Team & Group Total Athleticism Training
What your athletes actually get
Two ways to train a group of athletes in Boulder: with your own team, or in an open group.
Your athletes already train for their sport. What most of them do not have is the athletic base underneath it: the strength to hold up across a full season, the speed and power that still shows up in the last ten minutes, and the ability to change direction hard without losing control.
That is what we build. Sessions train strength, speed, power and endurance together rather than in isolation, and they train decision-making alongside the physical work, because in every sport the athlete who reads the play half a second earlier wins it.
If you want the full method, it is laid out on the In The Core Elite page. For a team or a group, the short version is that your athletes get more durable, more explosive, and harder to play against.
Team training and group training are not the same thing
Team training
Closed to your roster. You bring the team, we build the block around your season, and slots are closed to your team only.
- 10 week minimum
- Priced by quote, based on size, frequency and length
- Booked by a coach, director or parent organizing the team
Group training
Open to any athlete who fits the group, usually by age. Build your own group or join an existing one!
- No minimum commitment
- Priced per athlete, per session: $22 per class in a 10-class package, or $30 drop-in
- Groups form when there is enough demand
Running now: a young athlete group, Mondays 5:00 to 6:10pm.
Whichever one you are, this part is the same
- 70 minute sessions, at our Boulder facility
- 10 to 15 athletes in the room, once a week is typical
- Your own coach for the whole session, working only with your athletes, not splitting attention between groups
- Built around you. Times, focus, frequency, block length, group size, even a closed facility, are all arrangeable
One thing worth saying plainly, because it is better heard now than discovered on day one: by default you do not get the building to yourself. We run a small number of In The Core Elite sessions at the same time. You do always get your own coach, working only with your athletes, start to finish, and if you need the facility closed to everyone else, that can be arranged. Ask.
That last point is worth expanding, because most people do not ask. Almost nothing above is fixed:
- Times and days that fit your season, your school schedule or your practice calendar
- A closed facility, if you want the building to yourselves
- A specific training focus, whether that is a position group, a return to play, speed, or a phase of your season
- Frequency, from once a week to several times
- Block length, shorter or longer than the standard ten weeks
- Group size above or below the usual ten to fifteen
None of it is on a menu. Anything beyond our typical setup carries a surcharge, negotiated case by case once we understand what you are asking for. That takes a conversation, which is what the form at the bottom of this page starts.
Teams we have worked with
Real FC · St. Vrain FC · LFA · Rush Soccer Club · Winter Park Competition Center · Mead volleyball, among others.
Teams, groups, and logistics
What is the difference between team training and group training?
A team session is closed. It is organized for one specific team and only that team is in it. A group session is open: any athlete who fits the group, usually by age, can be in it, and they do not need to bring a team with them.
What does it cost?
Groups are priced per athlete, per session: $22 per class in a 10-class package, or $30 for a drop-in. Teams are priced by quote, because it depends on roster size, how often you train and how long the block runs. Anything beyond our typical setup carries a surcharge, negotiated case by case.
Can my athlete join without a team?
Yes. That is what group training is for. Right now we run a young athlete group on Mondays from 5:00 to 6:10pm, and new groups form when there is enough demand for them.
How many athletes are in a session?
Ten to fifteen, for both teams and groups.
How long is the commitment?
Teams commit to ten weeks minimum, because that is the point where training starts to change something rather than just occupy an hour. Groups have no minimum.
Do we come to you, or do you come to us?
You come to us, at our Boulder facility. That is how nearly every team and group trains with us. We can occasionally travel, but it is case by case and carries a surcharge.
Do we get the gym to ourselves?
No, and it is better to say that now than to surprise you on day one. We run a small number of In The Core Elite sessions at the same time. Your team or group does get its own coach for the entire session, working only with your athletes.
Can we arrange something different from what is listed?
Almost certainly, and this is the part most people do not ask about. Times and days, a closed facility with nobody else in the building, a specific training focus such as a position group or a return to play block, how often you train, how long the block runs, and group sizes above or below the usual ten to fifteen are all things we build around a team. None of it is standard and none of it is priced in advance, so it takes a conversation rather than a menu. Tell us what you actually want in the form and we will tell you whether we can do it.
Can we train during our season?
Yes, and most teams should. In-season training is lower volume placed carefully, aimed at holding what the athletes built rather than adding fatigue. We wrote about why in this article on in-season training.
What happens after I fill in the form?
Aaron gets in touch within the week, and he calls rather than emails, because the first useful step is a real conversation about the sport, the season, and what you want training to do for them.
Tell us about your team or your athlete
Ten questions, most of them one line. Tell us whether you have a team or your athlete would join a group, and if you want something other than the standard arrangement, say so in the last box. If you are working to a deadline like a season starting or tryouts coming up, say that too and we will move you up.
