When athletes fail to plan, they are planning to fail. But through no fault of their own, most athletes start a gym program without a clear plan, a purpose and achievable targets. Every athlete who begins working with us starts by designing their own Ignite GamePlan. This GamePlan helps discover the unique pathway that will develop your strength, power, speed and overall athleticism. Over the course of this performance testing experience, we help our athletes: Pinpoint the weaknesses that are holding you back and bulletproof them once and for all. Identify the blind spots in your performance and discover how to turn them into opportunities that will enhance your sports performance. Reveal the strengths that make you a talented athlete and ID your X-Factor. By the end of the testing experience, we'll know how to help you get an edge and advantage on your competition.

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Now that we understand your physical performance profile and you have your Ignite GamePlan designed, it's time to help you create a winning mindset. Developing mental toughness through Mental Performance Training is the key to performing at your best during the moments it counts the most. If you want to be able to rise to the occasion when the pressure is on and turn dreams into reality, it’s mental toughness, grit and self-belief that help make that happen. Consider what the great Michael Jordan said: “The mental part is the hardest part and I think that’s what separates the good players from the great ones.” Just like MJ, Tiger Woods & Michael Phelps, all the greatest athletes realize that physical preparation is not enough to go from good to great. That's why all our athletes work on their mental preparation, as well as their physical preparation, developing positive routines and rituals, helping them deal with adversity, and improving their self-talk. By the end of your first mental skills session, you'll be on your way to developing a winning mindset and will be ready to join our performance program. Once your program has been designed and coordinated into your schedule, you'll be ready to get to work.

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With the important foundations laid for success, we'll get to work designing your individualized program. This program will take into account your weaknesses, strengths and blind spots and seamlessly fit your training program into your schedule. All your strength and power training, fitness and conditioning, and, sprint mechanics will be customized based on what you need to maximize your potential for your sport. Once your program is designed and coordinated with your schedule, you'll be ready to join our program and get to work.

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With the preparation for training complete, it's now time to get to work and prepare for competition. You'll join our Athlete Development Program team training sessions (ADP) and join up to 14 other athletes in our small training squads who want the same thing as you -- to succeed in sport. Under the guidance of our expert coaching and rehab staff, you'll complete your training program at our state-of-the-art facility. Every week, you'll take a small step forward to improving your preparation. Over time, these gains 'aggregate' to the point where you're stronger, faster, fitter and more athletic. Events that would otherwise injure you, don't. Events that would otherwise rattle your confidence, don't. Events that would normally make you give up, will make you fight harder. With the right preparation, anything in sport is possible.

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No two athletes are created equal, and because of that, all our programs are individualised as needed for our athletes. After completing your Ignite Athlete GamePlan, we will be able to identify exactly what you need to take your performance to the next level in a way that is unique to you.

We are constantly measuring an athlete's performance. Whether that's in day-to-day training and reporting, or more formally every twelve weeks with performance testing, we hold ourselves accountable to data. We believe that what doesn't get measured, doesn't get improved.

All training programs are individualised for our athletes and for that reason, some athletes will see results with two sessions, while others might need more. We make suggestions on training frequency based on variables like your schedule, the training season you're in, and, your training history. As a general rule, the higher your exposure to strength, power and speed training, the more likely it will be you need at least three sessions per week. If you're more junior to this form of physical preparation training, two times per week usually works well.

We have a comprehensive small-team training schedule with over 19 sessions available every week. During these sessions, you will work with up to 17 other athletes with three coaches on duty. This makes sure we can keep a quality 6:1 'athlete:coach ratio' so every athlete gets the attention they need.

Yes every session we will work on speed and or agility. We have three distinct areas we focus on acceleration, max velocity, and change of direction/agility.

We offer open enrollment in our programs year round. Because we train athletes, there is an expectation that there is a high level of maturity during our coaching sessions. While we don't usually work with athletes less than ten years old, one of our most mature athletes is ten (!!), so we take every application on a case by case basis. If we're confident after meeting that you'll fit our training culture well, we'll invite you to join. If you're just a little too young, we'll let you know when we think you'll be ready.

Chicago traffic can be a nightmare. If you really want our coaching and support but can't make it regularly to our facility, we do provide online coaching. While it's not cheaper in price (because we don't see you in the facility, it's actually more work to make sure you get the quality of service you deserve as we have to review all your training online), it is a great option when working with us in Mount Prospect isn't. You can choose to train at your local facility or, rent gear from us as part of your program at no extra cost so you can train at home..

The cost to join ADP starts at $119 a week for a Full Year Membership. We offer 12 and 24 week memberships as well.

We are located at 412 E. Business Center Drive Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056.

Our training facility is open for coaching sessions Monday-Friday with classes starting between 8:00 am and finishing at 8:30 pm.