Happy Halloween from AGSP!

Even the Tin Man gets a great workout at AGSP!

Get well-oiled for life at Akron General Sports Performance!
Coach Amanda Kephart

Week of 10/18/10 @ AGSP

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Great new video with lots of athlete clips!
Athletes & Parents, you are welcome to post these videos on your facebook!



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Coach Amanda Kephart

Week of 10/11/10 @ AGSP

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Lots of hard-work with lots of results this week! Check it out!



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Coach Amanda Kephart

Get to Know Your Coach: Nathan Burandt

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Athletes at AGSP get to work with the area's best sports performance coaches during their training sessions. Recently I did a Q&A with Coach Nathan Burandt, check it out and get to know your coaches better!

Our athletes know you as Coach Nathan Burandt, what does Coach Burandt like to do outside of making athletes better?
I actually like to do a lot of things out side of training athletes. First and foremost I love spending time with my family. I try to play with Jasmine and Damien as much as possible (my two kids). I personally love to train myself. I'm constantly scheming and developing programs and I try them out on myself. Out side of training I play on some men's league softball teams. Other than training athletes, music is another passion I have. I no longer play any instruments but I love going to concerts. I've seen bands like Throwdown, Chimaira, Poison the Well, Soulfly, Slayer, and Machine Head and many others many times.

How did you get started working with athletes?
I have always had a passion for sport and training. I trained for diving, swimming, football, and rugby. I was one of those gym rats that would spend as much time as possible training. Well that passion coupled with the passion to want to teach others led me to training athletes. I always believed in needing to train mind, body, and spirit and this allows me to teach and train that same aspect.
Based on your experience, what is the one, biggest physical skill that today's athlete lacks? How do you address that need?
I feel today athletes lack mobility. Most athletes spend their time outside of training sitting. Most of them don't take rolling and stretching very seriously and don't really address it the way they should. They may do a very good job here at the facility but when it comes to practice and game times they don't focus on their mobility, flexibility or a proper warm up. I am constantly evaluating the athletes while they are in the program. If I notice that they are having some type of mobility issue I address it right away and come up with a plan that they can follow out side of the program.

You have a lot of Collegiate Division One Speed, Strength, and Conditioning experience, how has time at the collegiate level helped your current athletes?
I learned a lot at the collegiate level. I'm able to parlay the information that I learned at the collegiate level to the athletes here. I can easily say "We trained our college athletes the same way we are training you!" This helps a lot with the athletes when they ask, "Why are we doing this?" I can tell them not only why we are doing something functionally but that the collegiate athletes are also focusing on the same aspects.

What do you like most about working with athletes?
I love the comradery and the feeling that I am helping a person get better and that doesn't always have to be about athletics. Just knowing that the athletes can come and talk to me about anything and that I can give them the best advice I can and to try and make this the best part of their day makes me love what I do.
What advice would you give today's athlete?
Have fun. Try as many sports as you possibly can and don't stop having fun. Remember, it's about the journey not the destination.

Thanks Coach Burandt for you expertise, passion, and great coaching!

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Coach Amanda Kephart

Week of 10/4/10 @ AGSP

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Check out this week's video of area athletes having fun and becoming better athletes!




Join in the fun today at Akron General Sports Performance!

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Coach Amanda Kephart

Coach Sowers shows you 5 ways to Improve Your 40yd Dash

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Coach Craig Sowers, founder and supervisor of Akron General Sports Performance, has written a great article on 5 Ways to Improve Your 40 Yard Dash.

If you are looking for more speed, this article is a must for you.

Check it out HERE!

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Coach Amanda Kephart

FREE EVENT this Saturday October 9th!

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Don't miss this great chance to see Sports Performance in action and get to meet & greet with Coach Amanda!

This Saturday October 9 is Akron General's 2010 Health Expo. It's free and there will be tons of free stuff along with free tours of the facility! See the flier HERE!

I will be there in the morning (best chance to meet with me will be between 9-11am).

I will also be giving away FREE TRIAL SESSIONS to Sports Performance!

If you've been thinking about becoming a better, faster, stronger, more powerful athlete here is your chance!
Adults, did you know our Adult Performance Class is one of the fastest growing classes in the area!? Why? BECAUSE IT WORKS!

See you this Saturday!
Coach Amanda Kephart

Week of 9/27/10 @ AGSP

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Check out AGSP athletes lifting to become stronger and more powerful!



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Coach Amanda Kephart