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Maybe you're child is reluctant to join any recreational organized sports or is just getting into playing organized sports or maybe he already loves to play competitive recreational sports but wants to make a more competitive team next year. No matter what your child's athletic skill development master coach Gerald Gowan can help your child accelerate his sports development, movement mastery and personal confidence on the playground, sports field or court!
Gerald Gowan, Professional Trainer/Mentor, with a Masters degree in Movement psychotherapy from Hahnemann Medical College, BA in Sport Psychology, and Physical Education and Certified Movement Analyst with extensive training in movment observation and exercise physiology has over 20 years experience motivating and helping children find their gifts in athletics. Gerald is a former member of the 1980 Canadian National Track and Field Team and founder of Kinex Academy, Kinex Track & Field Club and the Good SPORTpose biomechanics training technique.
Coach Gerald's approach to youth personal sports coaching and mentoring was developed through years of working with special needs children and creating adaptive physicial education programs for school districts in Canada, Britain and the US. He has also coached all major sports in local recreational youth sports leagues and at the high school level.
A.C.E - Athletics Creating Esteem Personal Training
Gerald Gowan's, A.C.E - Athletics Creating Esteem personal training program provides a safe environment for the undeveloped athlete to explore and develop their own athletic identity based in what they feel they are good at doing. Coach Gerald offers personal coaching and mentoring to children that can help children uncover and develop the "athlete within".
These student athlete development sessions are open to all levels of ability from ages 5 through 12 years old. A.C.E personal mentoring and coaching sessions are designed to enhance and promote positive self-esteem through athletics based on a developmental Sport Psychology that is rooted in the child's innate love for physical activity and a natural desire to feel challenged in their body-movement life.
This type of personal mentoring and coaching is designed to uncover and stimulate a lifelong love for learning through athletics and sports, by teaching kids how their love to play can be used to focus and develop mastery in their favorite sport or athletic endeavor. We help athletes of all ages and skill levels to maximize their athletic talents by developing power, movement coordination, agility, speed, flexibility and a winning sport psychology.
The goal of this type of personal mentoring and coaching is to help children uncover and develop an awareness of how their personal movement profile can best be expressed and and mastered through a sport that fits their "Sport Movement Profile"
Our Programs
Youth Training
Boys & girls ages 8 – 11; 60-minute sessions.
Pre-teen kids are the perfect age to learn new skills! Our coaches will teach them all the proper mechanics of running – linear, multidirectional, change of direction – plus begin to build their strength in an age-appropriate manner (plyometrics, body-weight activities).
Available all summer Mondays through Saturdays at selected times.
Developmental Training
Boys & girls ages 12 – 18; 90-minute sessions.
Conducted in groups of similar age and ability, participants learn the proper mechanics of movement, develop core strength, stability and balance, and build strength. The result is increased speed and strength and significant improvements in explosiveness! Surprise your friends, coaches and teammates when they see you again next fall!
Available all summer Mondays through Saturdays at selected times.
Our programs will address skills for:
- Starts, Acceleration & Deceleration, 1st Step Quickness
- Change of Direction
- Core Strength, Stability & Balance
- Dynamic Mobility, Flexibility & Coordination
- Lower and Upper Body Power
- Proper Athletic Body Positions & Postures
- Injury Prevention
Our coaches are the best in the business at helping athletes of all ages and skill levels develop their athleticism. Don’t wait – get faster today! Call now to sign up: 203-377-4700
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GOLF PROGRAM
Golfers: What are you doing to get ready for the spring?
Add valuable yards to every shot
If you want more distance, you need increased power and stabilization strength, flexibility and dynamic mobility. At Velocity Sports Performance, that’s exactly what we will give you. Our integrated approach to golf specific training incorporates an Active Dynamic Warm-up to increase functional musculo-skeletal mobility with specific protocols designed to increase rotational power. It sounds really scientific, but it works.
Swing consistently for low scores
As any golfer knows, consistency is everything. So how do we help you in this area? We have training techniques focused on helping your stability, balance and flexibility, so you can reproduce a consistent swing over and over again.
