About me //

Shawn is a sports enhancement specialist and operates as an independent consultant to various athletes and teams in the surrounding area. His specialties are focused in athletic speed development and resistance training utilizing various mediums for sport strength. Shawn has over 15 years of “under the bar” training and sports experience that he values greatly. This on-hands experience makes Shawn a constant student in the strength and conditioning field.

Shawn is a graduate of Waynesburg College where he was an all-conference defensive back He attended CFL/NFL tryouts for Scout Camp in 1994. He is Senior Level Certified Coach under world renown Strength & Conditioning Coach John Davies of Renegade Training, and is a certified Speed / Agility and Quickness Trainer through the National Endurance and Sports Training Association. In addition to training athletes, he serves on the coaching staff for Next Level Football where his responsibilities include the development and evaluations of nationwide football players.

Shawn was a three-sport athlete growing up and has competed as a powerlifter in the Pittsburgh's tri-state area. He had the privilege of working out with Olympic Gold Medalist Roger Kingdom on speed training. He is a contributor to Renegade Training, Brutal Training, Baseball Training Secrets and MAC Fitness websites, and has developed and starred in 4 training dvd’s sold world-wide.

Why GAMESPEED?

People ask quite often "what is game speed"? Well I wanted people to know that there is a significant difference between testing times, training times and controlled environment workouts and the actual game that they play. I was once caught in the trap of thinking that the better my 40 time was and the more reps I could produce bench pressing would lead me to be a better football player. I remember running the 40 against our top cornerback in college and beating him by several steps. I had him outweighed by 40lbs. and was much stronger. But when we were on the field he had much better cover and bump and run skills than I did. This troubled me because I worked hard all summer to be the best. Sports (and life) are made up of multiple start and stop situations. You have to able to react to the obstacle in front of you whether it is an opposing player or simply attempting to break your fall from slipping on the ice. We all require speed. And there is much more to the training than just running through agility ladders and cone drills.

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