My speed training facility in Columbus, Ohio is a great place for athletes to get faster.  I think my speed program, based off of my Run Faster Method, rivals some of the best speed programs in this land.  Basically because I’ve learned from some of the best speed coaches out there and taken what I find great in their programs and morphed it into mine.

But, I’m also no dummy.  I know that if you look at my facility and compare it to some of the places out there that it just wouldn’t compare.  So, if you did have an endless supply of money at your disposal and could send your star athlete to any speed training facility, where would you go?  Who would you see?

These speed facilities have actually changed into a giant sports enhancement system.  Not only is speed training assessed, but you also get strength development, nutrition is analyzed, getting help with the mental edge, advice on how to be a famous athlete, handling your finances, prepping you for your pro days, skill specific training for your particular position, and much more.  If it’s going to help you as an athlete and you can spend the money, then these places will do it for you.

Here is my list of some of the better speed training facilities (or better, sport enhancement places) out there:

 

  • Athletes Performance – If you are a sports’ agent and if your client is a top ranked draft prospect, you would be sending him or her here to get ready.  Mark Verstegen founded this facility in 1999 and it currently has 5 locations throughout the U.S.  The first one was built in Tempe, Arizona and it recently just moved to Phoenix.  31,000 square feet of athletic training, it houses everything an athlete needs to get better.  Some of the athletes who have trained here (and continue to keep coming) are: Vernon Davis, Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, and Josh Hamilton to name a few.  Anything an athlete wants is housed under this one roof – training, nutrition, and physical therapy.  What more do you want?
  • Competitive Edge Sports Performance – This speed training facility is much more than that.  They’ve really developed a reputation for getting football players prepared for the NFL draft.  Originally founded outside of Atlanta, it now has two other locations in Texas.  Their alumni is a who’s who of NFL studs: Jay Ratliff, Brian Urlacher, Jared Allen, Terrance Newman, Asante Samuel, and Champ Bailey.  You’d love to have those guys starting on your team no doubt.  Quickly becoming an equal to Athletes Performance.
  • Coach Tom Shaw – In speed training circles, Coach Shaw is pretty well known.  His legend really grew working with some Florida State football players getting ready for the NFL draft.  One of them was some dude named Deion Sanders who ran only the fastest 40 ever at the time, at the NFL Combine.  From there his reputation soared.  He does his training at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.  Like the previous two facilities, he has a wide team of specialists that will get your athlete faster and better for his/her sport.  He has speed coaches, orthopedics, chiropractors, motivational speakers, and athletic trainers among his staff.  One of the top guys in the field.
  • Michael Johnson Performance – If you had the opportunity to improve your speed because you were working with one of the fastest men ever to walk our planet, would you jump at it?  I’m sure you would and that is what is happening at Michael Johnson Performance.  At the time of his retirement, Michael Johnson held the world record in the 200M and 400M Dash.  He is now helping athletes get faster and be better athletes.  His staff has worked with the likes of Ndamukong Suh, Darren McFadden, and Mike Wallace.
  • IMG Academy – Located in Florida this started as Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy, then IMG the sports agency came into the mix, and BAM it becomes this all-encompassing academy that provides athletes year round training and schooling.  If you have the money, you can send your kids there to become better athletes.  At the same time they will go to school to get their education as well.  Everything is taken care of as your child hopefully becomes the best athlete they can be.
  • Fitness Planning Consultants – If you live in Columbus, Ohio and don’t have the resources to send your athlete to one of these fine speed training/sport enhancement facilities, then my company will suffice for you.  Our facility is a great sport training facility that will get your athlete faster.  A great atmosphere and great staff, you can’t go wrong with us.

If you know of other speed training facilities that you think belong in this group, feel free and comment in the box below.