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Training May Curb Some Sports Injuries In Women

Clipped from NPR.org
September 10, 2008
Women are more prone than their male counterparts to specific injuries — namely knee injuries like tears of the ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament. A prevention program at the University of Cincinnati is aiming to curb these injuries in women.

Justin time: Justin Tuck, defensive end for the reigning super bowl champ New York giants, is a "freak" on the field—and in the gym

By Sam Borden, Men's Fitness
September 01, 2008
Justin Tuck, defensive end for the reigning super bowl champ New York giants, discusses his training at the Mahwah, NJ Velocity Sports Performance.

Plaxico Burress helps kick off sports camp for kids

By WVEC.com
June 23, 2008
The Va. Beach native who caught that incredible, game winning Super Bowl pass, was in Va. Beach Monday to help his mentor, Cadillac Harris, teach kids on the football field at the Velocity Sports Performance camp. 

NFLTA: Preparing for the Combine

By NFL Network
February 29, 2008
Derrin Horton takes an in-depth look a the intense preparation NFL prospects go through to prepare for the combine.  These NFL prospects prepare in Velocity Sports Performance centers throughout the country with over 70 prospects training for the 2008 combine. 

NFLTA 2008 Combine: Chad Henne

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Michigan QB Chad Henne performs at the 2008 combine featuring an impressive effort in the passing drills. 

2008 Combine: Chad Henne Interview

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Michigan QB Chad Henne stops by to chat with Scott Hanson about his NFL combine experience. 

NFLTA 2008 Combine: Trevor Laws

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Notre Dame DT Trevor Laws demonstrates his strength and agility at the 2008 combine. 

2008 Combine: Trevor Laws Interview

By NFL Network
February 25, 2008
Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Notre Dame DT Trevor Laws discusses his performance at the 2008 combine. 

The Ultimate Interview: Training & Conditioning

By Ken Vick, C&K Magazine
January 31, 2008
For the aspiring NFL player the ultimate job interview is coming up on February 20, 2008. They will be weighed, measured, tested, interviewed, filmed and challenged mentally. It’s the annual NFL Scouting Combine at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. 

Adult Referral Program

By Velocity Sports Performance
November 01, 2007
Refer a friend and start saving money on your monthly dues today!  

Year Round Training

By Victor Hall, Velocity Sports Performance
October 01, 2007
In today’s world of sport participation, the question isn’t should an athlete engage in  physical training but instead how much time is appropriate to devote towards improving one’s speed, strength and agility?  At Velocity Sports Performance, we believe a year round approach is best when providing athletes with the greatest opportunity for success.  

What is a Coach?

By Mike Linn, Velocity Sports Performance
August 09, 2007
As the popularity of sports performance training continues to explode, it is important to understand what separates Velocity Sports Performance from other options.  Is it our state of the art training facilities which rival even the biggest college and professional complexes?  Or maybe it is our programs which are scientifically designed to improve speed, power, and agility – the three pillars of athleticism.   

Sports Illustrated, "After-school Special"

By Kelly King, Sports Illustrated
August 06, 2007
After-school Special   Velocity Sports Performance, a national chain of workout facilities, gets young athletes focused on phys-ed essentials   By Kelley King   For too many kids, the after-school hours are spent parked in front of a television or computer. But in places like a nondescript strip mall in Cherry Hill, N.J., a countermovement—with emphasis on the word movement—is afoot. At 4 p.m. on a recent Wednesday the brightly lit, 21,000-square-foot space is bustling with youth in motion.    

Train Like a Pro, Even if You’re 12

By Catherine Saint Louis, New York Times
July 19, 2007
Sports performance training is becoming de rigueur for ambitious stars in the making or unfit youngsters whose parents want to shore up their confidence. Great athletes aren’t born, they’re made — or so goes a slogan for Velocity Sports Performance, one of the leading centers that aim to treat Jack or Kate like Steve Nash or Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

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