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On Friday, March 22, 2024, USA Karate announced major changes to its National Coaching Structure. Among the changes announced was the creation of Head Coach roles for “five key programs crucial for nurturing talent and fostering excellence.” The five Head Coaches for USA Karate’s key programs are: In their announcement, USA Karate explained, “These Head Coaches were selected following a …
Want to be a great athlete? Don’t settle for effort that is “good enough” or you will let yourself down. Want to be a great teammate? Don’t settle for effort that is “good enough” or you will let your teammates down. Want to be a great student? Don’t settle for effort that is “good enough” or you will fall short …
We are incredibly proud of these athletes who competed at the 2024 USA Karate Senior Team Trials over the weekend of February 2-4 at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. They all showed grit throughout the competition and I am proud of how they prepared and how they performed. In the photo above, the Athletes pictured left to …
Beyond helping athletes get stronger and faster, we believe that a big part of being a Champion is the character you display and the consistency with which you bring focus, effort, respect, and preparation to training and everything you do. This is why we emphasize the Champions Code in each session with our athletes. This is also why promotions on …
The Champion Sports Performance training Programs and Coaches are devoted to helping athletes develop their overall athleticism – especially with building the strength, speed, coordination and conditioning that help them excel and separate themselves from their competition. In order to track each athlete’s progress over time, we conduct Assessments every 2-3 months to quantify how much their hard work in …
An important aspect of our training philosophy is maintaining a big-picture perspective and pursuing improvement over the long-term. When talking with the athletes in our programs we emphasize the importance of taking a long-term perspective when it comes to their development. We want athletes (and parents and coaches) to understand and embrace the concept of Kaizen. Kaizen is a Japanese …
Our “Champions Code” sign is mounted just inside the entrance of the Building Of Champions, with a second sign mounted in the Armory (throwing area). This sign is a visible reminder of our culture for every coach, athlete, and parent every time we come in to train. Building Champions Our mantra is “Building Champions”. Not just building athletes, but building …
Men’s Health recently reached out to Tom Scott. Tom is training in pursuit of his goal of becoming the first American Karate athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games in Kumite (fighting). They wanted to get a look at how an Olympic hopeful trains to perform at their best. The Men’s Health team came out to Texas to follow along …
Jake Jennings is a Baseball athlete with an outstanding work ethic and a drive to become the best he can be. To feature Jake in this Champion Spotlight, we asked him some questions about his training and his progress. For an additional perspective we asked his dad, Steve Jennings, some similar questions. Congratulations, Jake – and keep up the great …
Karate athlete and USA Team Captain Tom Scott is ranked among the top athletes in the world for his sport. With years of national and international competitive success, he is admired for his technical and physical abilities. Beyond that, he has become a role model and respected figure across the globe for his character and the demeanor with which he …
