LIFESTYLE AUTHOR
Rebekah Smith
GRIT, GAINS AND G10 LEGENDS n Coach David Granson and
his G10 Legends discuss the importance of building a healthy lifestyle at a young age.
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lthough Houston and Dallas lead the numbers in Texas NFL player production, Austin is catching up as they’ve produced around 70 players since 1952. These players include Indianapolis Colts’ tight end Kylen Granson and former Atlanta Falcons tight end Ryan Becker, both of whom credit G10 Academy for their success. Kylen and Becker are like brothers. Both played football together at Marble Falls High School for two years before Kylen relocated to Westlake High School. They eventually reunited
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at Southern Methodist University and played together as tight ends. In 2020, Becker began his rookie year as a TE for the Arizona Cardinals but was cut from the team after receiving no preseason playing time. Instead of giving up, he started preparing for another shot at the NFL. To rebuild strength and courage, Becker called on Kylen’s stepfather, David Granson, who opened a training facility called G10 Academy in 2017 after years of coaching across Texas. David’s unique coaching style and faith in his athletes through G10 helped rebuild Becker mentally and
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physically. “I knew I was a good college player, but you don’t really know if you can make it,” Becker says. “Coach Granson believed in me. He kept telling me, ‘Stay patient. Trust me. You’re good enough.’” What makes David’s coaching style unique is how he focuses on holistic training specialized for young athletes — primarily middle and high school students, some college, and a few professional athletes. But G10 all started with David’s own athlete, his daughter. David eventually returned to school to learn more about strength training and coaching to
