David S.

I have an extensive level of training junior athletes in the area of athletic development. I have coached Middle School, High School, College and Pro Athletes. I have worked with several athletes as an independent trainer at various locations and was certified by NASM in 2012 as a trainer and also a certified trainer and instructor at the Denver Police Training Academy. My education has been advanced by working with several recognized coaches in various sports over the past three decades.

I competed in Baseball, Football, Track and Basketball from the age of 7 through High School. I played Basketball at the college level, football at the semi-professional level and also won the California Fire and Police games and was Awarded the Silver Medals in the World Fire and Police Games and International Games in the Toughest Competitor Alive competition. I am a finisher of the grueling Pikes Peak Accent two years in a row and have been recognized as the Fitness Officer of the Year as a Law Enforcement Officer. I have several awards, medals and certificates that I have received throughout my career. The biggest honor is that my last three athletes I have trained received college scholarships to University of New Mexico, West Point and Missouri.

The first thing that I do is to talk extensively with the athlete and their parents to make sure that the relationship is workable. I want to know their goals and objectives and it is important to me that I present myself not only as a coach but a mentor. If it is an advanced athlete than the same initial meeting takes place. The next step is to do a comprehensive back round on the athlete to asses any previous injuries, weakness and strengths. Finally, we develop a collective training program that fits the athletes goals as well as developing their character moving forward. I place importance on a dynamic warmup prior to workouts and then move forward to a specifically designed program that is sport specific training. Areas of focus are on program design, monitoring and evaluating and testing. An example of a workout would consist of a Dynamic Warmup, SPQ (Speed Agility and Quickness) training using sprints, cone work and reactionary drills to improve multi directional movement. I would complete the session with a cool down and stretching program.