Agility PT This Kalamazoo County orthopedic and sports physical therapy clinic offers comprehensive care for the athlete with services ranging from physical therapy to training and performance programs. Agility PT has been a Team OAM Now/Athletic Mentors sponsor for 5 years. With the only Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy in the Southwest Michigan Area and two Board Certified Clinical Specialists in Orthopedics on their staff, Agility PT delivers the same kind of excellence the Team OAM Now athletes hope to achieve. This type of drive and dedication to sport is well understood by 2009 Ironman Finisher and clinic Co-owner and Director of Clinical Operations, Scott Miller. Scott currently races multi-sport with Team OAM Now as a member of
By Brian Reynolds, Team OAM Now Multi-sport Athlete One race that has been on my bucket list for the past 5 years is the Grand Rapids Fifth Third River Bank Run. In previous years, both my training level and other races, such as the Kalamazoo Marathon, have interfered with the River Bank Run and I didn’t want to race unless I knew I could put in a good effort. I finally made my bucket list item a reality this past week. River Bank was an “A” race for me, so I tapered my training leading up to it. To make things more interesting, much like everyone else right now, my allergies were bad during training; I had a sore throat and achy
Amy with running mate and mentor Jim Kelley. When Amy Bross crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon amidst the frigid rain and high winds in personal-record time (3:29) April 20, she was not alone. She had an angel drafting her. The 37-year-old triathlete who trains with Athletic Mentors and represents Team Stellafly decided to run the Boston Marathon to keep a promise she made to honor her mentor and friend, Jim Kelley, who was killed while running in November of 2013. “The reason I was in Boston was because of Jim. I crossed the finish line and I was walking back to Athlete’s Village, freezing cold, and I was all choked up because I would not have been
By Michelle Dalton, Athletic Mentors Coach and Triathlete You did it!! Whether it was your first or 50th race, the sense of accomplishment, of having achieved something difficult, is hard to replicate. The training, the sacrifices, the doubts, the injuries, the pain are all forgotten once you cross the finish line. And then….what? How do you get back to “normal” after you’ve spent so much time preparing for the race? What is “normal”? What do you do with your Saturdays now that you don’t have to get up for run camp or complete long training runs? How do you make sure you never forget that feeling? The answer’s really quite simple: you plan the next race! Though the medal may still be
You might find Athletic Mentors hockey camp alumni Stefan Noesen suited up for the Anaheim Ducks this spring, or wearing an Athletic Mentors Coaching Jersey, depending on the day. It’s been a long strange trip from Plano, Texas to the NHL, but for unstoppable two-way right-winger with the “high hockey IQ,” the ride is worth the fare. Noesen was called up from the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals to log ice time in the bigs with the Anaheim Ducks earlier this month. “I definitely had a little bit of jitters in the beginning,” said the 22-year-old. “As the game went on, it starts to be hockey and those feelings go away. It was a dream come true.” Noesen’s NHL agent, Eddie Ward,
Athletic Mentors is pleased to announce a new website (AthleticMentorsHockey.com) for its nationally renowned Hockey spring and summer camps. Registration is NOW OPEN for young elite, elite and pro level players. Founder & Coach Mark Olson and NHL agent and pro, Eddie Ward head up a star-studded lineup of coaches for the brand new On-Ice Ultimate Skills & Conditioning package, which can be added to any Dryland program or purchased separately. “The combination of our intense Dryland off-season camp with our new Ultimate On-Ice skills and conditioning package will enhance our athletes’ stride, strength and power for explosive stops and starts on ice,” said Olson. “Player will learn new skills that can only be taught by coaches that have played
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