Training Philosophy
From professional athletes competing for world championships to kids on local sports teams, CATZ helps elevate everyone’s game.
Here is how CATZ helps:
CHAOS Training™
A field of sport is a field of chaos. It is dynamic and continually changing as the relative position of the offense and defense and ball or puck constantly moves. An athlete is required to adjust on the fly, reacting to visual cues and verbal cues. Great athletes not only react to this dynamic situation, but learn to anticipate where the play is going and beat their opponent to the ball. CATZ works to lessen the reaction time by training the athlete to respond quickly to movement and sound.
Developing Athleticism
Athleticism is a combination of strength, power, coordination, flexibility, balance, agility and reactive ability. The athlete will run faster, jump higher, kick harder, throw further, cut quicker and hit harder if these attributes are properly addressed. Only an experienced CATZ coach has the ability to deliver the elements that develop athleticism. The CATZ coach, and his/her commitment to the youth athletes in the facility, is what makes CATZ truly unique.
Train Like Sport™
At CATZ, “Train like sport” is an important concept, and everything we do is aimed at improving performance in the competitive arena. This means that the training must simulate what will actually happen while the athlete is playing. Simply put, exercises need to be dynamic with gravity, ground reaction and momentum playing a major role. We also must utilize full body movements in all three planes of motion and focus on task-oriented exercises. We must react and respond to visual and audible cues with accuracy and speed. If we include all of these variables, we know we have a good start on a training program that will translate into enhanced performance. This method has not only proven to be extremely effective but also fun, safe and exciting which helps to keep athletes motivated to train consistently.
Train Movement, Not Muscle
To be an athlete, one must not only play a sport but also learn to develop athleticism. This can be achieved through proper movement training. In fact, faulty movement patterns as a result of the stress of competition can lead to injury. CATZ athletes learn a foundation of proper movement patters that allow them to transition to a higher level of training and build upon a foundation of strength and power.
The CATZ Advantage
Custom Training Programs
CATZ creates customized programs appropriate for each athlete’s age, skill-level and sport.
Individual Attention
Our low athlete to coach ratio allows us to work individually with each athlete.
Trained and Certified Coaches
Our coaches are certified strength and conditioning specialists who have undergone rigorous training in the CATZ methodology.
Effective and Safe Training
All programs emphasize injury prevention and performance enhancement.
Guaranteed Results
We GUARANTEE that you will be 100% satisfied with the results of your CATZ training program. If you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your money. No fine print, no gimmicks.
The Five Levels of CATZ
The Five Levels of CATZ encourage the development of the complete athlete.
Advancing through the five levels of CATZ requires athletes to improve their speed, strength and agility; demonstrate solid decision-making ability in an environment that mimics sport; display strong leadership skills; and show a commitment to community service.
Every CATZ athlete is given a gray level shirt when they begin the program. Athletes are tested at set intervals to measure their improvement. By attaining the gold, athletes have achieved the highest level of greatness at CATZ.
PREPARE TO BE GREAT!!!!
