FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
For adult's training: $350 per session for 1 trainee, $200 each for 2 or 3 trainees. For 4 or more trainees Semi-private / small group personal training sessions $175 each per trainee. Only 1 session commitment. Includes some exercise selection suggestions /guidelines. see possible additional fees below. Also available: not in person, Workout Guidance with Nutrition Coaching program for $50 per week with an initial $1000 to get started. For Kid's Fitness & Athletic Development Training: $150 per session for 1 trainee, $100 each for more than 1 trainee. Basketball Instruction and Training: My rate is $150 for a Basketball session or $200 for a longer session for private sessions. Semi-private / small group sessions with shorter duration sessions are $75 per trainee for each session or $100 per person per session for longer sessions. Adding atleast 1 other person to do drills with and compete against can help you improve and make the session better. Ask if I have others interested to form a small semi-private training group session or form your own. Total can then be split between trainees. Suggested Minimum 28 session commitment. see possible additional fees below. For adults training: $350 per session for 1 trainee, $200 per session per trainee for 2 or 3 trainees. $175 per session for 4 or more trainees per trainee. Includes some exercise selection suggestions /guidelines. see possible additional fees below. There is a travel fee. The travel fee can be split between trainees. If parking is difficult, inconvenient, etc. at the location any parking fees are additional. If training is in a facility / location / court that requires payment, any facility / location / court fees are additional. Session length can vary based on what is best. There is a 24 hour cancelation policy. Sincerely; ************ National Sports Performance Association (NSPA) certified, USA Basketball Youth Development Coach - Gold License, etc. Also available: * Basketball and / or Fitness Training Program Design / Review with suggestions to improve training program * Speed & Agility Clinic etc.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
yes, I do. Here is a list of some of the certifications/courses that I have successfully completed: USA Basketball Youth Development Coach gold license 41749933 Complete Coach Certification - Mike Robertson Conor Harris: The Beginner Biomechanics course, the Main Biomechanics course and the original Advanced Biomechanics course taught by Conor Harris, etc. then the new Advanced Biomechanics course taught by AIA James Anderson and Mike Cantrell. and other material - Conor Harris N1 Education Course 01 Biomechanics & Execution N1 Education Topic Course Progressive Overload Resilient Performance Acceleration and Agility Speed Insiders 6 month course, Instructor Lee Taft Speed Insiders baseball 4 part mini course, Instructor Lee Taft Speed Insiders Tennis 8 part mini course, Instructor Lee Taft Association of Tennis Speed Specialists (ATSS) – Certified Tennis Speed Specialist - Instructor Lee Taft Association of Basketball Speed Specialists - Certified Basketball Speed Specialist (CBSS) - Instructors Lee Taft & Jae Taft Oct. 15, 2021(Part of the Original few to complete the certification on the first possible day to complete the certification in the first graduating class )- present Athletes Acceleration Strength & Conditioning / National Sports Performance Association ( NSPA ): Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC) & Complete Speed Training - Instructor Lee Taft Complete Jumps Training - Athletes Acceleration Strength & Conditioning Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach (CWPC) Certified Program Design Specialist (CPDS) Certified Sports Nutrition Coach ( CSNC ) Certified Sports Performance Coach (CSPC) Foundations of Sports Performance Complete Speed Games Complete Speed & Power Summits (2016 both & 2017 NJ, and others, 2023, etc. ) and NSPA National Conference Recordings, etc. The Complete Guide to Training The Female Athlete - Athletes Acceleration Strength & Conditioning Complete Sports Conditioning - Instructor Mike Boyle Complete Core - Instructor Mike Boyle Complete Youth Training - Instructor Mike Boyle Also Athlete Acceleration masterclasses: Game Speed Master Class With Tony Villani, Mike Boyle – Speed Development Master Class, At-Home High Performance Training Master Class, Planning Weight and Plyometric Training for Speed Acquisition - Boo Schexnayder, Eric Cressey – Med Ball Training Master Class, Training Top Speed with Coach Ken Clark, Speed Training & Development for Soccer Master Class, Power Evolution 2.0 Master Class, General Speed Principles in American Football Masterclass, Strength and Conditioning for Hockey Masterclass, Youth Athletic Development Master Class, Constructing a High School Strength & Conditioning Program Master Class, IYCA (2007- present) International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA) as a Youth Conditioning Specialist (YCS) - 2007, Youth Fitness Specialist level 1, Youth Fitness Specialist level 3 (YFS 3), Youth