Client of the Month – Craig Eyman

 

“Best investment I have made for myself.  The team at PSC has put me in the best shape of my life at 52!  Got off cholesterol meds, back pain went away.  Still going 2x per week after 5 years.

 

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Article of the Month – Effective Acceleration

By Mike Caza 

Sprinting is a learned skill and in order to make an impact on the playing field, you have to be fast.  Effective acceleration relies on force application into the ground. In order to generate the greatest amount of force, you have to have 3 good postural habits:

1. Your legs have to swing vertically after pushoff to offset gravity and to be able to drive down and back. If your legs are low when sprinting, you cannot apply force effectively.

2. Your hands have to rotate upward to shoulder height to allow the opposite knee to come up to be able to drive down and back and applyforce

 

3. Keep head straight, shoulders square and back straight to enable energy transfer after pushoff.Image may contain: one or more people and people dancing

Another key to acceleration training at PSC is most of our drills are done over 10-20 yards since the most significant plays in team sports happen at these distances and we want to develop explosive velocity at these distances.

 


BYOB Month at PSC – 9 days left!

Bring in Your Own Buddy in the month of January and when your buddy signs up, you both get a newly designed PSC t-shirt. Promotion is applicable for current and new clients to PSC.


Client Updates

Butler University Defensive tackle Holden Semancik was recently recognized as 1 of 8 kids out of 110 for most improved during their recent performance testing.
 

Congratulations to Streetsboro high school lineman Kameron Fisher for receiving Honorable Mention this past season.

Congratulations to Sandy Valley Middle School Volleyball player Taylor West for helping her team win the league championship.

Happy 6 year anniversary to Adult group client Nancy Kramer.  Keep up the good work!

Solon baseball player and top ranked outfield in the State Ryan McCurry has committed to Indiana University to continue his academic and athletic career.

Hudson Cross Country and Track runner Jack Good recently committed to Lehigh University to continue his academic and athletic career.

Congrats to former PSC athlete Jasmine Bishop for helping the Naval Academy basketball team start the season 8-0
Click here to read the article.

 

Upcoming Clinics


Girls Strength & Conditioning Clinic
– Wednesday February 21st – 7:30-8:45pm -$35

This clinic is for girls 12-18 years of age and will cover key topics including:

-How to reduce the risk of ACL tears by 70% through proper training
-Proper sprinting form to get from point A to B quicker on the playing field
-Proper strength training to improve performance (what you should do & shouldn’t do in the weight room)
-Top 5 exercises to avoid if you are an athlete.
-How to make progress in strength and speed when playing sports year round
Clinic will be conducted by PSC Director and former Olympic level athlete Mike Caza

Space is limited for this clinic.  To register for the clinic, click here

 

Sprinting Form Clinic – Saturday February 24th – 9-11am – $35

This clinic is for boys and girls 12-18 years of age and will cover key topics including:

-Top 3 sprinting faults and how to correct them
-Specific drills to improve sprinting form and speed
-The influence of strength training on sprinting speed
-Top core exercises to implement to improve speed
-Flexibility and Mobility drills to enhance speed.
Clinic will be conducted by PSC Director and former Olympic level athlete Mike Caza

Space is limited for this clinic.  To register for the clinic, click here