Kelli Brightwell — Hands-on Education for Trainers
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Kelli Brightwell holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Texas A & M University. Her passion for youth development led her to become an instructor at Colorado State University-Pueblo, where she teaches courses in strength and conditioning, health and functional movement. She is also a Vertimax Master Trainer and Ambassador, teaching about programming, maintenance, and use of the Vertimax product line. Al and Kelli continue their discussion about the importances of hands-on trainer training, and the role that in person experience plays in developing...
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Kelli Brightwell — Lowering Youth Sport Dropout Rates
VertiMax Vive
Kelli Brightwell holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Texas A & M University. Her passion for youth development led her to become an instructor at Colorado State University-Pueblo, where she teaches courses in strength and conditioning, health and functional movement. She is also a Vertimax Master Trainer and Ambassador, teaching about programming, maintenance, and use of the Vertimax product line. Kelli believes in the education of youth and has dedicated her life to being the coach and trainer that she didn’t have growing up. She...
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Brett Kuehn — Answering Common Questions About the VertiMax Raptor
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Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; coaches looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or sports performance owners or trainers seeking new ways to increase their business. Brett helps answer some common questions about the popular VertiMax Raptors. At VertiMax, we have two popular Raptors, the original and the Raptor...
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Brett Kuehn — Answering Common Questions About the VertiMax V8 and V8X
VertiMax Vive
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; coaches looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or sports performance owners or trainers seeking new ways to increase their business. Brett helps answer some common questions about the VertiMax V Series Platform, more specifically the V8 and V8X models. If you’ve ever been...
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Brett Kuehn — Creative Hand-Eye Coordination Tools
VertiMax Vive
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business. Brett shares some of his favorite methods to increase hand-eye coordination that are both fun for young athletes and offer a great return on their...
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Brett Kuehn — Why Young Athletes Need Performance Training
VertiMax Vive
Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business. Al and Brett sit down to talk about how to prevent injuries while playing the sport you love. Many parents and young athletes tend to hyper focus...
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Will Hitzelberger — Extra Strength & Conditioning Training is Needed in Soccer
VertiMax Vive
Will Hitzelberger, as the Founder and President of SPECTRUM, has made significant strides in sports performance training, particularly in soccer. He is a VertiMax ambassador and has been a Certified VertiMax Master Trainer and Presenter, leveraging VertiMax equipment to redefine soccer training with innovative techniques. Will sits down with Al to talk about what’s really lacking in soccer for the average athlete. Unfortunately, there is just not enough emphasis on strength & conditioning training and if you really want to become a high-level player, you have to make time outside...
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Will Hitzelberger — How to Train a Developing World’s Soccer Team
VertiMax Vive
Will Hitzelberger, as the Founder and President of SPECTRUM, has made significant strides in sports performance training, particularly in soccer. He is a VertiMax ambassador and has been a Certified VertiMax Master Trainer and Presenter, leveraging VertiMax equipment to redefine soccer training with innovative techniques. In this episode, we learn about Will’s experience working with the Jamaican women’s national soccer team. At the beginning, Will had to learn how to work with the limited resources he had. Many of his players didn’t have proper shoes or even nutrition. He had to...
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Will Hitzelberger — Behind the Scenes as a VertiMax Master Trainer
VertiMax Vive
Will Hitzelberger, as the Founder and President of SPECTRUM, has made significant strides in sports performance training, particularly in soccer. He is a VertiMax ambassador and has been a Certified VertiMax Master Trainer and Presenter, leveraging VertiMax equipment to redefine soccer training with innovative techniques. In this episode, we learn a little bit about Will and some of his ambassador and master trainer duties at VertiMax. He shares his entrepreneurial journey and how it’s all been possible using VertiMax’s equipment and offers insight into why he loves working with the...
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I.T. Antigha — How to Replace Your Bands on the VertiMax
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Itam (I.T.) Antigha, more commonly referred to as "I.T.", is one of the members of the VertiMax Team as part of the Inside Sales and Client Support team. He is responsible for supporting and serving the VertiMax community by organizing personalized visits to educate, engage and develop relationships with coaches, trainers, and athletes. I.T. often helps clients with information around maintaining their Vertimax in the best condition possible. In this episode, he speaks with Al on some of the signs you need to be aware of when it comes to replacing your Vertimax resistance bands. ...
info_outlineBrett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.
Brett and Al discuss why it’s beneficial to get your child to participate in multiple different sports. Sometimes children need variety and to also explore what they do or don’t like. There’s so many great sports out there, so don’t limit them to just one thing.
Key Takeaways:
[1:10] What sports should kids play?
[3:05] Children can get burnt out playing only one sport.
[4:30] Playing multiple sports helps reduce injuries.
[6:15] When you play multiple sports, you also keep your options open.
[7:15] As you get older, around highschool, then it makes sense to focus on one sport.
[10:25] Sometimes your kid can be great at the technicalities of the sport, but not be very athletic.
[10:55] Sports don't have to be so competitive. It’s also about having fun and trying new things.
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“Kids are built for variety. They need different things and different coaches."
"My kid ended up doing a sport that I had known nothing about. Give your kid a chance and try other sports."