API's Training Philosophy

Our Train to Win philosophy is more than just the latest research and training principles. We dedicate ourselves to motivating your athletes to not only excel as athletes, but to realize their personal potential and develop the skills they'll need to succeed in life; skills such as discipline, confidence, preparation, self-motivation and leadership.

The Role of a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach
The Strength and Conditioning Coach is responsbile for improving an athlete's performance and preventing common sports related injuries. By determining the strengths and weaknesses of an athlete, a training program is devised to enhance performance and correct imbalances and deficiencies which may lead to injury.

Technical Skill v/s Athletic Skill
Participation in sports requires a blend of technical skills and athletic skills. The exact amount of each is dependent on the sport and level of competition. Technical skills, such as throwing for the baseball player or shooting for the lacrosse player, are required explicitly by each sport. Between tournaments, leagues, games and practices, technical skills are, at times, practiced 5-6 days per week for the greater part of the calendar year. Athletic skills such as strength, flexibility, balance, speed and agility are required by all sports but their role and level of importance in each sport will vary. Athletic skills training will enhance the execution of technical skills, increase performance and prevent injury.

Athletic Skills Development
API training programs focus on the long-term development of each athlete through an emphasis on stability training before strength and power training. Athletes must demonstrate the ability to execute movements that require body weight control, balance and core stability before strength and power training exercises are progressed. Traditional training models used for high school athletes require maximum or near maximum strength and power movements in the early stages of training putting athletes at risk for the development of permanent muscular imbalances, decrease sport performance and potential injury.

Performance Enhancement Programs
API provides performance enhancement programs to athletes of all sports, skill levels and age groups. API's integrated training model focuses on the long term development of each athlete emphasizing:

• Speed Development
• Multi-Directional Agility
• Injury Prevention
• Nutritional Planning
• Flexibility
• First Step & Acceleration
• Balance
• Core Strength
• Power
• Muscular Strength
• Cardiovascular Endurance

"The entire API team has helped me reach goals that I never thought were possible. They helped me gain confidence and take my athletic ability to the next level. Training with API was one of the best decisions I have ever made!" Steve DeMilio, Football Severna Park High School

"API has helped me a great deal in becoming a better athlete. The coaches at API developed a training program specific to my sport and made sure I worked hard at every workout. The coaches also taught me how to eat healthy which enable me to put on 25 lbs of good weight over the past 6 months." Paul Devito, Baseball Archbishop Spalding