Posts by Sneha Samfrancisco

“Assess, Don’t Guess” Whether you are an athlete looking to get stronger in the off-season or an adult looking to get back into a training regimen, you should have a strength coach perform an assessment. The assessment process should include, but not be limited to: a medical history, movement assessment, ranges of motion assessment, and…

The new collegiate season is on the horizon, and a New England school is preparing for its first foray into the Division 1 men’s lacrosse landscape: UMass-Lowell. The River Hawks’ roster for their inaugural season is made up of 29 freshmen. The team certainly will face some growing pains as all first-timers do, but it…

The Truth about Core Training When you start a training program it is always best to identify specific goals in order to help guide your training. A common goal that almost every athlete or client mentions is to get a stronger core. Although getting a stronger core is not a specific goal, it’s a start…

During the past year I have had the chance to coach hundreds of athletes ranging from elementary age children right up through professional players. One of my favorite age groups to teach, though, is adult. Our adult clients have flourished from our comprehensive strength training philosophy. Now that the New Year is right around the…

Internship program: An internship with Athletic Performance Training will give you the tools to assess, program, and coach a variety of clients ranging from youth, junior high, high school, prep school, collegiate, professional, and adult levels. Interns must be ready to learn and apply optimal evidenced-based training principles to the real world. We are seeking…

Lessons Learned From A Sports-Related Injury Growing up playing sports in Hanover, Massachusetts, my first sports related injury came during the summer of 1993 when I was just 13 years old. I was playing baseball on the Hanover All-Star team and had just been recruited to a pitching development program in Hingham. At this particular…

Winter Youth FUNdamental Training A common trend that has been emerging with many youth organizations is the demand for youth development that improves functional movement and functional performance (speed, conditioning, power, and agility). APT will create a training program that emphasizes body awareness and control that can be utilized in all sports. The program will…

APT hires Lisa Davis as a Strength & Conditioning Coach APT is excited to announce Lisa Davis as a new strength and conditioning coach. Lisa is highly knowledgable in strength and conditioning and has a great background in sports. Lisa will be a great asset to APT About Lisa Born and raised in Falmouth, Lisa…

You can take the girl out of Falmouth, but you can’t take the Falmouth out of the girl. Katie Solien calls this town home, she just doesn’t go to school here anymore. A senior at Tabor Academy, the soccer player left FHS after her junior season, and two bad knee injuries, to repeat a year…

APT is excited to be a sponsor of the 3rd annual Jingle Jog. Sign up for the Jingle Jog and receive $100 off Athletic Performance Training or $25 off Adult Fitness Festive Dress Encouraged! Start Times: Elf Run (12 and under) 9:30am, Jingle Jog 9:45am Start and finish at Marina Park, Scranton Ave. Falmouth, MA…