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26          Issue #97  February 2021                                                              www.sportsenergynews.com










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        Elite Development Cornwall



                                                 The home-based gym facility at  lots of touches on the  ball  during
         By Victoria Klassen
                                               Elite Development Cornwall has  training sessions. Control, passing,
                                               soccer training gear, a small climbing  movement, and shooting will be
             ew to the community is Elite  wall, vertical climbing rope, pull-up  the main focus, combined with the
        NDevelopment          Cornwall:    a   rings, jump boxes, balance pods, flash  additional training exercises that Elite
        private,    supplemental     training  reflex training equipment, and much  Development Cornwall offers.
        organization for youth athletes aged  more. Additionally, external facilities
        5-11.  They specialize in soccer  will be used when needed.                   While Elite Development Cornwall
                                                                                    has not yet  been able to open their
        instruction and operate using small      “Students  can  expect  to  come  out  doors due to the pandemic, they are
        groups or 1-on-1 training sessions.
                                               and have fun, after all that’s what we  looking forward to when they can
        Elite Development Cornwall equally
                                               all want out of youth sport. They will  begin welcoming athletes.
        serves youth athletes from all sports   get a lot of work done and feel good
        who  are looking  to  build on  their                                         “The end goal for all the athletes
                                               about the session,” said Campbell.
        agility, strength, speed, coordination,                                     is an improvement in their abilities,
        balance, and reflexes.                   “Parents  can  expect  to  see  their  self-worth,  and  confidence,”  said
                                               athletes  engaged  in  high intensity  Campbell.  “These are  key  pillars
          Elite  Development  Cornwall  does
                                               workouts, designed for kids.  The  to success in sport and I’m happy
        not offer introductory instruction to
                                               focus here is not on how much they  to make those the forefront of our
        soccer or other sports. Sean Campbell,                                                                                               Photo Submitted
                                               can lift, carry, and pull. The biggest  delivery model.”
        who     runs   Elite   Development     free weight in the facility is 5 lbs, so                                   elitedevelopmentcornwall@gmail.com
        Cornwall, said that is best left to    when we say designed for kids, it’s    To  find  out  more  about  Elite
        community grassroots organizations.                                         Development Cornwall, visit their       “We  are  not  a  one-size-fits-all
                                               what we mean. Your child won’t leave
        Instead,     Elite     Development     here  with  ‘mad  gains,’  but  instead   Facebook page (Elite Development  approach, and different athletes have
        Cornwall’s programs  are designed                                           Cornwall), check them out on Instagram  different skill-sets,” said Campbell.
                                               they will leave with the confidence of
        for players who are comfortable with   success. The program is about physical   (@EliteDevelopmentCornwall),  “We work with you to manage and
        their sport.  They work to help the    literacy, mental development, focus,   or  send  them    an    email   at  deliver that.”
        athletes develop their skills further
                                               and reaction, among other important
        through consultation with parents      skills.”
        and/or coaches to establish, meet, and
        exceed personal goals.                   For soccer athletes, they will get


                                            Thom’s Trivia
                                                  Answers


                                    Questions on page 25



          Question 1  Answer:
          A hockey stick,

          as seen in this sports ad
          from the Ottawa Citizen, ca 1900.

          Question 2  Answer:

          She shut out the Montreal
          Westerns 1-0 in a Women’s
          Hockey League game.

          Question 3  Answer:

           The annual Married Men vs. Single Men game took place
          during the  Winter Carnival, held during the month of
          March.
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