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Rationale on why it is important not taking a “forced break” from sports performance training: 

This isn’t the first time you’ve heard this from anyone here, but in case you wanted more proof that playing multiple sports can help you develop into a better athlete.

Jumping tasks, whether they are vertical or horizontal, should be included regularly in strength and conditioning programs.

There is previous literature that has examined the influence of muscular strength on various factors associated with athletic performance and the benefits of achieving greater muscular strength.

We prefer to utilize a variation of contrast training to elicit a higher level of explosive strength and reactiveness in the athletes that train here at Zelos Athletics.

What a great message from Taylor Cummings on Body Image!

I wanted to make some points about hydration so you have some scientific reasoning as to the why your youth athlete should be drinking water every day.

To avoid overuse injuries in youth and adolescent athletes, it is important that they participate in multiple sports. Sports that require different movement patterns, along with energy requirements. 

What’s keeping you from making that leap from JV to Varsity? Are you sidelined because of injury or performance? 

In today’s athletic world, adolescent strength & conditioning is becoming more prevalent, as more and more young athletes are realizing the benefits of resistance training on their performance on the courts & fields.

FusionSport back in May was apart of this year’s G League Elite Camp and Draft Combine events in Chicago. 

Most people aren’t thinking about their ankles and how to strengthen them until they’ve got some sort of ankle issue or pain. By then unfortunately it’s already painful and a little late to ad, but don’t fret, nothing that can’t be undone!

One thing I still hear out there, is that weight training for kids before puberty is going to be detrimental. Either they’re going to have stunted growth, or going to cause some sort of lasting ailment, nothing could be furthere from the truth. 

An article about how CEO Markus Deutsch and his company Fusion Sport has been listed in the Top 10 “Cutting-Edge Sports Technology Solution Providers, 2019” by Mirror Review. 

A cool little video showcasing some DB drills using our lazer timing gates. 

QB 1 Mentality came in to see how the SMARTSPEED Pro lazer gates from Fusion Sports could be applied to some of their favorite drills used for their lessons. 

Whether it be homework, multiple team practices, or even 1 on 1 skill development, it seems like there is never enough time to get everything in that you must do in order to excel in sports ahead of your peers. What you may not know is that its probably more important to train without the ball or bat, and just get quality exercise in. Below are 3 exercises you can do right at home, or before & after practice to get that extra edge on the rest of them. 

With the FusionSport Technology, we can simulate specific sports movements and situations. 

Sometimes you come across something that puts forth your ideas in a better way than you can. 

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Zach Dechant is a collegiate Sports Performance coach at TCU in Ft Worth Texas.

HOW TRAINING CAN HELP PREVENT ACL INJURY

by Rick Meldrum

​Here is a great video from our friends at FusionSport explaining one of our pre-screen events, the 5-10-5, also known as the Pro Agility.

Antonio Squillante, Head Strength Coach at California State Universirty Northridge, discuses how important introducing plyometric and olympic style weightlifting exercises to youth athletes is important to developing their athletic abilities in this article published on elitefts.com

For every senior collegiate athlete whose season is about to end or has already ended, this one’s for you.

Learning to read the game is as important to young soccer players as kicking a ball. A new study, suggests spending more time training young players to scan the field.

In this great article on HMMR Media, Vern Gambetta takes us through how he programmes work capacity for athletes in different sports.

Foam Rollers are everywhere, so why not use them for everything? 

Here’s an always informative article from our Nutritionist Jules Hindman from Eat Well Perform Well 

More than a dozen Australian sports scientists and physiotherapists are now dotted throughout the league’s 30 teams, including Philadelphia, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Boston, Memphis and Brooklyn.

Mike Robertson is the owner/operator of IFAST training and physical therapy in Indianapolis.

For Lacrosse, we took our FusionSport and made a 6×6 cage. How many saves can you make in 30 seconds?

Below is a fantastic article by phenom coach Zach Dechant at TCU about the importance of in-season training and what to focus on during weight training sessions. 

This month we have had the pleasure of going to St. Mark’s Football Camp (Southborough, MA) and Medway Youth Flag Football Skills Night where we ran NFL Combine style drills.

In the next few weeks we will be running some Combine Style Testing with our FusionSport technology, at the St.Mark’s Lions Football Camp in Southborough and the Medway Youth Flag Football Tryouts.

Save the date!!! July 19th is our Open House and we have some great things planned for you!

Great article from Kylie Ohlmiller! Ladies, take a few minutes to read this.

Click here for tips on staying cool during those summer runs! 

Top-performing athletes know that nutrition is king when it comes to gaining an edge over their competitors. 

We will be at the New England Lacrosse Club Boys Summer Clinic in Hopkinton this summer!

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Call or stop by any time to check out what we have to offer! FREE CLASSES on Wednesday & Thursday (5/2 & 5/3). 

We are offering two days of FREE classes!

More equipment was put in place today! Signs are up!

We are excited to announce that Zelos Athletics will also be offering Performance Based Nutrition for every level of activity.

​Just a little glimpse of the work being done behind the scenes as we prepare Zelos Athletics for you…