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Our Health, Performance and Development (HPD) team provides evidence based and innovative health-performance training for our players

Our mission is to develop elite players that understand the requirements of being a professional athlete. Our team provides services and education in the following areas related to HPD:

What we provide

Health

  • Correctives
  • Soft-tissue treatment
  • Dry-needling
  • ROM testing
  • Strength testing
  • Ultrasound therapy
  • Gameready
  • Rehab

Performance

  • Strength training
  • Speed-agility
  • Vertical jump training
  • Sprint analysis
  • Jump analysis
  • Combine testing
  • Player tracking
  • Load management

Development

  • Sleep
  • Nutrition habits
  • Hydration
  • Competition fueling
  • Foam roll & stretch
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Functional mobility
  • Recovery tools (massage guns, recovery boots, etc.)

Staff

Our HPD staff consists of leading experts with decades of experience at various levels of sports including professional, collegiate and developmental levels. We strive to take the best care of our players as people first and provide individualized programs to assist in their growth.

Markus Klusemann

VP of HPD

James Davis

Head Performance Coach

Adam Smith

Head Athletic Trainer

Trac Norris

Head Physical Therapist

Taylor Javey

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Lauj Gardner

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Marisa Gonzales

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