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Athletics Development
ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT
SPIRE provides ideal exposure to the collegiate coaching network, and its college placement team has delivered hundreds of athletes into collegiate programs across the US.
SPIRE is committed to developing technically skilled athletes who love to train and live to compete. This is accomplished via an intensive regimen of technical and tactical training, customized competition and long-term athletic performance development. Bottom line: SPIRE builds strong, confident, mentally tougher athletes who learn to embrace a challenge and thrive under the pressure of competition.
The SPIRE Academy 9-12th grade college preparatory, accredited, cross curricular, project-based program. By coupling sports or other specialty training programs with a commitment to maximizing each student’s personal development and preparation for potential career options, SPIRE Academy is the best place to get ready to excel in school, at work and within life itself.
PERFORMANCE
TRAINING
SPIRE sport coaches look at and assess all areas that can affect athletic performance including technical, tactical, physical, mental, emotional and social abilities.
SPIRE Performance coaches then use these assessments to formulate a development plan for each and every student as an individual. This plan is split into manageable goals each day. At the end of each day and each week, small incremental improvements are highlighted. This level of steady improvement is easy to track and manage…and will contribute to positive long term athletic development over time.
Performance Training at SPIRE specializes in customized performance-based assessment, training and training management. Significant emphasis is placed on the athlete’s quality of movement, power and durability in an effort to mimic the demands of the athlete’s game and address their individual needs.
The goal is consistent peak performance. It’s not only about fine-tuning movements and strength, but also about sharpening mental acuity while dealing with competitive distractions. Maintaining focus and concentration is a significant hurdle to clear for the most successful athletes.
Performance Training is a crucial component of one’s commitment to athletic excellence. The way SPIRE integrates sport specific training in conjunction with superior athletic performance development is a key reason why committed athletes will achieve their individual goals.
THREE PILLARS OF ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING 1
PHYSICAL: Power, Speed, Agility, Strength, Conditioning, Endurance
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MENTAL: Visualization, Determination, Goal Setting, Application to Sport, Application to Life
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NUTRITION: Awareness, Goals, Nutrient Timing and Ratios, Supplementation, Hydration
DEVELOPMENT
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