CEDAR POINT, KINGS ISLAND, ZOOMBEZI BAY

HURRY!!  This is the last week to gain entries for the Amusement Park Drawing held on August 31!  Bring in friends and family members for an orientation on either Sunday or Tuesday, and when they sign up for training you will receive 5 entries into the drawing.  Your referred friend will also get 1 entry.  There is no limit to the number of entries so bring in as many friends as you can!  You wil also get 3 extra training sessions for each of your referrals.  See Whitney for more details.  Good Luck!

Kennedy Beach and her Lasers-Gold 14-U softball team traveled to Midland Texas for the National Tournament the weeknd of July 29th.  They became the first Ohio team to ever become National Champions!  The girls played their hardest and came out as champions!  Below is a picture of the Championship Lasers-Gold team, with Kennedy 2nd from the right in the first row.  Click here to read an online article describing the tournament specifics. 

(http://www.mywesttexas.com/sports/article_8f3a80a4-c17c-11e0-83be-001cc4...)

Great job Kennedy and the rest of the Lady Lasers!

Justin Bright has been training hard with us since June and his dedication has shown with his retest into the Sports Performance level!  Justin is a wide receiver and also runs track.  Let's take a look at his accomplishments that will help him have a great football season:

- Decreased 10 yd sprint by over .1 sec

- Increased vertical jump by over 2 in

- Increased elasticity by over 2 in, shown by how well he can replicate his explosive leg power with 4 consecutive vertical jumps

- Decreased 40 yd shuttle run by over .2 sec

- Doubled his core power

- Much increased flexibility

Great job Justin!  Keep working hard and good luck in your upcoming football season!

We have had several athletes retest, showing really awesome advancements, and moving up to the Sports Performance level after having trained all summer with us.  Declan McCord, Piper and Bailey Farrell, and Hodding Hall bring in a variety of sports including soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and paintballing.  These athletes all improved in our 7 different physical tests including the 10 yard sprint, vertical leap, 4 jump elasticity which shows how well an athlete can replicate their explosive leg power, the shuttle run, core/rotary power which shows how well an athlete can use their upper and lower body together, and 2 flexibility tests.  Let's take a look at each athlete's progress:

Declan: - Decreased 10 yard sprint time by over .1 second

             - Vertical leap increased by over 2 inches

             - Average vertical jump height during the elasticity test went up by over 4 inches. 

             - Shuttle run time decreased by over half a second

             - Core power increased drastically

             - Flexibility increased shown by the hurdle step and deep overhead squat

Hodding: - Decreased 10 yard sprint by over .2 sec

               - Increased vertical by over 4 inches!

               - Avg vertical jump height increased by over 3 inches

               - Shuttle run time decreased by half a sec

               -  Core power really increased

Bailey: - Decreased 10 yd time by over .1 sec

            - Increased vertical jump height by over 3 inches

            - Decreased shuttle run time by 1 sec!

            - Greatly improved core power

Piper: - Decreased 10 yd time by over .2 sec

          - Increased vertical by over 2 inches

          - Decreased shuttle run time by over 1.5 sec!

          - Greatly improved core power

These athletes all crushed their old test scores by being dedicated and training hard!  Great job athletes, and congrats!