Feel as strong on the 18th hole as you did on the 1st
Golf is a game of endurance. You’ve got to have strength and stamina on every single hole. That’s why we’ve developed a specific training program for golf that builds muscular and cardiovascular endurance. Our certified Velocity Sports Performance coaches use the most advanced training techniques to ensure that you’ll be swinging strong the entire day.
Reduce likelihood of injury
Nothing is worse than being sidelined by injury. And the best way to reduce the likelihood of injury is through an integrated training program that develops flexibility, stability, strength and proper movement technique. Velocity Sports Performance prepares your body with progressive training methods that utilize Dynamic Mobility development, prehabilitation exercises, and movement analysis to reduce the likelihood of both acute and overuse injuries.
Sign up NOW for our new GOLF PROGRAM!
The Best Equipment You Can Invest In Is Yourself!
Only at Velocity Sports Performance.
Space is limited so call now : 203-377-4700
"START SMART"
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
In conjunction with the National Alliance for Youth Sports
Prepare your children ages 3-5 for the world of organized sports! Work together with your child to learn all the basic skills...throwing, catching, kicking, and batting. Our professional coaches will focus on developing eye-hand coordination, balance, basic motor skills and sport-specific skills, movement, and social development patterns.
Experts say it’s best to begin teaching the necessary skills early on, between the ages of 3-5 years old. Now the National Alliance for Youth Sports “Start Smart Sports Development Program” and Velocity Sports Performance have joined forces to bring you two great programs in one.
What better way to start developing a healthy lifestyle for your little one? Programs offered regularly throughout the year.
Start your child early. Start Smart! Call for program schedule: 203-377-4700
Velocity Sports Performance is where people of all ages and skill levels maximize their athletic potential. With the help of our professionally certified and degreed coaches, you will experience accelerated gains in speed, power, agility, balance and movement. We train athletes in groups of 6 or less in a state-of-the-art, multi-surfaced, climate-controlled facility. These programs are designed for students, adults and elite professionals. We even guarantee results!
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Just like every parent, you want the best for your child. Whether he or she is a star athlete ready to compete at the college level or is just getting started in sports, Velocity Sports Performance is the place to help your child reach his or her athletic goals.
Velocity Sports Performance is a world-class training facility with programs that focus on the fundamentals your child needs to maximize his or her athletic potential. In our clean, climate-controlled environment, you'll be able to watch your child's confidence grow as they see themselves becoming stronger, faster and more agile.
Our coaches are all professionally trained and degreed and coach with positive reinforcement. Your child will have fun here while improving his or her athletic performance and the results are guaranteed ! Most of our training centers also offer ancillary services as well, such as physical therapy. At Velocity Sports Performance, your child has the opportunity to train with some of the best performance coaches in the world. Our coaches know how to motivate and work with students. Your child will be under close supervision and will be participating in a scientifically developed program that reduces the likelihood of injury.
One-on-one or small group coaching/training
Improved muscle and joint strength
Improved speed, stamina, balance, agility, flexibility
On-site progress monitoring through personalized reports
Performance improvement guantee
Specific exercises to reduce likelihood of injury
Winning sport psychology for helping athletes perform their best
Sport nutrion counseling
Video and movement analysis of sport specific movements
GoodSPORTpose biomechanics training
Velocity Sports Performance will help your child achieve athletic dreams while you watch his or her self-esteem and confidence soar!
What is the guarantee?
Velocity Sports Performance guarantees that all student athletes who participate in the GOLD Developmental Program will increase their speed, power and agility. If the athlete is not completely satisfied with the performance results, he or she will receive eight (8) additional training sessions at no further charge.
Who qualifies for the Velocity Sports Performance Guarantee?
Any athlete enrolled in the GOLD Developmental Program.
What are the qualifications of the Velocity Sports Performance Guarantee?
