I grew up in a rural town in Florida where all there was to do was train or play sports. From the time I was seven (7) years old I had a football in my hand. As I grew, I ended up attending a private high school that had a particular focus on sports. There I competed with some of the best players the state of Florida had to offer by regularly facing teams such as IMG Academy and Trinity Christian.
By the end of my high school career, I was a captain of my team and an All-American. I had offers from all over the country to play at the collegiate level until I sustained a spinal injury affecting my L4-L5 and L5-S1 discs. This required me to have surgery and my offers fell through. Not wanting to quit athletics, I ended up going to Endicott College in Beverly, MA, to play for a DIII program. Since my injury, my idea of training has changed significantly. I now focus on perfecting the small movement that typically gets skipped over out of excitement for the position. Depending on what position you are training for, our first few sessions will focus on small things like proper running style, proper set technique, proper first steps, how to scan the field, proper tackling technique, etc. Once those things are strong, we will begin to incorporate drills that will not only be seen in traditional practices but drills that mimic movements you would see on the game field. By training with me, athletes will build foundationally strong skills and a decision-making system that becomes instinctual on the field.
