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Athlete development at the Elite Performance Academy includes:

Comprehensive Athlete Assessment

We provide a Comprehensive Athlete Assessment for all new athletes.  The assessment may include some or all of the following, based upon the athlete’s age and ability level:

• Upper and Lower Body Structural Balance Assessment
• Basic Muscular Fitness
• Maximal Strength Tests
• Power Tests
• Strength Endurance
• Speed and Agility
• Flexibility/Mobility
• BioSignature Modulation

“You are only as strong as your weakest link.  If you don’t know where you are weak, how do you know if you are strong?”

Nutrition and BioSignature Modulation

Improving an athlete’s diet through education can create good eating habits, maintain an optimal body weight, and increase energy and self-esteem.  In addition, Bodyfat Analysis and Hormone Profiling can help us increase strength and energy levels, optimize bodyweight-to-power ratio, promote muscle building hormones (testosterone and growth hormone), and optimize recovery by strengthening the immune system.
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Speed & Agility

Regardless of your sport, Speed is the name of the game! Being able to accelerate, change direction, and outrun your opposition will make you an unstoppable athlete. Our Athlete Development programs will improve your performance in all athletic movement skills, including:

1. Linear speed and speed endurance
2. Stopping, starting, deceleration
3. Acceleration
4. Movement skills in a variety of planes
5. Resisted and assisted movement patterns
6. Agility and footwork drills

Conditioning

Without a structured and sport-specific conditioning program, you risk compromising your speed, power, and explosiveness through games or through the season.  Our athletes are conditioned based upon the specific requirements of their sport, in a progressive program that will have them peaking  for their competitions and able to maintain their level of performance throughout their season.

Off Season Training

Athletes will be coached through an intense Strength and Power development program during their sport’s off-season. Programs will be based upon the athlete’s Comprehensive Athlete Assessment and the specific physical demands of their sport and position.  Each program will be progressive in nature, building a solid base of general strength, developing explosive power, and energy system conditioning according to their sports’ physiological requirements. Off-Season Programs will also aim to correct the athlete’s specific structural imbalances, increase flexibility and functional range of motion, and help the athlete to develop a solid work ethic, leadership skills, and a mental edge.

In-Season Training

It is vital to continue to train even during the competitive season, as muscle strength and size can begin to decrease in as little as 2 weeks if proper Strength Training is not maintained. In addition, the repetitive actions of the sport can re-introduce structural imbalances within muscles groups and contribute to injury potential. As such, the focus of the In-Season Program is to help athletes to maintain their strength, flexibility, and mobility, and stay injury-free throughout their competitive season.

Shannon Chinn – BScHK, Personal Training Specialist

Joining the Elite Performance Academy team, Shannon brings almost ten years of professional sports expertise, along with experience in personal training and massage therapy.  Most recently she worked with the National Hockey League and a large retailer on a National sponsorship activation.  Before that, she spent several years working in the Canadian Football League as a Director of Game Day Operations, Corporate Sales, Marketing, Community Relations and Events.  She was fortunate to be part of the 2007 Grey Cup Championship Saskatchewan Roughriders and was inducted into the Riders Plaza of Honour with that team in 2010.

While obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics (Honours) at the University of Ottawa, she did her fieldwork at Acceleration Ottawa and after graduation worked at Acceleration Regina where she trained athletes from the NHL, CFL, NCAA and CIS.  She was a member of the Gee-Gees Women’s Basketball Team, she played on the Saskatchewan Provincial basketball team for five years and was a Silver Medalist in the 1993 Jeux Canada Games.

While training clients, she draws upon not only her education but also her experience training as an elite athlete, as well as training for optimal everyday health and wellness.  She continues to be involved in the sports community and is expanding her knowledge in training.

• 2013 Women’s World Hockey Championships – Volunteer Committee
• Can-Fit Pro – Personal Training Specialist (2012)
• Member of the Basketball Saskatchewan Board of Directors (2009)
• Executive Committee member – CIS Women’s Basketball Championships (2009)
• Coach – Regina City Basketball Association (2006-2010)
• Saskatchewan Roughriders Plaza of Honour Committee (2006-2009)
• Support staff for the Ottawa Bid Committee for the Commonwealth Games (2005)
• Post Graduate Sports Business Management Diploma (2003)
• Foothills College of Massage Therapy – 1000 hour program (1999)
• SPRA – Certified Fitness Leader (1997)
• Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics, Honours (1997)
• Sports Information Director – University of Ottawa Basketball (1997)
• Member of the University of Ottawa Women’s varsity basketball team (1993-1996)
• Jeux du Canada Games, basketball Silver Medalist (1993)

As the 2012 CIS Football season gets into full swing, 6 new graduates of the Elite Performance Academy program have joined the rest of our EPA Alumni as they battle for football supremacy.

The Acadia Axemen recruited Ottawa with a vengeance, and ended up with 3 top recruits, Brad Hinton, Harrison DaCosta, and Mitch Graham, that have all come through our program and play in the defensive backfield.

In addition, the Queen’s Golden Gaels landed QB Duncan Lurie, the Western Mustangs snagged Elite LB John Biewald, and the St. Francis Xavier X-Men signed QB Sean Mellor.

