About Us
COACH Dave:
Head speed coach for Sports Performance Training
- Certified Speed and Agility coach , national sports performance association
- Certified speed specialist, national association of speed and explosion
- certified functional strength coach, Mike Boyle Strength and COnditioning
- Pain-Free Performance specialist, Dr. John Rusin
Coach Dave was born and raised in Far Rockaway, Queens. He ignited his passion for sports at the age of 8 when he played Pop Warner football. He played varsity high school football at Christ the King in Queens, NY, where he helped lead the team to consecutive champion seasons in 2002 and 2003. Coach Dave went on to be a Former Division 1 football player and track runner at St. Peter’s University (formerly St. Peter’s College). He graduated from SPU in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Since then, he thrived in the hotel industry in Manhattan and moved up in ranks for six years. While gaining customer service experience, Coach Dave always maintained a healthy and athletic lifestyle. He has coached football at the youth, high school, and junior college level.
Coach Dave values and knows the importance of learning the mechanics and technique of athletic movements in order for athletes to excel and gain that competitive edge in their sports. To do this, he regularly records athletes during sessions to provide instant feedback by showing and breaking down the athletes ‘movements.
Coach Dave regularly trains himself with speed, agility, and power exercises as part of his workout regiment so that he remains athletic, and he can also actually show athletes of all levels how to perform athletic movements.
Coach B:
head strength coach of Sports Performance Training and
Strong-Her: A Women's True strength training program
- Certified strength and Conditioning specialist, national strength and conditioning association
- PAIN-FREE PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST, DR. JOHN RUSIN
- Crossfit LEvel 1 Trainer
- usaw Level 1 Coach
Coach B was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. She has been an athlete since the age of 8 when she began playing recreational soccer. She went on to play for the World Class Soccer Club, a competitive traveling team in NY/NJ, and then played for her varsity high school soccer team. Coach B is a former Division 1 soccer player for St. Peter’s University (formerly St. Peter’s College), where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting in 2010. An athlete at heart, Bertha pursued a Master’s degree in Sports Management from Columbia University and graduated in 2015.
After tearing her ACL her senior year of HS, Coach B understands the long and tough process of returning to play post major surgery. She learned that had her lower body been strong, her chances of tearing her ACL would have been low. Since then, Coach B knows and heavily values the importance of a sound strength training program for athletes AND women.
Her goal is to make her members as durable as possible to reduce the likelihood of major injuries, build strong muscles, improve body composition, increase bone density, and boost self confidence through a high quality strength training program for her Athlete and StrongHer women’s strength classes.
Coach Dave and Coach B are married and have a daughter named Ava and son named Ace in the CR school district. With over 20 years of overall fitness and athlete experience, Coach Dave and Coach B welcome the challenge of sharing their affinity and knowledge of fitness, health and wellness for athletes.