that prepared for the NFL
Draft at Velocity Sports Performance centers this year,” said Loren Seagrave, Founder of Velocity Sports
Performance. “Athletes who train at Velocity Sports Performance perform at
their peak because the cutting-edge programs implemented by our Sports
Performance Directors and Performance Coaches across the country have been
specifically designed to optimize the building blocks of athleticism: speed;
power; and agility. These are measurable qualities that the NFL combine and
scouts use to determine the likelihood of each prospect’s success in the NFL.”
About Velocity Sports
Performance
Velocity Sports Performance, the industry leader in providing advanced sports performance training for athletes of all skill levels and ages, was founded in 1999 by world-renowned coach Loren Seagrave, a five-time NCAA champion coach, who trained Olympic, professional and major college athletes. At Velocity Sports Performance, athletes of any skill level from age eight through adult can realize their potential through advanced training programs taught by degreed and certified coaches, scientifically designed to increase speed, power and agility, while reducing the risk of sports-related injuries. There are over 65 Velocity Sports Performance facilities across the United States, each with an average of 19,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities. Visit www.velocitysp.com for more information on training programs and franchise opportunities.
In
2007, 45 Velocity Sports Performance clients were drafted or signed free-agent
contracts with professional teams following the 2007 NFL Draft. Since its
inception in 1999, Velocity Sports Performance has trained over 400
professional football players throughout their careers including Justin Tuck,
Ryan Grant, Braylon Edwards, Larry Fitzgerald, DeMarcus Ware, Marques Colston
and Jeff Garcia.
Velocity Sports Performance, the industry leader in providing advanced sports performance training for athletes of all skill levels and ages, was founded in 1999 by world-renowned coach Loren Seagrave, a five-time NCAA champion coach, who trained Olympic, professional and major college athletes. At Velocity Sports Performance, athletes of any skill level from age eight through adult can realize their potential through advanced training programs taught by degreed and certified coaches, scientifically designed to increase speed, power and agility, while reducing the risk of sports-related injuries. There are over 65 Velocity Sports Performance facilities across the United States, each with an average of 19,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities. Visit www.velocitysp.com for more information on training programs and franchise opportunities.
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April 24, 2008
The
73rd NFL Draft, held in New York City
April 26th and 27th, is the foundation for major college football players and
free agents to begin their careers in the NFL.
With only 255 players chosen in the 18-hour draft, the competition at
NFL Training Camps will be fierce for the few spots available.
With
increased competition to make an opening day roster, training and conditioning
with Velocity Sports Performance give athletes an edge over those competing for
the same roster spots. Velocity Sports
Performance helps make athletes faster, stronger and more explosive. Improved stamina is both a result and a
benefit of the conditioning process, which will serve Velocity Sports
Performance athletes well as they get to the next level in their careers.
Many
Velocity Sports Performance athletes have seen their draft day projections rise
since they began training at Velocity Sports Performance. Originally projected to be drafted in the
third-round or later, Michigan quarterback Chad Henne has seen his stock rise to a
potential first rounder after a remarkable Senior Bowl performance, earning him
MVP honors for the North offense. Henne trained
before and after the Senior Bowl at Velocity Sports Performance in Southern California,
and credited his strong performance and preparation to Velocity.
Peter
King, from Sports Illustrated, states “The hot name as we enter the final five pre-draft
days? Michigan
quarterback Chad Henne. Two scouts I
trust told me over the weekend they like him better than they like [Matt]
Ryan. There’s a team somewhere between 8
and 17 interested in drafting Henne with a first-round pick.”
After
an outstanding Senior Bowl and impressive bench press performance at the NFL
Combine, Notre Dame defensive tackle
Trevor Laws has seen his value rise to a potential first or second-round
draft choice. Laws began impressing NFL
scouts with his amazing Senior Bowl performance leading the defense in solo
tackles, sacks, and fumble recoveries, earning him the Most Outstanding Lineman
award. Laws also trained at Velocity
Sports Performance in Southern California in
preparation for the Senior Bowl, NFL Combine and Pro Day.
Velocity
Sports Performance in Naples, Florida,
trained West Virginia defensive back Ryan Mundy, who was not invited to the NFL Combine,
yet was able to show off the results of his training during his Pro Day. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Mundy completed the
40-yeard dash in 4.5 seconds, the pro shuttle in 4.2 and recorded marks for 10
feet, 10 inches in the broad jump and 36 inches in the vertical to attract NFL
teams. Since his outstanding performance
at Pro Day, Mundy has visited with the Seahawks, Texans, Vikings and Steelers
and is projected to be a second-day pick, from virtual unknown.
