A good track and field program will increase the speed and agility more than these expensive programs at a fraction of the price.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! Healthy Baller has been recommended to us for strength, speed, and agility training — are there any other places or personal coaches we should check out for the winter?

SPARK in Springfield is the best with athletes. Owned and run by doctors. Can do individual or group stuff. Love that place!

What are they doctors of? If not strength and conditioning or sports performance then their doctor status means next to nothing, I know plenty of doctors that don't know a thing about how to train sports performance...but if they fall over with a heart attack, they can help alot. Just saying.

Sadly... that's happening a LOT more lately in youth and adult, amateur and professional sports.

Ask the local high school basketball or football coach. They probably know more than the standard 20 yr old soccer neophyte.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! Healthy Baller has been recommended to us for strength, speed, and agility training — are there any other places or personal coaches we should check out for the winter?

SPARK in Springfield is the best with athletes. Owned and run by doctors. Can do individual or group stuff. Love that place!

What are they doctors of? If not strength and conditioning or sports performance then their doctor status means next to nothing, I know plenty of doctors that don't know a thing about how to train sports performance...but if they fall over with a heart attack, they can help alot. Just saying.

Anonymous wrote:Every community center has a weight room. Honestly Athlean-X is probably better and free.

Anyone got any recommendations in Germantown

Every community center has a weight room. Honestly Athlean-X is probably better and free.

Sarge Athletics in Ijamsville/Urbana is awesome.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, YouTube this and have your kid train in their back yard or close by park/field. If your kid is serious they will self motivate and train. If not, you’re throwing money out the window. Just my opinion.

Unsupervised and improper training can cause injuries. Proper training technique is key for youths, unless you’re just talking about simple things such as jump ropes, sit-ups, etc.

I think you mean ‘yutes’

Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. I will now bow out.

I highly recommend healthyballer as well. My kid has done small group training at the rockville location for 2 years.

Healthy Baller is great. Also Alexandria Soccer offers a 6 week course. That might be too far for you but it is good. It starts inDecember.