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Derek L., Charlotte, NC Speed & Agility Coach

Derek L.

Speed & Agility

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Highly skilled, energetic, and personable coach with 8 years of private and team training experience with athletes ranging from youth to professional skill levels. View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
  • University of North Carolina--Charlotte (NC)

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Vertical, Explosion, Footwork, Lateral Quickness, Acceleration

Credentials

  • University of North Carolina--Charlotte (NC)

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Vertical, Explosion, Footwork, Lateral Quickness, Acceleration

More About Coach Derek

Coaching Experience:
- UNC Charlotte Football Strength & Conditioning (Division 1)
- Louisiana State University Strength & Conditioning (Division 1)
- Football
- Baseball
- Women's Soccer
- Women's Beach Volleyball
- Swim & Dive
- Traction Sports Performance/DB Precision
- NFL Defensive Backs
- NFL Combine Training
- Firefighters
- IMG Academy Strength & Conditioning
- Youth and Professional Tennis Athletes (World Top 25 Juniors)
- Youth Soccer
- National Football
- Basketball
- D.C. United First Team Strength & Conditioning/Sports Scientist
- Professional soccer athletes

I played soccer since four years old and finished my soccer playing career with FC Carolina United (Semi-professional). Was a captain on all youth teams growing up and dedicated much of my time to speed, agility, strength, and power training to improve on-field sporting performance.

First Session: goal setting, assessments, and introductory movement session
- Brief discussion with athlete and parents about sport specific goals and what they are looking to get out of training.
- Physical assessment to identify rate limiters of performance (Speed, agility, strength, mobility, endurance, etc.)
- Finish with movement session geared towards athlete's physical goals and identified weaknesses.

Normal Session: Breathing mechanics, joint health & mobility, movement session, strength & power
- Breathing mechanics: prepare respiratory muscles to handle workload and unlock mobility
- Joint health & mobility: increase joint range of motion to better explore movement solutions
- Movement session: expose athlete to movement variability and improve speed & agility through constraints-based learning
- Strength & power: gym-based resistance training to raise performance limiters and qualities underpinning speed and agility

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Client Reviews

Derek worked with my son on using his weak foot and striking. He had everything all ready when we got there and made great use of the time. My son really enjoyed his session and I think it will assist him as he starts ECNL this fall. Derek was very patient but also very firm. He is a great coach.

Derek is a great coach -- highly engaging session with my son, with palpable improvement within the first session.

Coach Derek is an amazing Coach! I learned so much in one session! His soccer training techniques, technical knowledge, and feedback are top notch, better than any coach I’ve had before. I would recommend Coach Derek to anyone!

Coach Derek was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and thorough. He worked great with my son. Very patient and honest. I would recommend his coaching to anyone looking to excel in any sport.

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In a word I would describe coach Derek as dynamic. He pays very close attention to details. Things like form and technique and balance. Things I feel can really elevate anyone's game. The most important part is my son enjoyed the session and immediately was looking forward to the next.

Coach Derek has just started working with my daughter but he has done a great job at tailoring a training program to match her needs. She is a more accomplished player and coach Derek recognized this immediately and bypassed a lot of the initial fact gathering to get right into hard-core training. We look forward to having Coach Derek take Favour to the next level!

Coach Derek is a great fit. My daughter is just starting out and he was very patient and worked with her on fundamental skills. He is encouraging and relates well. We look forward to continuing our training with him.

After the very first session with Derek - I knew we had made the right choice for our daughter . She was very nervous going in -he quickly set her mind at ease and got her very focused on the training. His follow up was very informative. We are very much looking forward to training with Derek!

We have used Coach Derrick for four sessions and have really been impressed with the quality of the sessions and his ability to push our daughter to her maximum level. He did a thorough evaluation during her first session and then tailored the additional sessions to improve her areas of weakness. He has done a great job improving her explosiveness and first touch ability. He is encouraging and makes sure she has a good time. Derrick connects with her and she asked for additional sessions because she knows she is getting great training that will improve her play on the field. Thank you Derrick for working with her and making each session fun!

Great first assessment session with Coach Derek. He was able to quickly dial into what our daughter needs to work on. He kept the training session instructive and kept her motivated the entire hour. Looking forward to more sessions with Coach Derek.

Coach Derek has been great thus far. My daughter has had two sessions with him and has found him to be an excellent instructor. He seems to be very knowledgeable and his instructions have been clear and easy to follow. Some people can excel at a sport but not teach but Derek seems to be able to do both. His analysis of my daughter has been straightforward and honest - he has already identified areas we know she needs to work on. We will continue with him!

Coach Derek did a great job with my 11 year old son. He was patient, encouraging, but pushed him to get the most out of the training session. He gave us things to work on after session. I picked Derek since he had a lot of experience in the speed and agility training. So, we get the best of both worlds. Touches on the soccer ball and technic of running. Looking forward to more training. Andy

Derek did a great job challenging and evaluating my daughter and gave great feedback for improvement.

Coach Derek is definitely very skilled in his field. His ability to teach and connect with my ten year old daughter was amazing!!! We are beyond thrilled to have him as our coach and I would strongly recommend him to anyone looking for a coach.

Derek is an amazing coach! He really connected with my daughter and was able to evaluate her in many aspects of the game. He gave her pointers on how to improve her game and even helped me understand what she needs work on. I will definitely book more sessions with him!

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Coach Derrek has done an incredible job coaching our daughter. He was able to quickly identify her strengths and weaknesses and develop a individual development plan just for her. After 5-6 sessions, I noticed improved technical skills and accuracy. I also noticed increased agility and speed. He makes the sessions fun while also pushing her to improve. He is great with kids! We love Derrick and will continue using him as her coach.

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This was our firstin the first session. He listened to the kinds and us on expectations and then did a good analysis of where they were. The work outs during the session were definitely designed to be fun for the kids and beneficial.

the kids really loved the session too and wants to be back to improve their game. will post more as we progress

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Derek is a great coach, my son came out of an ankle injury and Derek made him work to get back in shape. He listened to what I thought Kaeden needed to work on and geared the practice towards those goals. I will use him again. Alex T.

Derek is fantastic. Organized, committed and focused on the unique needs of the athlete. We've been really pleased and have seen marked improvement in my son's game. I would highly recommend Derek.

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