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Xcel Sports Performance Training vs SNAPP, FAST and ESP


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Almost all hospitals that offer Sports Medicine Services also offer sports performance or speed agility training. Hospitals often provide these services to supplement and offset the cost for non-revenue generating or subsidized services. For example, a hospital might provide support to a local high school in the form of Athletic Training at a reduced cost to the school. Depending on the size of the school, this could cost a hospital between 35,000 to 50,000 in salaries, overhead and supplies to provide a school with one full-time athletic trainer. The hospital might then offer conditioning programs to generate additional revenue to offset the cost of the training contracts.

In general, these programs are referred to as "fixed" rather than "dynamic". A fixed strength and conditioning program means that every athlete (regardless of age, sex, sport, experience or personal goals) performs the same fitness program as the other. Because the program is "fixed" and all athletes perform the same exercises, a relatively inexperienced staff member can supervise the athletes. The hospital may staff the program with uncertified and inexperienced staff with little or no real experience in strength training.

At Xcel Sports Medicine we believe that no two athletes are alike. So we design a personalized program for each athlete based on athleticism, assessment skills test, age, sex, sport, and personal goals. Each athlete is monitored by an Exercise Physiologist who is nationally certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has years of experience training novice, amateur, collegiate, and professional athletes.

This "dynamic" sports performance training helps each and every athlete "Xcel".


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