Nutrition Specialist, Certified Kettlebell Instructor, IYCA Youth Athletic Assessment Specialist (YAAS) IYCA Long Term Athletic Development Performance Coach IYCA Speed & Agility Specialist (all versions and material) IYCA Strength & Conditioning Specialist IYCA Certified Athletic Development Specialists (CADS) Just about every IYCA certification and course (not a complete list) including Game Play Performance, Kinesiology Crash Courses (all), Power Evolution, Ultimate Jump Training, Ultimate Speed Mechanics, Ultimate Speed Drills, Mental Toughness Course, etc. International Fitness Assoc (IFA) as a Personal Trainer Group Exercise Instructor 186990 (expired willing to renew) National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES II & III) Certified Sport Performance Coach (CSPC) NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) NASM Optimum Performance Training (OPT) - Seniors', Women's, Youths' NASM Certified Personal Trainer ( CPT ) (2 different versions) NASM Group Personal Training Specialist (GPTS) NASM Integrated Speed, Agility & Quickness Training NASM Physique and Bodybuilding Coach Postural Restoration Institute (PRI)- Myokinematic Restoration, Postural Respiration, and Pelvis Restoration courses Gray Institute (GI) - Pelvic floor and Groin Courses Girls Gone Strong (GGS) - Certified Pre & Postnatal Coach CPPC Girls Gone Strong GGS-1 Certified Coach Metabolic Training Certification Precision Nutrition Level 1 (Pn1) NutritionOS Training For Warriors (TFW) Levels 1 & 2 Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach Specialist - Instructor Evan Osar, fitness revolution university Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC) & Complete Speed Training - Instructor Lee Taft, Athletes Acceleration Strength & Conditioning Complete Jump Training - Athletes Acceleration Strength & Conditioning The Complete Guide to Training The Female Athlete - Athletes Acceleration Strength & Conditioning EXOS - Certified Performance Specialist (XPS) EXOS - Certified Fitness Specialist Blindspot – Art of Coaching by Brett Bartholomew Bought In – Art of Coaching by Brett Bartholomew Association of Tennis Speed Specialist (ATSS) – Certified Tennis Speed Specialist - Instructor Lee Taft Association of Basketball Speed Specialists - Certified Basketball Speed Specialist (CBSS) - Instructors Lee Taft & Jae Taft Oct. 15, 2021(Part of the Original few to complete the certification on the first possible day to complete the certification in the first graduating class )- present Bioforce Certified Conditioning Coach USA Basketball Youth Development Coach gold license 41749933 Complete Coach Certification - Mike Robertson Champion Performance Specialist (C-PS) - Mike Reinold Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete - MikeReinold.com Instructor Dan Pope SHIFT Movement Science – Recent Advances in the Evidence Based Evaluation and Treatment of Lower Extremity Injuries in Gymnasts SHIFT Movement Science – Recent Advances in the Evidenced Based Evaluation and Treatment of Low Back Pain in Gymnasts SHIFT Movement Science - Instructor Dave Tilley – Recent Advances In The Evidenced Based Evaluation and Treatment Upper Extremity Injuries In Gymnasts SHIFT Movement Science - Instructor Dave Tilley – Peak Gymnastics Power SHIFT Movement Science - Instructor Dave Tilley – The Gymnastics Flexibility Blueprint Activities and Societies: self study/ practice, learning from others, for / from trainees, etc. continuing education: Mike Robertson, Bill Hartman, Joel Jamieson, Lee Taft, Jim Kielbaso, Complete Speed & Power Summits Recordings, Resilient Performance Acceleration and Agility, Resilient Performance Movement Foundations, Bought In – Art of Coaching by Brett Bartholomew, Sarah Duvall -CoreExerciseSolutions, etc. The books Science and Practice of Strength Training by V. Zatsiorsky, Supertraining by Mel Siff / Verkhoshansky, etc. Of course I have and I continue to learn from many, many other sources besides these. I look forward to your suggestions for other sources to consider learning from. I am most excited to actually apply the information in practice and help others to improve - to get better and feel better. References: Eric Gutman: Quote from Eric Gutman, " In college, Ari was hired by the Yeshiva University Athletic Department to fill a wide range of staff positions, with a focus on the weight room. It was there that Ari trained his fellow college students, becoming arguably the most well-respected and knowledgeable fitness authority on campus" (quote from one of those former fellow college students, Eric Gutman). Chani Horowitz: "you were the only trainer that helped me get in the shape the way I wanted to be and I feel like if you come to Florida all my siblings will want to hire you to train them can you please come" Brian Fensterszaub Yaffa Silverstein I am most excited to actually apply the information in practice and help others to improve - to get better and feel better.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
People started realizing that I could help guide them when they were not sure what to do or how to do it and asked for my help.