Purdue center Robbie Powell has also impressed many scouts after training with
Velocity Sports Performance in Carlsbad.
After training with Velocity Sports Performance, Powell was able to
improve his pre-training pro day scores dramatically. Powell’s pro day numbers would have ranked
him second overall for Centers at the NFL Combine in the 40-yard dash (0.29
second improvement) and the pro shuttle (0.18 second improvement).
Some
other collegiate athletes that have chosen Velocity Sports Performance to
prepare for their NFL career include:
"We
are extremely proud of all the pro football prospects that prepared for the NFL
Draft at Velocity Sports Performance centers this year,” said Loren Seagrave, Founder of Velocity Sports
Performance. “Athletes who train at Velocity Sports Performance perform at
their peak because the cutting-edge programs implemented by our Sports
Performance Directors and Performance Coaches across the country have been
specifically designed to optimize the building blocks of athleticism: speed;
power; and agility. These are measurable qualities that the NFL combine and
scouts use to determine the likelihood of each prospect’s success in the NFL.”
| Player Name | Position | College |
| Keith Rivers | Linebacker | USC |
| Brian Brohm | Quarterback | Louisville |
| John Carlson | Tight End | Notre Dame |
| Adrian Arrington | Wide Receiver | Michigan |
| Jamar Adams | Defensive Back | Michigan |
| Mike Hart | Running Back | Michigan |
| Adam Kraus | Offensive Guard | Michigan |
| John Sullivan | Center | Notre Dame |
| DeJuan Tribble | Cornerback | Boston College |
| Drew Radovich | Offensive Tackle | USC |
| John David Booty | Quarterback | USC |
| Kolo Kapanui | Tight End | Texas A&M |
| Dominic Lewis | Defensive End | Kentucky |
| Gabe Hall | Defensive Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| Kyle Lockett | Defensive Tackle | Urbana |
| DeMarco McNair | Running Back | Middle Tennessee State |
| Bradley Robinson | Defensive Back | Middle Tennessee State |
| Scott Kuhn | Tight End | Louisville |
In
2007, 45 Velocity Sports Performance clients were drafted or signed free-agent
contracts with professional teams following the 2007 NFL Draft. Since its
inception in 1999, Velocity Sports Performance has trained over 400
professional football players throughout their careers including Justin Tuck,
Ryan Grant, Braylon Edwards, Larry Fitzgerald, DeMarcus Ware, Marques Colston
and Jeff Garcia.
About Velocity Sports
Performance
Velocity Sports Performance, the industry leader in providing advanced sports performance training for athletes of all skill levels and ages, was founded in 1999 by world-renowned coach Loren Seagrave, a five-time NCAA champion coach, who trained Olympic, professional and major college athletes. At Velocity Sports Performance, athletes of any skill level from age eight through adult can realize their potential through advanced training programs taught by degreed and certified coaches, scientifically designed to increase speed, power and agility, while reducing the risk of sports-related injuries. There are over 65 Velocity Sports Performance facilities across the United States, each with an average of 19,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities. Visit www.velocitysp.com for more information on training programs and franchise opportunities.
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Velocity Sports Performance, the industry leader in providing advanced sports performance training for athletes of all skill levels and ages, was founded in 1999 by world-renowned coach Loren Seagrave, a five-time NCAA champion coach, who trained Olympic, professional and major college athletes. At Velocity Sports Performance, athletes of any skill level from age eight through adult can realize their potential through advanced training programs taught by degreed and certified coaches, scientifically designed to increase speed, power and agility, while reducing the risk of sports-related injuries. There are over 65 Velocity Sports Performance facilities across the United States, each with an average of 19,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities. Visit www.velocitysp.com for more information on training programs and franchise opportunities.
Articles
The 3 Phases of Training By Sports Performance Director Erik KasabuskeMarch 17, 2010
Coaching young athletes and helping them develop into the athletes they want to be is a very rewarding experience. From the 8 year old Youth to the 18 year old Developmental 2 athlete there are a lot of the same goals but very different approaches to how we reach them. Everyone wants to get faster, stronger, and more explosive but training an 8 year old the same as the 18 year old just doesn’t work. Young athletes have 3 main phases of development that takes place.
Phase 1: Learning how to Train.
