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The foundation class every other Elite Speed program is built on. Ages 13 and up, groups of 1 to 15, indoor turf, and open to whatever sport your kid plays.
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[ 01 ] The foundation
Elite Speed runs speed and agility training at 3985 Horseshoe Lake Rd in Granite City, Illinois, for athletes 13 and up. Groups run 1 to 15 athletes. Sessions coach the footwork, the running form and the first three steps out of a stance, on indoor turf, all year.
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.
Most kids have never been taught how to run. They condition at practice, they get tired, and nobody stops them to fix the arm swing or the way the front foot lands. Then a coach tells them to get faster and nobody says how. That gap is the whole reason this class exists.
There is a real difference between running kids until they are gassed and teaching them to move. Conditioning makes an athlete tired. Coaching changes the mechanics, and the mechanics follow your kid into every practice, every game and every sport they pick up next year.
So a session here is not a workout video with a whistle. A coach watches one athlete, names the one thing costing them a step, and works it until it sticks. That is what the group size of 1 to 15 is for.
The speed and agility class is built for athletes 13 and up. That is the age where the body can absorb real mechanical coaching and hold onto it. Younger athletes are welcome in the building, they just train in the general speed program, where coaches scale the same work to the age and size of the athlete.
Three tracks run here: Boys, Girls and Youth Coed. They are separate classes, not one coed group with a label on it, and the girls class is built around female athletes on purpose.
Athletes come to this turf from Granite City, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Belleville, O’Fallon, Glen Carbon, Troy, Maryville and Alton. Bring your kid once and watch a session. That is the fastest way to know.
[ 02 ] The method
Speed is a skill, which means it has parts, and every one of these parts is teachable to a 13-year-old.
01 · Footwork
Ladders, cones, cuts and plant steps until the feet stop asking permission. When an athlete has to think about their feet, they are already a step late. We drill it to the point where they are not thinking at all.
02 · Running form
Arm action, knee drive, posture, where the foot strikes the ground. Nobody at practice has time to correct this. We slow it down, coach it hands-on, and rebuild it rep by rep until the fast version is the normal version.
03 · First three steps
Out of a stance, out of a shuffle, out of a backpedal. The first three steps decide most plays in most sports, and they are the most coachable thing an athlete owns. So we train them hard and we train them often.
[ 03 ] Inside a session
Movement, not stretching on a mat. The warm-up is already coaching: hips open, ankles ready, the body switched on before anybody sprints.
Running form and footwork, broken into pieces small enough to fix. This is the part practice never has time for.
Acceleration, change of direction and the first three steps, at game intensity, with a coach correcting between reps instead of after.
Football players get position work. Everybody else takes the same mechanics into the movements their sport actually asks for.
The Girls class runs as its own track, not an add-on
[ 04 ] Who trains here
Boys, Girls and Youth Coed run as separate classes. Same coaching, same mechanics, grouped so every athlete is training with the right room.
[ 05 ] What it costs
You should not have to fill out a form to find out what something costs. Here it is.
$0
One full session
Your athlete goes through the whole thing: warm-up, speed and agility drills, and position work if football is their sport. You watch. Nobody pitches you at the end.
Claim your free trial$30-$120
Per month
The Boys, Girls and Youth Coed classes. Groups of 1 to 15 athletes, ages 13 and up. It works like a gym membership, so you come when your week allows instead of signing up for a season.
See membership options$30-$45
Single class
One class, no subscription. Good for the family whose spring is already booked solid and wants speed work in the gaps between seasons.
Call to book a drop-inMemberships across every Elite Speed program run $30 to $480 a month · The first session is always free
[ 06 ] From parents
★★★★★
“This gym is amazing, truly made a huge difference in my sons running and coordination. Love that it’s a pretty flexible program and the coaches take the time with each kid to fine-tune things or give advice.”
Shannon A. · Google★★★★★
“GREAT place. Nice facility and GREAT TRAINERS. The pricing is VERY AFFORDABLE, and whomever is seeking training will benefit from it GREATLY.”
Antwoinne V. · Google[ 07 ] Questions
Group speed and agility training at Elite Speed runs $30 to $120 a month, and a single drop-in class is $30 to $45. The first session is free, so your athlete can try the class before you pay anything. Memberships across every program at the facility run $30 to $480 a month.
The Elite Speed speed and agility class is built for athletes 13 and up, in groups of 1 to 15. Younger athletes are not turned away. They train in the general speed program, where coaches scale the same footwork and running mechanics to the age and size of the athlete.
Elite Speed trains at 3985 Horseshoe Lake Rd, Granite City, IL 62040. The facility is open Monday through Thursday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 12:00pm, and is closed Friday and Sunday. Call (618) 326-1555 and we will find the slot that fits your week.
Coaching. Elite Speed groups run 1 to 15 athletes, so a coach can watch your kid, name the one thing costing them a step, and fix it that night. Conditioning makes an athlete tired. Coaching changes how they move, and that travels to every game they play.
Yes. Elite Speed runs three separate tracks: Boys Speed and Agility, Girls Speed and Agility, and Youth Coed. The girls class has its own group and is built around female athletes rather than folded into the boys class. All three run $30 to $120 a month, and the first session is free.
No. Speed and agility training at Elite Speed is the foundation under every sport in the building. Athletes train here for football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and track, and a multi-sport kid does not need a different gym each season.
[ 08 ] Start here
Bring your athlete on a training night and watch the whole session from the sideline. You will know inside one session whether this is your spot.
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