If it is your goal to play sports on the next level, you must train like they train on the next level. At Focus Academy, everyone trains like a professional. Whether you are a professional athlete seeking to perfect your game, a determined competitor looking for that extra edge, or an active student intent on achieving peak performance in any competitive or recreational sport. We can help! Our dedicated professional team can assist you in optimizing your athletic performance before, during, and after the season. Regardless of your lack of knowledge, we will design a program to make you a better athlete. Even the athlete wanting to be in better physical condition! Focus Academy began with individual training. However we welcome groups and teams to join our training programs. We also encourage inquiries from coaches and trainers interested in off-site group programs and instructional seminars.
Focus Academy training programs are designed not only to develop an athlete’s physical potential, but to provide a fitness education that can empower an athlete for a lifetime. We start by maintaining a low instructor-to-student ratio in order to ensure the highest quality training for every athlete. Then, our instructors work with the athletes both individually and as a group to develop and maintain the proper technique for every exercise. In this way, athletes not only build strength and confidence, but gain knowledge that helps create the foundation of athletic success.
One of the unfortunate myths regarding the training of young athletes is the notion that resistance training is either unsafe or unhealthy for younger adolescent and pre-adolescent athletes. Even though, medical and scientific studies have proven that a properly managed resistance training program is safe and has no negative impact on epiphyseal (growth) plate development. In fact, young athletes who participate in a regular, well-supervised strength training program generally experience fewer and less severe injuries on the field than athletes who train improperly or not at all.
The myths surrounding young athletes and strength training are usually based on reports of injuries incurred in the course of training. However, such injuries are most often the result of poor technique. For this reason, Dr. Avery Faigenbaum, a leading researcher and practitioner in the field of youth fitness, states that “Unsupervised youth resistance training programs (at home or at school) are not recommended under any circumstance because of the potential for serious injury.” Indeed, the real danger facing most athletes is improper training and a lack of physical preparation.
Why Focus Academy training?
Focus Academy training session follows a unique and carefully structured lesson plan that is designed to provide balanced development while maximizing results. Athletes work together yet progress at their own rate, gaining strength and knowledge that not only helps them achieve their full potential in the sport of their choice, but invests them with fitness tools that will benefit them for a lifetime.