Reaching out to the athletically gifted in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Bodysport Fitness Center, located at the Las Vegas Sports Park, has established the Coach’s Choice Scholarship program. It’s a scholarship of six months in Bodysport’s Maverick Sport Training Program. It was designed and implemented by ISSA Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Chris Hatley, who, in the last three years, has brought close to 20 high school athletes up to college sports, some on full scholarships. Also instrumental in its implementation is Gerard Fabros, NASM Certified Personal Trainer. Bodysport is also the Strength and Conditioning Center for the Las Vegas Knights Semi-Pro Indoor Soccer Team.

Bodysport Fitness Center owner, Mel Fabros, has presented several Athletic Directors at various high schools with “Scholarship Certificates” for one boy and one girl. Mr. Fabros and Mr. Hatley consult with several coaches and find the athletically gifted kids who can benefit from a Strength and Conditioning Program whose families can not afford this kind of one-on-one-training. Participants will be required to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.75. “Our hope is that with our program they can benefit enough physically and mentally to go on and play college sports at some level”, said Mr. Fabros.

The Maverick Sport Training Program is sport specific and develops the athlete in many different ways. It includes functional training, speed and agility, fitness training, nutritional guidance, and tips to gain the mental edge.

To the serious athlete who wants to excel, dominate the competition and move on to college athletics, there is no “off season”. Well planned and executed sport specific training programs are the reasons high school, college and professional athletes can outperform their counterparts of years ago when it was thought that strength training would make an athlete “muscle bound” and hinder his/her performance on the field of play.

Mr. Fabros says “We feel it is unfortunate that kids with plenty of raw talent never get the chance to go to college because they don’t have families with the financial means to afford athletic and mental training and preparation or the knowledge on what it takes to make it into college athletics. We want to help “level the playing field” when it comes to middle school and high school athletes making it to the college level and maybe even to the pros”.

For more information contact Bodysport Fitness Center at 702-785-0444 or see our website at:
www.bodysportfitnesscenter.com