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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 Tuck, defensive end for the reigning super bowl champ New York giants, discusses his training at the Mahwah, NJ Velocity Sports Performance.

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. 

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. 

Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Michigan QB Chad Henne performs at the 2008 combine featuring an impressive effort in the passing drills. 

Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Michigan QB Chad Henne stops by to chat with Scott Hanson about his NFL combine experience. 

Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Notre Dame DT Trevor Laws demonstrates his strength and agility at the 2008 combine. 

Velocity Sports Performance athlete and Notre Dame DT Trevor Laws discusses his performance at the 2008 combine. 

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. 

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.  

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.   

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.

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.

Kendall Gustafson clears a hurdle on her way to winning the pentathlon at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

These are exciting times for 12-year-old Kendall Gustafson, who won a gold medal in the pentathlon at the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships July 4-8 in Lisle, Illinois.   'Kendall is a talented young athlete physically, but perhaps her greatest asset is her mental talent,' said Chuck DeBus, owner of Velocity Sports Performance in West L.A., who trains Gustafson three to four hours a week. 'She has an exceptional ability to learn technique, which permits her to execute under the pressure of competition.'  

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."