Athlete Development · Canton, Georgia
Sports Performance & Sports Science · Canton, Georgia
Athletes built on science,
not guesswork.
Speed, agility, strength, and movement, coached the way elite college and pro programs do it. For every sport and every age, from a third-grader's first session to a college athlete's off-season to the NFL Combine.
Why Velocity for Performance
Most gyms run kids through drills.
We develop athletes.
A speed ladder and a whistle don't make a program. Velocity assesses each athlete, builds the plan, coaches with intent, and measures progress the way the best college and pro staffs do. The result shows up in games, not just in the gym.
01
A real sports-science approach
Movement quality, force production, and recovery programmed deliberately not improvised drill to drill.
02
Progress you can measure
Every athlete is assessed and re-tested, so speed and strength gains are tracked, not guessed at.
03
Coaches who develop pros
The same staff that prepares NFL pre-draft athletes runs the youth floor. Your athlete trains in that environment.
Test, don't guess
The numbers come before the plan.
Performance opens with a movement-literacy baseline: how well an athlete moves, before how much they lift, with ForceDecks and ForceFrame data where needed.
Retests run against the athlete's own baseline, on their own timeline. You see what moved and what didn't.
Elementary · Ages 8–10
Foundational
The first real introduction to athletic training, built on movement literacy: coordination, body control, balance, and a love of movement. Fun, age-appropriate, and habit-forming.
Middle School · Ages 10–13
Ascend
Where movement becomes skill. Acceleration mechanics, change of direction, and an introduction to strength — the speed and coordination that set young athletes apart.
High School · Ages 13–18
Elite
The competitive high-school athlete. Real strength training, top-end speed, power, and the durability to handle a full season, built to make varsity and earn recruiting looks.
College / Pro · Ages 18+
Apex
College, pro, and pre-draft athletes. The highest level of programming: maximal strength, speed, and recovery, individualized to the demands of the next level.
What We Train
The full athletic toolbox.
Six qualities, trained together. They are the foundation under football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, track, and every other sport your athlete plays.
01
Speed & acceleration
Sprint mechanics and the first three steps that win races and beat defenders.
02
Agility & change of direction
Decelerate, plant, and re-accelerate the movements sports are actually played in.
03
Strength & power
Age-appropriate strength that builds force, protects joints, and translates to explosiveness.
04
Mobility & movement quality
Move well before you move fast the base that keeps athletes healthy.
05
Conditioning
Sport-specific work capacity, so athletes are still dominant in the fourth quarter.
06
Recovery
A full recovery suite in the building rebuild the work instead of just piling more on.
Same floor
Middle School Athletes train where pros train.
The same coaches who prepare NFL pre-draft athletes also coach the youth groups. Same building, same standard, scaled to the athlete in front of them.
The Sports Science
A sports-science lab,
on the training floor.
The same testing platforms NFL and NCAA staffs run. VALD ForceDecks, NordBord, and ForceFrame, all in the building, not in a lab across town. Every number lands in your athlete's profile, and when one slides, the plan changes.
Joint and Muscle Isometric Strength frame
VALD ForceFrame
Isometric strength at the hips, knees, and shoulders: the joints contact sports quietly wear down.
Force plates · the flagship
VALD ForceDecks
ForceDecks, twin force plates that read every jump and pull: how much force, how fast, and how evenly it splits left and right. Power, landing control, and an early warning for fatigue, in one test.
Bar speed, live
Vitruve VBT
Every rep on the bar has a speed. The load matches what the athlete actually has that day not what the sheet guessed.
The Velocity Way: Test · Gap · Plan
Inside a Session
What a session looks like.
A structure and system that trains athletes
Structure creates progress you can measure
Every day is themed to the demands of the sport
Step 1
Movement prep
A purposeful warm-up that primes the nervous system and the joints not just jogging laps.
Step 2
Speed & power
Sprint mechanics, jumps, and explosive work while the athlete is fresh.
Step 3
Strength
Age-appropriate lifting, coached for technique and progressed over time.
Step 4
Conditioning & finish
Targeted work capacity, then a cooldown that sets up recovery for the next session.
FAQ
What Performance parents ask us.
Start with a free evaluation. We place your athlete by age, training experience, and goals — Foundational (8–10), Ascend (10–13), Elite (13–18), or Apex (18+) and move them up as they develop.
Our youngest athletes train coordination, body control, and balance long before they load a barbell. Strength work is introduced when the athlete is ready for it, coached for technique, and progressed slowly that's the whole point of the tiers.
Yes. Speed, agility, strength, and movement quality are the foundation under football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, and track. We build the general athlete first, then layer in the demands of their sport.
Every athlete gets a baseline, then re-tests against it same tests, same equipment, on their timeline. Force plates and ForceFrame strength testing, laser-timed speed, body composition, and a movement screen all scaled to the athletes age. You see what moved and what didn’t.
Every athlete starts with a free evaluation. We'll show you where they are, recommend the right tier and schedule for their age and season, and walk you through everything there.
Get Started
Set Your Athlete Up for Success. Not Random Drills.
Create your free account to see availability and book or drop your info and a Performance will reach out about the right starting point for your Athlete.
Local to Canton or traveling in for development tell us where your athlete is and we'll map the path.
