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Benchmark Testing – Keeping On Top Of The Game

By Diane Hunter Milberry played hockey in
his hometown of Dartmouth,
Knowing your strengths and
NS where he received a hockey
weaknesses is what keeps an athlete
scholarship to a prep school in the
at the top of their game. Benchmark
US. He continued on to play for
Testing helps athletes to do just
the Brockville Braves, TMC, and
that.
was the captain of the St. Lawrence
With state-of-the-art equipment, College Sharks for the three years
Mat Milberry, owner and founder that he studied there. During his
of Benchmark Testing offers sport second year as captain, the team won
specific testing to help athletes and the provincial championship. Being

their teams determine strengths and somewhat of an expert on hockey,
weaknesses. Through test, improve, Milberry is now helping young

and repeat methods, weaknesses athletes fi nd their potential. “Kids
can be worked on giving the athlete can be tested, and then compare
what they need to be the best. themselves to other athletes in all
levels,” said Milberry. “The testing
Mat Milberry, an accomplished
can help motivate them to do better
athlete, has always had aspirations
and make improvements where it is
of owning his own business. “I
needed.”
decided to go back to school in
2009,” said Milberry. “It turned out Benchmark Testing will be
to be the best decision of my life.” analyzing athletes at the end of
the month as part of the spring
Milberry attended St.
and summer training regime. Tests
Lawrence College in Cornwall
include agility, peripheral vision,
earning a degree in the Business
action time, and endurance. The
Administration program. He
results will help the athletes to
focused on accounting so that he
improve on their weakness.
could understand the numbers part
of owning a business. It is there that Milberry hopes to expand,
he met his wife and it is there that he including testing for other sports
got the idea for the business. After including soccer, lacrosse, and
doing some research and getting football.

some assistance from Stormont,
For more information about
Dundas & Glengarry Development Mat Milberry, owner and founder of Benchmark
Benchmark Testing and what
Corporation, Benchmark Testing Testing with some state-of –the-art testing equipment.
the company has to offer, visit
was underway. Photo by Diane Hunter
www.benchmark-testing.com
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