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Train With The Pros

By Joe Perdue, Velocity Sports Performance
May 03, 2008

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Current & recently retired NFL Players who have trained at Velocity are now turning the tables and training football players on the techniques that allowed them to reach the highest level of the sport in the NFL.  Having learned from great coaches like Bill Parcells and Bill Belichek, these NFL players have become talented teachers of the game for Velocity Trained athletes.  Just as Velocity improves overall athleticism, the NFL Football training methods transition better athletes into better football players.  These players are now coaching at Velocity in weekly camps as well as with flexible weekday training that fit the busy schedules of our athletes.  Call us for details!

Nike SPARQ Training Ignites A Revolution

By Nike
March 10, 2008
Athletes can now Nike SPARQ Train at more than 65 Velocity Sports Performance Centers across the United States. Each location will feature the latest in dynamic training equipment and Velocity Sports Performance Center trainers will be officially certified as SPARQ trainers.

Teacher Workday brings Fayette County P.E. Teachers to Velocity

By Velocity Sports Performance Staff
March 06, 2008
As part of Velocity's Sponsorship of the Fit Fayette program and our commitment to Partners in Education,  we hosted a Workshop for the Physical Education Teachers of Fayette County on Friday, February 15th.

Tom Lemming Prep Football Tour

By Velocity Sports Performance Staff
March 05, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance in Peachtree City was selected as the Georgia stop for the 2008 Tom Lemming Tour...

Velocity Training Teams around the Community

By Velocity Sports Performance Staff
March 05, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance has sprung into action with training local sports teams either in the center or at the team’s home site.    

New OL emerges at NIKE Combine

By Chad Simmons, UGASports.com, Yahoo Sports
March 03, 2008
CLARKSTON, Ga. - With well over 1,000 prospects in attendance Saturday at the NIKE Combine, it was easy for a kid to slide through without being noticed. That was not the case for Chance Warmack out of the Atlanta - Westlake.

NFLTA: Preparing for the Combine

By NFL Network
February 29, 2008
Derrin Horton takes an in-depth look a the intense preparation NFL prospects go through to prepare for the combine.  These NFL prospects prepare in Velocity Sports Performance centers throughout the country with over 70 prospects training for the 2008 combine. 

NFLTA 2008 Combine: Chad Henne

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Michigan QB Chad Henne performs at the 2008 combine featuring an impressive effort in the passing drills. 

2008 Combine: Chad Henne Interview

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Michigan QB Chad Henne stops by to chat with Scott Hanson about his NFL combine experience. 

NFLTA 2008 Combine: Trevor Laws

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Notre Dame DT Trevor Laws demonstrates his strength and agility at the 2008 combine. 

2008 Combine: Trevor Laws Interview

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Notre Dame DT Trevor Laws discusses his performance at the 2008 combine. 

The Ultimate Interview: Training & Conditioning

By Ken Vick, C&K Magazine
January 31, 2008
For the aspiring NFL player the ultimate job interview is coming up on February 20, 2008. They will be weighed, measured, tested, interviewed, filmed and challenged mentally. It’s the annual NFL Scouting Combine at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. 

Georgia kids fail simple fitness test

By Elizabeth Lee
October 17, 2007
  More than half of Georgia school children evaluated recently are so out of shape they failed a simple fitness test, according to a new health study to be released on Friday   About 30 percent weighed too much, and 44 percent didn't get enough physical activity, according to the Georgia Youth Fitness Assessment. The survey checked 5,000 fifth- and seventh-graders at schools across the state.        

Benefits of Foam Rolling

By Mandy Anderson, BS
October 09, 2007
LET’S TALK FRUIT!  The human body is like an orange.  The orange peel is like our skin, or dermis.  Right under the skin is the pith of the orange.  This is our fascia or connective sheath.  The orange has many little intricate cells filled with juice and nourishment, which are all connected and held together by a web of connective tissue.  In the human body we also have many intricate cells all held together by our fascia.       

Year Round Training

By Victor Hall, Velocity Sports Performance
October 01, 2007
In today’s world of sport participation, the question isn’t should an athlete engage in  physical training but instead how much time is appropriate to devote towards improving one’s speed, strength and agility?  At Velocity Sports Performance, we believe a year round approach is best when providing athletes with the greatest opportunity for success.  

What is a Coach?

By Mike Linn, Velocity Sports Performance
August 09, 2007
As the popularity of sports performance training continues to explode, it is important to understand what separates Velocity Sports Performance from other options.  Is it our state of the art training facilities which rival even the biggest college and professional complexes?  Or maybe it is our programs which are scientifically designed to improve speed, power, and agility – the three pillars of athleticism.   

Train Like a Pro, Even if You’re 12

By Catherine Saint Louis, New York Times
July 19, 2007
Sports performance training is becoming de rigueur for ambitious stars in the making or unfit youngsters whose parents want to shore up their confidence. Great athletes aren’t born, they’re made — or so goes a slogan for Velocity Sports Performance, one of the leading centers that aim to treat Jack or Kate like Steve Nash or Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

Train with us!

By Velocity Sports Performance
January 01, 2007
Why Velocity Sports Performance? Because we can help make you faster, stronger, and more explosive. At our state-of-the-art centers, you'll train like a pro with our professional, certified coaches. We train more athletes nationwide than anyone else, and we offer our proven programs for everyone, regardless of age, gender, skill level or athletic or fitness goals.  Take advantage of performance programs the pros use and Get Velocity Trained today! 

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