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I build high IQ, explosive, fast, and injury-resistant competitive athletes
I build high IQ, explosive, fast, and injury-resistant competitive athletes
As a parent, you want your athlete to gain an edge—whether it’s making the varsity team, earning a college scholarship, or staying healthy and strong throughout their career. With over 20 years of experience training athletes at every level—from youth to NFL prospects—I specialize in building speed, power, and injury resilience. My football-specific training focuses on position-based mechanics, first-step explosiveness, and the strength needed to excel in high-impact situations. For speed and strength training, I use biomechanically sound techniques that maximize acceleration, agility, and overall athletic power, ensuring your athlete moves with confidence and control. I’ve helped athletes improve their 40-yard dash, vertical jump, and change-of-direction speed while preventing common injuries like ACL tears and ankle sprains. What sets me apart is my ability to blend science-backed training with real-game application, teaching athletes not just how to get stronger and faster, but how to use it when it matters most. If you want your athlete to play harder, react faster, and stay in the game longer, my program will deliver real results.
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Get to know Coach Ben
About Me:
I played D1 football as a middle linebacker, high school football as a fullback/defensive line/linebacker, club soccer for 12 years, high school track and field, and my father was a track coach. Starting playing sports at 3 years of age. I have a Exercise Science B.S., Master's in Human Performance, Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, Biomechanics Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, TPI Level 1 and 2, and Certified Stretch and Mobility Coach. Starting my PHD in Exercise Science this summer.
How I can help you improve your game:
Initial interview and assessment to determine goals, schedule, needs, lifestyle, injury history, and to see if we are a great fit. Then if we decide to work together, we create a plan both in person, virtual if needed, and added homework to work hard towards improving athleticism and sport IQ. The assessment includes neuromuscular testing and tension scores to help indicate how the athletes muscle functions help or hurt their speed. Muscle testing identifies healthy or unhealthy muscle relationships that reveal an athletes posture and joint health.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Sessions always start with a warm up customized from the muscle testing assessment. Then based on the goals, weight lifting, speed work, corrective exercise, power training, and sports and specific training are incorporated. Each session is customized so its hard to exactly say. Movement skill is always a huge focus. Flexibility, Mobility, Balance, and Power/Endurance/repeat skill are always incorporated into each session.
Career summary and accomplishments:
Injuries ruined my athletic career and many were self imposed and coach imposed from poor practice and training decisions. I understand the bane of how improper training and practice can ruin an athletes life. As a 20 year professional, I have worked with over 100 NFL players, MLB players, collegiate soccer, Olympic swimming, NBA players, and every age group and sport underneath. I have worked for NFL combine facilities, elite soccer and golf organizations, and have helped 1000s of athletes gain speed, strength, power and endurance relative to their positions and sport.
Best coach I ever had:
Coach Hunt was the best coach I've ever had. He was my football coach and personal trainer in high school. He played for the steelers in the 70s and was one tough man. He trained me well, I was fast, strong, and lean under his guidance. More importantly, he was like a second father. My parents divorced and he was a great example of a man when my father moved out. My father was also awesome as well. I am lucky to have many great men influence my life.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I am a very tough coach. I am kind but very stern and very scientific. Technique is everything as that dictates the best ability to move fast. I try to instill a lifestyle to support goals. Goals are achieved through sleep and recovery, performance nutrition, workout homework, and a training lifestyle that is tailored to the skill, age, and sex of the athlete. Each athlete comes with different muscular needs that if not dealt with can lead to injury. Helping athletes stay healthy is the most important thing. As a coach, I am consistent, an open book, approachable, and highly communicative. I try to teach as much as possible, as athletic IQ requires mastery, toughness, and focus to create a high performance mindset.
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