Coaching
One thing at a time
Groups run 1 to 15 athletes, so a coach can watch your kid and fix the specific thing holding them back. Shannon said it in her Google review: “the coaches take the time with each kid.”
[ Granite City, IL ] · Serving the metro-east
Speed is a skill
Football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, track. Your athlete learns to run, cut and accelerate the right way, from coaches who fix one thing at a time.
“Made a huge difference in my sons running and coordination.”
5.0★11 Google reviews
11Training programs
6Sports coached
$0First session free
[ 01 ] The work itself
Nobody is born knowing how to accelerate
Most athletes have never been taught how to run. They condition at practice and nobody corrects the mechanics. Elite Speed coaches the three things that decide whether an athlete separates or gets caught.
Illinois high school seasons are set by the IHSA and they do not line up with each other: the state finals land in March for basketball, May for track and field, June for softball and November for boys soccer. One foundation has to carry an athlete across all of them.
- 01Footwork
Where the feet go before the athlete has time to think about it. Clean feet are the difference between a cut and a stumble.
- 02Running form
Arm action, knee drive, ground contact. Small corrections here show up as whole tenths of a second, in every sport they play.
- 03The first three steps
Most plays are decided before anyone reaches top speed. We train the start, out of a stance, over and over.
[ 02 ] Programs
Eleven ways to get faster
Position work for football. Sport-specific speed for baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and track. All of it built on the same foundation.
01Speed & AgilityThe foundation · ages 13+
02Wide ReceiverRelease · routes · hands
03Running BackVision · cuts · burst
04Defensive BackBackpedal · hip turn
05LinebackerRead · react · pursue
06Offensive LineFirst step · pass set
07Elite Speed 7v7Live reps · metro-east
08Baseball SpeedFirst step · base running
09Softball SpeedFirst step · base running
10Basketball SpeedLateral · transition
11Soccer SpeedAcceleration · endurance
[ 03 ] How it works
Built for families who are already busy
Commitment
A membership, not a season
It works like a gym. Come when your schedule allows. No season-long contract, no travel-team obligation, no penalty for a week of school ball.
Transfer
Every sport, one foundation
Better running form and coordination follow your athlete onto the field, the court, the diamond and the track. Multi-sport athletes do not need a different gym each season.
[ 04 ] The room
Indoor turf, year round
February does not cancel training. Boys and girls of every age come from Granite City, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Belleville, O’Fallon, Glen Carbon, Troy, Maryville and Alton, and they get the same session in the middle of winter that they get in July.
[ 05 ] From a parent
“Worth doing for every athlete from any sport.”
★★★★★ Brent · Google
See all reviews[ 06 ] The staff
Who coaches your athlete
Aspire. Achieve. Advance. Six coaches who would rather fix your kid’s first step than run them into the ground.
[ 07 ] Questions
What parents ask first
How much does training at Elite Speed cost?
Elite Speed memberships run from $30 to $480 a month depending on the program. Group speed and agility classes start at $30 a month, a single drop-in class is $30, and position-specific football training runs higher. The first session is free, so every athlete can try the training before anyone pays anything.
What ages does Elite Speed train?
Elite Speed trains athletes from youth through high school and beyond, across football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and track. The speed and agility class is built for ages 13 and up in groups of 1 to 15 athletes. Younger athletes train in the general speed program, where coaches scale the work to the athlete.
What happens in the free trial session?
The Elite Speed free trial is one full session at no cost and with no commitment. Your athlete goes through the dynamic warm-up, the speed and agility drills, and position-specific football work if that is their sport. You watch the whole thing. Nobody gets a sales pitch at the end of it.
Do I have to commit to a season or sign a contract?
No. Elite Speed runs on a flexible membership that works like a gym membership rather than a season-long contract. Athletes come when their schedule allows, which is the whole point for families already driving to practice four nights a week. Parents in our reviews call the flexibility the reason they keep it going.
How does Elite Speed actually make an athlete faster?
Elite Speed coaches mechanics, not conditioning. Sessions work the footwork, the running form and the first three steps out of a stance, which is where most athletes lose ground. A coach watches one athlete at a time and corrects one thing at a time, which is what separates coaching from a drill video.
Can my athlete train for more than one sport at Elite Speed?
Yes, and most do. Speed, coordination and change of direction transfer across every sport, so a multi-sport athlete does not need a different gym each season. Elite Speed trains football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and track athletes in the same building, on the same foundation.
How far is Elite Speed from Edwardsville and Belleville?
Elite Speed sits in Granite City, Illinois, in the middle of the metro-east corridor and close to the highway. Athletes train here from Edwardsville, Collinsville, Belleville, O’Fallon, Glen Carbon, Troy, Maryville and Alton. One of our reviewers put it plainly: easy to get to and not too far off the highway.
[ 08 ] Start here
Bring your athlete. Watch one session.
The first one is free and there is nothing to sign. You will see the drills, you will see the energy, and you will know inside an hour whether this is your spot.
5.0 from 11 Google reviewsFirst session $0From $30 a month
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