Youth Sports Academy

We believe in high performance as a way of life. It’s a commitment to excellence and the continual pursuit of “better”. It’s giving your best effort knowing that perfection is unattainable.

Building Confidence and Teamwork in Youth Sports

Have you ever taken a trip with a group of friends? If you have it probably deepened the bond between you as you ventured into unfamiliar territory and relied on one another. It’s easy to know how someone will act in a familiar setting but being placed in an unfamiliar and challenging environment not only builds character but strengthens the bonds between us.

This is exactly what happens in sports when teams play on the road. They go into an unfamiliar and hostile environment and are expected to perform at their best. It’s easy to win at home but winning on the road requires getting comfortable being uncomfortable.

How can teams prepare for that adversity so they feel comfortable going into any situation and performing at their best? It starts in the offseason. The Youth Sports Academy at 1801 is designed to accomplish just that.

Our Approach

The Youth Sports Academy or YSA is team-based training for youth athletes. They commit as a team to train twice per week in 4 to 6-week blocks. The training is sport-specific and age appropriate. While many facilities offer strength and conditioning programs, our goal is to develop more than just physical capacity. We aim to develop their mental capacity as well as character.

We believe that in many ways, sports give kids the foundational skillset to successfully navigate life. Among these are navigating team dynamics, respect for authority, persevering in the face of adversity, developing confidence, and how to handle success and failure.

Team Building

It’s no surprise that teamwork comes easily to kids who have competed in sports. Kids who have excelled in sports have more confidence which positively correlates with success in life. In fact, confidence is the single greatest predictor of success in any endeavor. While confidence cannot guarantee success, the lack of it can certainly guarantee failure.

At 1801 you’ll find an environment unlike any other gym. The thoughtful combination of design and technology is evident as soon as you walk in the door. However, we’re more than just a beautiful place to work out. You’ll find that same combination in our programs. 

We’ve gone to great lengths to ensure that 1801 is a welcoming and inclusive environment where adversity comes in the form of the training program and team bonding is formed from a shared challenge in an unfamiliar environment.

Our Core Values

At the Youth Sports Academy, we’re defined by our values and we do our best to instill those values in our athletes. They include:

• Humility
• Hard Work
• Consistency
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Attention to Detail
• Competitive Spirit
• Positive Attitude

We believe that athletes and teams who live these values will have what it takes to do the work, day in and day out, to improve continually and reach their potential. Win or lose, how we play the game is the ultimate measure of success.

Interested to learn more? Get all the details about the Youth Sports Academy here.