You practice hard and compete even harder. Move your game to the next level with sports performance training. Semi-private group training and one-on-one coaching from our degreed and certified staff will help you take it to the next level - helping you ignite, excel and achieve.
Our center is geared toward improving the performance of dedicated athletes at the youth, high school, college and professional level.
A sports performance program can be beneficial for athletes of all ages, skill level and athletic ability.
We help athletes from all sports ignite by working on their speed, power, agility and strength. Our training programs have been scientifically developed and proven by our nationally recognized Performance Coach Craig Sowers. (See Coaches, below)
Our strength and power development program helps athletes achieve the explosiveness and strength to excel in their sport. It has three main components - Olympic lifts, squats and core stability.
Our program focuses on speed, balance, coordination and dynamic flexibility. An additional benefit of this type of training is injury prevention.
State-of-the-art equipment combined with the knowledge of our highly silled and credentialed staff, will help clients excel to meet their goal of becoming a better, more competitive athlete.
Studies have shown that youth who participate in sports are self-confident and more satisfied with theri physical appearance than those who do not.
How our program works
After an individual sport-specific assessment, a program is designed to improve skills and overall athletic performance. An exercise physiologist works with you one-on-one focusing on the demands fo your sport and what you need to accomplish secifically. At the end of your program, a second assessment will help you measure your gains and identify continual areas of improvement.
See some exercises our participants learn on YouTube.
Monthly Programs come with performance testing:
- Vertical jump
- Broad jump
- Pro-agility
- 10-yard sprint
- Height and body weight
We offer two core programs:
- Monthly program (Up to 3 sessions per week) - or - a
- 12-session package (for those who can't commit to a 2-3 days per week
- Prices are affordabel and range from $17-32 per hour
- Youth sessions (Ages 9-12) are 60 minutes
- Development (Middle School, High School and College Athletes) sessions are 90 minutes
- Adult Performance sessions are 60 minutes
Our coaching philosophy
We foster a positive and safe environmnet that promotes cognitive, psychological and physical development for athletes of all ages and skill levels by:
- Focusing on each athlete's long-term development
- Educating athletes, parents and team coaches
- Maintaining attention to detail
- Tailoring our coaching style to the unique needs and learning styles of each athlete
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We help athletes from all sports ignite, excel and achieve |
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Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Boxing
Cheerleading
Climbing
Cycling
Football
Golf |
Gymnastics
Hockey
LaCrosse
Paddling
Power Lifting
Running
Skateboarding
Skiing |
Soccer
Softball
Snowboarding
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling |
Our 50,000 square-foot indoor facility features:
- 3-lane sprint track
- Basketball Court
- Pneu-max high speed tread mill
- Pneu-max Vibration plate
- 2 multi power racks with bench and power bar
- 2 platforms
- 2 Olympic bars and bumper plate sets
- 3 swiming pools
- On-site Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy clinic
- Men's and women's locker rooms with showers
- Parents waiting area with TV and wireless Internet access
Akron General Sports Medicine in the News
Sports Performance Center can turn anyone into a 'better athlete'
Performance training takes kids to next level
Craig Sowers, CSCS, SCCC, USAW Lev. I
Sports Performance Supervisor
Coach Sowers is a dedicated professional in the field of Strength and Conditioning. He is currently the Sports Performance Supervisor at Akron General Sports Medicine, in addition to being the first Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at UCLA. Coach Sowers works with the Football, Women's Soccer and Men's Volleyball programs. Before coming to Akron General, he served as Director of Performance for Velocity Sports Performance in Mayfield Village, OH.
His professional experience includes:
- Director of Performance at Velocity Sports Performance - Irvine, CA
- Head Strength and Conditioning Coach a The University of Texas at El Paso for three years
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at UCLA for four years
- Student Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of Akron
- Member of The University of Akron Football Team
- Head Coach for Team Velocity, Irvine, CA (Olympic Weightlifting Team)
Sowers has worked with over 30 NFL players, 10 MLB players, 8 MLS players, and multiple numbers of other athletes in the NBA, WNBA, AVP, and USA Track and Field. He is a graduate of The University of Akron (BS) and The University of Texas at El Paso. He is CSCS, CSCC & USAW Level I certified.
Amanda Kephart, MS, CSCS, USAW Club Coach
Sports Performance Coach
Akron General Health & Wellness Center - North
www.strengthcoachamanda.com
Coach Amanda Kephart has been training athletes for over three years. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, USA Weightlifting Club Coach and certified in First Aid/CPR. Prior to working as the Head Sports Performance Coach at the Akron General Health & Wellness center - North, Coach Kephart worked as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she worked with over 230 Division 1 athletes from the school's 13 sports. She has also worked with the men's and women's basketball teams and softball team at The University of Akron and trained under Director of Sports Performance Craig Sowers. Coach Kephart has her Masters in Exercise Physiology from The University of Akron and is an All-American in Collegiate Racquetball.
Gabriel Duarte, BS
Sports Performance Coach
Akron General Health & Wellness Center - West
Coach Gabriel Duarte is a graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning. He is also certified as a USA Weightlifting Performance Coach and in First Aid/CPR. Previous to Akron General, he has been training and coaching area high school athletes for number of years and knows what it takes for athletes to prepare themselves for the upcoming season or to take it to the next level. And as a current athlete who has competed at the Club and National levels Coach Duarte is committed to helping every athlete achieve their goals of success.
Sports Performance Center in West Akron
Akron General Health & Wellness Center - West
4125 Medina Road
Akron, OH 44333
330-665-8200
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Sports Performance Center in Stow
Akron General Health & Wellness Center - North
4300 Allen Road
Stow, OH 44224
330-945-3150
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