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The athlete must enroll in the 24 session GOLD Developmental Program
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The athlete may have only two (2) excused absences. Make-up sessions are permitted during the 24-session program
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The Sports Performance Director will conduct a pre- and post-program evaluation to establish baselines and measurement points
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The Performance Coach will meet regularly with the parent to summarize each student's progress
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What are the test components for the Velocity Sports Performance Guarantee?
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Power
· Vertical Jump
· Standing Broad Jump
Speed
· 10 Yard
· 20 Yard
· 40 Yard
Agility
· Pro Agility Test (5-10-5)
· Three Cone Drill
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Features of the Velocity Sports Performance Student Athlete Training Program
Evaluations
All enrolled student athletes ages 12 and up will receive a pre-and post-program evaluation at no additional cost.
Conferences
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Each student athlete will receive a conference at the beginning of the program with the Sports Performance Director to review the pre-program evaluation results.
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The Performance Coach will meet with or call the parents twice per month to update them on the student athlete's progress.
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Each student athlete will receive an ending conference with the Sports Performance Director to summarize the post-program evaluation results.
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Guarantee
Velocity Sports Performance guarantees improvement in speed, power and agility for all student athletes enrolled in the GOLD (24 session) training program.
The student athlete will be placed in the age appropriate program (with skill level taken into consideration as well). 2 to 3 training sessions per week is recommended for all training programs.
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Youth Program (ages 11 and under)
60 minutes per session
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Developmental I Program (ages 12 - 14)
90 minutes per session
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Developmental II Program (ages 15 - 18)
90 minutes per session
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Steps for Completing the Program
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Call Velocity Sports Performance today to set up an appointment. The parent and student athlete will meet with the Sports Performance Director or Business Director to tour our facility, discuss training packages and determine the needs and goals of the athlete.
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Sign up for a training program and fill out a medical history and goals sheet.
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Schedule pre-program evaluation session (no more than 5 days prior to your first training session) and schedule training sessions.
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Complete training sessions.
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Schedule a post-program evaluation session (within 5 days of last training session).
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The Sports Performance Director or Business Director will meet with the student athlete's parent to discuss the results of the training program and of the post-program evaluation.
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Sign up for Velocity Sports Performance's Ongoing Developmental Program.
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The Pre- and Post-Program Evaluation
The Velocity Sports Performance pre- and post-program evaluations will measure each athlete in the following tests:
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Vertical Jump
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Standing Broad Jump
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Pro Agility (5-10-5) Test
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10, 20 and 40 Yard Dash
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Three Cone Drill
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The pre-program evaluation must be scheduled no more than 5 days prior to the first training session and the post-program evaluation must be scheduled within 5 days after the last training session.
A coach can make all the difference in the world when it comes to athletic performance. A coach should push you to your limits but not beyond them. A coach should lead by example, use positive reinforcement and identify each athletes individual learning style.
At Velocity Sports Performance, our top-notch coaches do all of these things. Our coaching philosophy is to foster a positive, safe and entertaining environment that promotes cognitive, psychological and physical development for athletes of all ages and skill levels.
Helping the athlete to understand what he or she is doing and how it will contribute to his/her success. Once the athletes grasp these concepts, they are able to coach themselves while at practice and remember the things that are important to their performance.
Not only does the athletic performance of our clients improve, but their self-confidence soars. And this self-confidence transfers to other areas of an athlete's life as well, such as schoolwork and personal life.
The number one goal at Velocity Sports Performance is to maximize the athletic potential of each person who participates in our training program.
The Velocity Sports Performance Coaching Constitution:
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Focus on each athlete's long term development
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Educate the athletes, parents and team coaches
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Maintain attention to detail
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Tailor our coaching style to the unique needs and learning styles of each athlete
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We require our coaches to have at least a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science or a related field and to have coached at least at the college level. With our strict requirements and screening process, we insure that you'll receive the best coaching available at Velocity Sports Performance.
If you ask any athlete, "Why are you doing what you're doing?"
he or she will say, "Because it's fun."
Sports should be fun and at Velocity Sports Performance, we make sure that each athlete has fun and looks forward to coming to training while, at the same time, pushing that athlete to his or her greatest athletic potential.