These 6 young men will join the rest of our EPA graduates already playing at the CIS and NCAA level, at 11 different schools.  In addition, Elite basketball player, Kaitlyn Young, will be returning to Laurentian University for her 3rd season with the Lady Voyageurs.

~ Vitality Wraps Up 8 Weeks of Hard Work ~

The Elite Vitality Ladies program wrapped up 8 weeks of strength, conditioning and flexibility, improving their overall health and lifestyle.  The entire group lost a combination of body fat and inches while gaining strength and improving their cardiovascular capacity.  Not only did they put in work each week, they had a lot of fun and had the chance to meet other women with similar goals.

The Fall Elite Vitality Ladies program is now SOLD OUT.  Don’t miss out on the Winter Elite Vitality Ladies program running from November 26 until January 26, 2013.  Register Here Now or call 613.447.5383 for more information.

 “The loss of inches and loss of weight are just a byproduct of how great I feel!  Thank you to all the Coaches here, Elite Performance Academy is amazing!”

~Sophia Khan~

 

“I’ve been so impressed with this training facility and the Coaches here, they are just awesome!  More than that, I’m happy with my results, I’ve lost inches and I’ve lost weight.  I think it’s a great way to start your day and get in shape!”

~Lori Hurrell~

As young football players from across Canada make their way to London, Ontario for the 2012 Football Canada Cup Championship tournament, several of our Elite athletes are poised to lead Team Ontario East into battle.

Of the 7 players selected out of the Ottawa area, 5 of them are products of the Elite Performance Academy program.  While OL Thomas Rowlands and DB Nathaniel Hamlin are relatively new, having recently joined our Elite Football Academy on-field program,  OL Lake Johnston, FB Stefano Napolitano, and OL Tyler Young have been a part of the Elite Athlete Development program for over 2 seasons, and their success is a testament to their hard work.  All 3 have truly begun to see the results of their efforts, in addition to their achievements during their NCAFA and OVFL seasons.  Several universities both in Canada and the US have taken notice:

Elite Performance Academy Martial Arts athletes, Alana Thibodeau-Cabanas and Miro Mostovac, earned major accomplishments at the Pan-Am ITF in Trois-Rivieres, on June 16th. Both athletes were following up their National Championship Gold Medal performances and didn’t disappoint on the International stage.

Miro achieved another Outstanding Overall Male Athlete Trophy, a Gold medal in Black Belt 2nd Dan Patterns, Gold medal in Special Technique and Gold medal in Middle Weight Sparring. His dedication and hard work is ongoing as he continues to train with Coach Ruiz, preparing to represent Canada at the World Championships in October. This well balanced young man has demonstrated a rare will to achieve and has a unique attention to detail in his preparation, strength training and conditioning. These are the elements that make Miro the successful Champion he is.

Perseverance and commitment to a vision are what best describe outstanding, fiery, female athlete Alana Thibodeau-Cabanas. Alana won Gold in Power Breaking, Silver in 3rd Dan Patterns and Bronze in Sparring.  Alana will continue to share her talents and knowledge with the many students she is teaching in the sport she loves at her Dojang ARCAN.

Eric holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC), a world renowned leader in evidence- based chiropractic education. Prior to enrolling at CMCC he obtained a Bachelor of Kinesiology with a concentration in sports therapy at Acadia University.

At Acadia University he was member of both the Football and Track and Field team, where he excelled in football and was a 3 time First Team All Canadian. His years of experience in the sports world have greatly influenced his treatment style. He focuses on sports injuries and sport enhancement using a variety of techniques including: Active Release Technique (ART), Medical Acupuncture, Graston Technique, joint manipulations, and rehabilitation exercises.

Speed Kills and Power Destroys the competition!

Don’t let your opponents get an advantage – stay at your best with the Top Football Training Program in Ottawa!!

Learn the training techniques and progressions that will help you maintain Strength and Power, maintain Lean Muscle Mass, and remain Injury-Free throughout the long football season

If you want to improve your speed to get to the next level, then Elite Performance Academy is the place you want to be, but be prepared to train harder than you have ever trained before. Personally, I improved most in my initial burst off the line. What helped me most was when Pat would video tape me and show me exactly what i need to change in order to become a faster football player.

~ Matt Engel, Bowling Green State University

Do you want to be the Strongest, Fastest, most Explosive Player on the field?  Get ready for the 2012 season with the Top Football Training Program in Ottawa!!

Learn the training techniques and progressions that will help you Perform as an athlete, develop a strong Work Ethic and ‘Mental Edge’, and take your game to the Next Level!

I just wanted to thank you again for helping me over the summer. It really made a difference and I really appreciate it. I ran the pro agility in 4.21 and 4.22 seconds. I guess that 4.19 I ran last Monday wasn’t a fluke! The other test result went well. I had a 27″ vertical, 8’7″ broad jump, squatted 425lbs four times, benched 225lbs 13 times and cleaned 130kg twice.

Thank you again for your help and all the best!

~  Taylor Kuprowski, McGill University, Team Captain and Leading Rusher, selected to CIS East-West Bowl