TRUE GRIT SPORTS - Training, Conditioning, Consultation

About us:
I am Eric Thompson, owner of True Grit Sports - Conditioning, LLC. Originally, established as Goldrush Youth Foundation, (a youth track and field, and basketball organization) 2001. In 2005, the sports training and conditioning component of Goldrush Youth Foundation re-established itself as, “True Grit Sports Training and Conditioning”. In 2008, True Grit Sports Training and Conditioning was licensed with the City of Elk Grove as, “True Grit Sports - Conditioning”, LLC. We have been a licensed and insured member of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce since 2009.
As a citizen of Elk Grove (est. 1993), I have been involved with youth sports nearly 20 years. Upon my arrival, I have coached youth football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and track and field, in the Sacramento and Elk Grove communities. In addition, I have coached high school football, basketball, volleyball, and track and field, at Christian Brothers HS (2004) and two of the local high schools (Franklin HS 2005 -2011 and Cosumnes Oaks HS 2010 -2011) with much success.
During this time I have acquired many years of professional sports development training, sports conditioning training and sports science education. This is in addition to my own participation in youth, high school, and college sports. As a result, many of our TGSC athletes (now TGSC alumni) have continued on with their sports interest into the nation’s colleges and universities as scholarship athletes. Further, many are now professional sports athletes. More importantly, all are productive citizens representing Elk Grove and TGSC.
TGSC Trainers:
All TGSC trainers are insured and certified TGSC sports training professionals. All have received their certification this past summer 2011. All are insured and certified through True Grit Sports - LLC. Most of our trainers are current sports professional athletes or collegiate sports athletes. Many are still competing at the amateur and professional levels. As a result, your athletes benefit from an instructor with the most current training techniques and sports preparation skills.

TGSC Training:
TGSC has developed sports training and conditioning techniques adopted from many sports, adapted to create efficient athletic performance. Many referred to this style of sports training as cross - training. TGSC began to develop our training techniques before the term cross-training became popular. As a result, we understand what is needed to develop an ATHLETE.
We apply several known theories and principles of Kinesiology and Olympic athletic preparation, to help develop our athletes. We use the training principles and techniques of boxing, football, martial arts, track and field, soccer, and basketball. The sports training and preparation requirements for these sports have influenced the development of the unique True Grit Sports Conditioning training.
Our understanding of the principles of human movement and the efficient use of movement is applied in the development of our athletes. The adjustments required specifically for the athlete and the sport are evaluated and determined. Therefore, we tailor the training to the athlete and to the sport. At TGSC we develop an athlete, who plays sports. Any sport!
Our emphasis is on the male or female athlete’s individual needs and abilities. Our plan for your organization is to build on your current athletic status. We will continue to develop agility with speed and balance. We will continue to developed core strength to assist with the development of speed. We will continue to develop balance through the development of lateral and vertical movement. This is all accomplished through various TGSC sports conditioning drills and exercises.
Our training schedule will be designed to develop your athletes throughout the season. We will not train or develop your athletes to their PEAK PERFORMANCE, before he or she needs to perform at his or her best.

TGSC Cost:
The professional sports training and conditioning expertise provided at every training session is valued at several hundred dollars per session. However, our promise is to provide the area’s best sports training and conditioning to ALL and ANY athlete committed to being GREAT. Therefore, our rates are more than reasonable when compared to the others with equal success and results.