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Top 5 Gift Ideas For Athletes

By Jason Moreno, Velocity Sports Performance
December 18, 2011
Gifts are always difficult to choose, but fear no more, Velocity Sports Performance is partnered with Perform Better Equipment and picked the perfect gifts for the athlete or active person in your life. 

Attention all independent trainers!

By Kate Bettencourt
September 29, 2011
Trainers and clients, come see why Velocity is the best Sports Performance facility in West LA!

Free Gatorade!

By Velocity West LA
August 26, 2011
Write a review for Velocity Sports Performance - West LA on Yelp and receive a FREE bottle of the new Gatorade Recovery. Check-In on Facebook and receive a free Gatorade pouch at every visit.

KSDK Visits Velocity Sports Performance Combine

By Julie Tristan
July 15, 2011
The Velocity Sports Performance is holding an advanced-level football combine this summer. VSP is an elite training facility located in Chesterfield. High performing football players ages 15-18 will have the chance to train like their favorite players through a series of pro-style drills designed by skilled trainers.

Brentwood's finest fitness facility!

By West LA
December 22, 2010
The Bigger and Better Velocity has finally come to Brentwood.   Workout in our Open Gym or come to one of our group classes.

Hydration and Recovery: How Gatorade Scientists Are Addressing The Needs of Athletes

By Gatorade, Gatorade Sports Science Institute
August 13, 2010
As an elite performance training facility, Velocity Sports Performance is proud to offer the latest in hydration and recovery science to its athletes.  We are grateful to be selected by Gatorade to pioneer these products with our athletes and look forward to sharing your feedback with Gatorade as we move forward.

Player Academy: Preparing for the Season

By Michael Kuebler, USA Football
April 19, 2010
Offseason preparation provides a key base for youth football players before they begin their 2010 seasons. It's a chance to get in some work for which there is not much time during the regular season. This series has already helped with setting goals, eating right and strength training. Part four now includes drills and tips on speed training for youth players, coaches and parents to add to their offseason work.

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.

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. 

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.   

Greene Power

By Eric Velazquez, Muscle & Fitness
August 01, 2007
Maurice Greene, Olympic gold medalist and aptly named "fastest man alive," wants to go faster. After an injury-induced hiatus from competition, the sprint king is doing all he can to make it happen.

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.

Westside Fitness Facility Focuses on Sports Performance

By Sue Pascoe, Palisadian-Post
April 02, 2006
Westside Velocity Sports Performance ... opened a new facility in West L.A. that offers specialized sports training for athletes at every age (eight to adult) and skill level.   "This is an opportunity that many parents want for their children'the chance to improve and get a leg up in athletic performance," said DeBus, a world-renowned track and field coach. "We train athletes of all skill levels, from Little Leaguers to NFL running backs." His clients have included the basketball's Vlade Divac, tennis pro John McEnroe, boxer Oscar De La Hoya and baseball's Eric Karros, as well as 177 track athletes who have made U.S. national teams.   Alex Spence, a Santa Monica High hurdler who has worked out with DeBus for almost a year, has nothing but praise. "He's great with mechanics. He knows the steps you need to take to turn you into the best athlete you can be."  

Summer Sports Camp 2012

By Kate Bettencourt, Velocity Sports Performance
April 16, 2013
 

Your first two sessions are on us!

By West LA
April 16, 2013
Refer a friend and receive two FREE sessions today!

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