K-8th Performance Programs
CHRISTUS Athletic Performance Center
Our Long-Term Athletic Development program is designed to guide athletes step-by-step from youth through high school. Athletes start in Level 1 (K–2) and can advance by age or by testing into higher levels. As they progress, they move through Levels 2 and 3, with middle school athletes entering Level 3 and having the opportunity to test into Level 4.
Programs emphasize:
- Movement principles
- Helps build speed, quickness, and agility, including footwork and continuous movement
- Strength foundations
- Includes focus on coordination, balance, and body control for core strength
- Mobility, stability, and flexibility
- Muscle coordination (inter- and intramuscular)
- Joint and spinal health
- Brain-based performance training