You want to push your athlete to their absolute limits and create a machine, right? Wrong. Don’t do that to a youth athlete, especially at an early age. Overtraining is a real thing and can cause more harm than good, physically and mentally. These simple at home routines will provide some extra training at home …
June 2023 Athlete of the Month: Owen H!
Congratulations to our newest Athlete of the Month, Owen H! Owen is a super focused athlete who always raises the level of the others around him when he’s in a training session. It’s a pleasure to train him and watch his progress each and every week. You’ll be missed over the summer, but look forward …
What To Expect from Jump Start, Total Performance, and Elite Training
It’s not JUST an age thing when it comes to placement in Parisi classes. The difference between Jump Start (JS), Total Performance (TP), and Elite Sports Performance (ESP) is one of age, physical and mental maturity, and ability level. We’ve had a 9 year old move up to TP because they were extremely physically capable …
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4 Exciting Pieces of Equipment That Will Take Your Athlete To The Next Level
Time to level up with top notch equipment! The Parisi Speed School has always been about attention to detail and focus on the technical aspects of movement. First, learn how to move properly, then learn how to move properly in an explosive way. Some of our newest equipment additions can speed that process up and, …
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5 Strength Training Exercises To Do At Home
As coaches, we get asked all the time, “What can my athlete do at home to supplement their strength training?” In a perfect world, we all might have a nicely equipped gym in our basement and children who knew how to train with perfect technique. That may be a little unrealistic, so I want to …
March 2023 Athlete of the Month: Evan S.
Congratulations to our latest Athlete of the Month, Evan S! Age: 14 Sport: Ice hockey Town: Haskell What do you like most about training at Parisi?: The coaches are great and I’ve gained a lot of strength and knowledge about how to train the right way. What are your athletic goals for the rest of …
Performance Evaluation Prepares Your Athlete for Success
The first step to joining our Parisi Speed School program is to schedule your athlete for a performance evaluation. The evaluation helps you and your athlete learn more about our program, our coaching, and our environment. It also helps us understand your athlete’s current ability level: we measure how fast, how agile, how strong, and …
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February 2023 Athlete of the Month: David S.
Congratulations to our newest Athlete of the Month, David S! David has consistently put up the top numbers in our weekly Parisi Challenges and is focused and committed to giving 100% to his off season training. Age: 15 Sports: Football, Track & field Butler High School Favorite part of Parisi: Seeing my results improve every …
The Active Dynamic Warmup: A Game Changer for Your Athlete’s Performance
Readdddddy…UP! *Clap, Clap* If your athlete has already been to speed school, chances are you’ve heard that phrase 100 times inside the gym. We use it most often during the Parisi Active Dynamic Warmup, or ADW. The ADW is the cornerstone of the Parisi program. It focuses on properly preparing the body for training, prevents …
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January 2023 Athlete of the Month: Lyla P.
Congratulations to our latest Athlete of the Month! A little more about Lyla: Age: 11 Sport(s): Basketball, Softball, Skiing Town: Oakland What do you like most about training at Parisi? The weekly challenge where we compete to see who has improved the most! What are your athletic goals for the rest of 2023? To throw …
Risks of Early Sports Specialization
One of the toughest parts of sports performance training is discussing young (Ages 7-14) athletes and their schedule of playing just one sport. There is such an incredible amount of research that shows that you shouldn’t allow your child’s club teams to own their time. They should play more than one sport and prepare their …
The Latest Parisi Testimonials!
Testimonials from some of our newest Parisi families! “Both of my children are members at this Speed School. My son is a 14 year old basketball player and my daughter is a 13-year-old softball player. My son suffered from weak ankles which in turn compromised his knees and lower back. Their systematic and scientific evaluation …