SportXcel Youth Fitness Foundation School Training is an 8-week, on-site program for students divided into four, two-week modules that focus on:

• Stabilization/Adaptation
• Power
• Strength /Endurance
• Maximum Strength/Coordination
• Injury prevention

Though designed for an eight-week program, modules can be modified to six weeks to accommodate a school’s instructional calendar.  Instruction is done jointly by school staff and SportXcel staff, all of whom are certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

All participants are baseline tested prior to the start of this training program using metrics established by Fitnessgram/Activitygram and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness.  Participants undergo follow-up testing to measure changes in fitness performance at the end of program.

Train the Trainer programs are designed primarily for on-site, intensive training of Physical Education instructors.  The program begins at the professional-grade sports performance facility, with a two-hour teacher in-service orientation.  The in-service provides an overview of the school training program, the underlying physiological concepts and an applied demonstration of the various techniques and methods used in the youth fitness regimen.

Following the in-service orientations, the Train the Trainer program moves to the participating school with an intensive, eight-week training program.   A NASM-certified SportXcel program instructor is assigned to each participating school and works directly with teachers and students to ensure correct implementation of training.  Initially leading all class-based instruction, the SportXcel instructor gradually turns the program over to the PE teachers as they demonstrate mastery of program content. The SportXcel instructor will remain on site for the full eight weeks to monitor and support the program administration.  Each teacher is provided with a manual with all exercises, concepts, and progressions.

Knowledge and experience are important.  But, most schools need – and most budgets are stretched by – the bats, balls, ropes and other equipment needed to complete a program.  The SportXcel Youth Fitness Foundation provides each participating school with professional grade training equipment for use during the SportXcel School Training Program

That equipment is then donated for continued use throughout the school year.   Each school receives:

• Speed/Agility Training Ladders and Hurdles
• Multi-purpose Training Cones
• Corrective Exercise Resistance Training Bands

Equipment is part of the program and service provided. no purchase is required on the part of the school.

Laughing.   Learning.  And, promoting fitness that improves health across an entire community.  That’s what the SportXcel Community Fitness Clinics are about.  The clinics are held statewide on a quarterly basis and are extensions of the same programs held at the SportXcel main site. Careful supervision and professional instruction build skills in sprint speeds, lateral quickness and lower-body fitness that build young bodies, minds and confidence. 

Beyond the training and health benefits of the community fitness clinics, the SportXcel Youth Foundation provides scholarships to stand-out participants.  The scholarships grant free SportXcel facility training to youth who demonstrate drive, determination and the desire to excel in fitness training.