This is the phase that most of our Youth class athletes fall into. During this phase athletes have a very difficult time doing anything at a high intensity and a lot of their improvements in performance are based on motor learning and doing a lot of repetitions. The biggest problem is that most athletes want to be too specific early on and miss out perfecting the basics.
Phase 2: Training to Train.
This is the phase that most of our Developmental 1 and some Developmental 2 athletes are in. At this stage athletes have hopefully built a solid foundation of training and are ready to add in a few specifics but still focus on the basics. They are able to push themselves harder than before but still require a lot of repetitions to become good at anything. It is still very important to do a few things well instead of many things poorly.
Phase 3: Training to Compete.
At this stage we can perform the basic movements correctly and are able to train them at a high intensity which means we can’t do as many repetitions. This allows us to focus on a lot more specifics than before and follow a more individualized program.
You come to Velocity because you want to improve your performance. Our highly trained coaches know how to assess an athlete design a program based on what training phase you are in. It is important for parents and athletes to keep these phases of training in mind when you watch another athlete do something and wonder why you aren’t doing it. It is very possible that it may not be what you need to get better.
March 16, 2010
Sir Isaac Newton first described the three Laws of Motion and thus became one of the first performance coaches to apply scientific principles to human movement.
Newton's First Law, the Law of Inertia, states "A body will stay in a state of rest or constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force that changes that state." Let's focus on the state of rest.
That means in order to get going the athlete must produce force by sending a message down the nervous system so that muscles can contract. The force acting on the body's mass (weight) so that the state of rest is maintained (Inertia) is gravity. No force produced means no movement realized.
Newton's Second Law, the Law of Acceleration states, "Force applied to a body causes an acceleration of that body of a magnitude proportional to the force, in the direction of the force, and inversely proportional to the body's mass."
This means the bigger the force that the athlete can apply to the body, the greater the acceleration. Acceleration is the positive change of velocity over time. The athlete becomes faster and faster with every step.
The latter part of the Second Law of Motion states that the larger the body, or the greater the mass, more force must be generated to realize the same rate of acceleration. The bigger athlete must be able to produce more force than the smaller athlete to be as quick.
The first two laws of motion explain why at Velocity Sports Performance there is an emphasis on continued development of strength and power in the training programs for all levels of athletes. Fundamental strength and power development begins with resistance exercises and then progresses to integrating the new levels of strength and power into sports specific movement skills.
Strength, or the ability to apply force or overcome a resistance, however, is not the most important result of a resistance training program. Power is the key. Power relates to the rate of force development. The magnitude of the force generated is important, but the real factor in sports performance is the amount of time needed to generate the force through complete functional range of motion. Producing a big force in a short time serves the athlete better.
Newton's Third Law states that, "for each and every action, there is an equal and simultaneous reaction." Simply put, if you want to go forward, you need to push backward. If you push down, you go up.
Velocity Sports Performance teaches athletes how to reprogram their nervous systems so they can apply a big force, in a short time and in the proper direction through a full range of motion, every time.
By applying science and age appropriate training programs delivered by the most highly trained coaches, we can get the results your athlete desires, helping them to become faster and increase athleticism so they can get off the bench and stay in the game.
March 16, 2010
The “Three Cone Drill” is a multi-directional drill that allows athletes to showcase their ability to shift their bodyweight and move around quickly while changing directions and keeping speed. During this drill we are able to see an athletes multi-directional movement abilities as well as seeing what the athlete lacks in their “multi-d” repertoire.
The Set-Up:
Place three cones five yards away from one another in a “L” shaped pattern.
The Execution:
To perform the drill, the athletes start in their athletic stance to the left of the first cone (d1). The timer starts when the athlete takes off out of their stance and sprints 5 yards towards the second cone (d2). When the athlete arrives at the second cone (d2) they change direction and head back towards the first cone (d1). At this point the athlete changes direction a second time now running back to the second cone (d2). This
Why The Three Cone:
If you play a sport that requires rapid acceleration, deceleration and many changes in direction this drill adds an element to your training that is unmatched. In this drill athletes are required to rapidly shift body weight, bending and pivoting their way between the cones. It involves sprints, stops, turns and circles offering an optimal way to train ones ability to change direction at high speeds. Along with the “5-10-5” drill the “Three Cone” is an ideal drill to add to your training to improve your acceleration speed and agility. It serves as a great way to track your progress in multi-directional movement over the course of your training sessions.
Velocity Sports Performance uses the “Three Cone” drill to not only prepare some of the nations top college football recruits for their journey to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis each year, but everyday to help make allof our athletes become better athletes.