Blog
YOUTH FOOTBALL COMBINE
Posted 2 days ago (EST)
END OF THE SEASON FOOTBALL COMBINE
As the youth and freshman football seasons come to an end, Velocity Sports Performance wants to give you the information you need to make great decisions to start your off-season. The staff at Velocity Sports Performance will be conducting team and individual football combine tests on the night of Thursday, November 19. The following tests will be conducted during this night:
40 Yard Dash - Indoor Track Surface - Electronic Timing...
Holiday Mini-Camps
Posted 2 days ago (EST)DON'T JUST SIT HOME AND STARE AT THE TV OVER THE HOLIDAYS!! GET UP, GET OUT AND JOIN VELOCITY FOR GREAT TRAINING CAMPS!!!
For those athletes looking to get that extra edge on their competition, Velocity Sports Performance will be offering a series of Mini-Camps around each holiday to work on different aspects of sports performance. Whether you are preparing for the upcoming season or refining your skills for a combine, these mini-camps will provide you with the knowledge and feedback...
Sit-ups DO NOT = Speed
Posted 24 days ago (EST)What Parents Can Do To Prepare Kids for Sports
Posted 29 days ago (EST)As parents, we have an overwhelming desire to give to our children. When they hit preschool age we begin to receive invitations to have them join a baseball team or a soccer program. As other kids join, we don’t want ours to miss out so we sign up too. We have all the best intentions but we may not consider whether our child is ready to play. Unfortunately, there is not a sports readiness exam the way there is a kindergarten readiness exam. No one outlines the basic skills necessary to...
Taking Responsibility for Your Success as an Athlete....part 1: Performance Preparation
Posted 30 days ago (EST)ACL Tear Prevention Program
Posted 1 month 38 days ago (EST)
It’s one of the most catastrophic injuries that can happen to an athlete and we see it in the sports headlines every season. A torn ACL has taken a key player out for up to 9 months, and therefore typically marks the end of that season (and often extends into the next as well).
For many, this has significant impact on that athlete’s prospect to be recruited by college coaches which may lead to a missed opportunity to get acceptance into the school(s) of choice. And from a purely economic...