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Guelph Gryphon's Performance Academy invites you to train like a Gryphon!
Our head Gryphon's Strength & Conditioning Coach Josh Ford welcomes community athletes to train with our Strength & Conditioning staff and current Gryphons Student-Athletes. Athletes will be trained using principles from the Long Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD) to maximize the windows of trainability. Using age appropriate methods similar to our own Gryphon athletes, the Gryphon's Performance Academy athletes will experience the following training based on developmental level.
-Energy System Development (Conditioning)
-Strength, Speed & Power
-Movement Competency & Capacity
-Balance, Coordination, Agility
-Mobility & Flexibility
-Proper Recovery & Regeneration Strategies.

The goal of the Guelph Gryphon's Performance Academy is to provide a challenging and safe training experience for young athletes to improve and enhance their physical capacities that will benefit their athletic pursuits and beyond. In turn we see increased health and wellness, confidence levels and decreased rates of injury. The Guelph Gryphons are proud to promote a positive culture of inclusivity, encouragement, and personal growth. We want young athletes to experience what it's like to invest energy, attention and effort towards a goal and see the results that follow! During our training sessions our instructors will emphasize the 5 values of "I Am Gryphon"program:
Caring, Determined, Respectful, Engaged and Authentic. All sessions will have a coach-to-athlete ratio of at least 1:10 and will be coached by one of our Strength & Conditioning Coaches along with current Gryphon varsity athletes. Team sessions are also available.

Meet Our Strength Coach Josh Ford
Josh received a Specialized Honours Degree in Kinesiology & Health Science from York University where he worked as a Student-Assistant S&C Coach. During this time he was mentored by legendary S&C Coaches Todd Wright of the University of Texas Men's Basketball program and legendary Strength Coach Mike Boyle. He then worked as a strength coach with the Stouffville Spirit Junior Hockey Club, was part of an OFSAA Championship with the Eastern Commerce Collegiate Saints Basketball program and spent a season and a half with Ryerson Men's Basketball. More recently Josh spent time in the NCAA making a stop at the University of Evansville before moving on to become Assistant Director of Basketball Performance at the University of Maryland. Prior to joining the Gryphons Josh spent a year with the McMaster Marauders working with the Volleyball and Basketball teams and has been a S&C coach with Canada Basketball's Men's programs for the past 5 years. Josh holds the following certifications: CSCS from the National Strength & Conditioning Association, Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach, FMS Level 1, Bioforce Certified Conditioning Coach.