Dave Gleason has been coaching young athletes for 2 decades, dating back to 1989 as a soccer coach to hundreds aspiring soccer players. In the mid to late 90’s Dave was strength coach for some of the most successful young tennis players in New England – many of them reaching top ten rankings regionally and nationally. Dave has served as a strength and conditioning coach for private swim club teams and has worked individually with hundreds of children 6-18 years old with a wide ranging ability level. Dave Gleason is the owner of one of the top youth training facilities in the world in Pembroke, MA, and has worked with thousands of athletes ranging from the shy six year old to all-stars at the professionals level. He’s also an acclaimed international presenter on youth fitness and widely regarded as the fitness industry’s ‘go to guy’ for coaching kids ages 6-13. Dave is the co-creator of the IYCA’s Youth Speed Development product. Dave’s contributions include the IYCA Youth Fitness Specialist Level 1 text – Essentials of Youth Conditioning and Fitness (Second Edition), the IYCA Complete Athlete Development and over 4 years ago the Game Play Performance (2012) program. Dave is also an advisor and content provider to Reebok International and consultant to trainers, coaches, physical educators, youth sports organizations and public school systems K-12.
Scot Prohaska is distinguished as a nationally recognized sports and executive performance consultant. Scot specializes in elevating performance and developing the careers of elite athletes. His blend of world-class knowledge, research, in conjunction with creative application of an artist ensures there are no “cookie-cutter” programs or diagnostic work for his clients.
Mike Reinold is a physical therapist, strength and conditioning coach and performance enhancement specialist. After working for many years with such prestigious organizations such as The Boston Red Sox, The American Sports Medicine Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital, he founded Champion Physical Therapy and Performance in Boston, MA. At Champion, they help people feel better, move better, and perform better with an integrated approach to physical therapy, fitness, and sports performance. Champion also features an acclaimed baseball performance program in their amazing baseball training facility.