Due to the poor driving conditions, Impact Sports has decided to remain closed today, Saturday, Feb 4th.  We will be in contact to reschedule any camps, group, team, or individual training sessions.

Thank you,

The Impact Sports Performance Team

The following are the WINNERS of $200 of FREE TRAINING!! ..or $200 off any program of your choice.

 

Cassius Kemp

Raymond Rodriquez      

Robert Ortiz      

Chelsea Glass   

Phoenix Rain

 

Wow, what a great day!  We had over 70 youth football players from all over Colorado come join us for the Impact Youth Football Camp 2011. 

The camp featured 3 former NFL players, Darius Holland, John Howell and Jamie Heiner.  Both John and Darius have Super Bowl Championships to their name while Jamie (also part owner of Impact Sports) won 2 National Championships while at Nortnern Colorado.  Along with our NFL coaches were several current and former college football players.

This camp is very unique in that all aspects of the game were covered! 

Football Skills - Passing, catching, tackling, ball security, pass defense, route running, take-a-ways, blocking, pass rush, and more!

Character and Mental Toughness - Emphasis on attitude, effort, discipline, being coachable...all things that YOU can control.  

Performance Training - Speed, sports specific and age appropriate strength, power, agility, quickness.

Helping these young athletes become better players and better men on the field.

The day began with each athlete getting a taste for what an NFL combine looks and feels like. Each athlete ran an electronic 40 yard dash, Pro Shuttle, Vertical Jump and Broad Jump...all drills that are performed at the NFL Scouting Combine.  From there the boys broke up and went through several stations, learning all aspects of the game from some of the best and most knowledgable coaches in Colorado!  After lunch, the boys worked their running mechanics, quick feet, power, core strenth and mobility. The day ended with some competitive games including everyone's favorite, the team speed relay race! 

See more pictures on our Facebook page.

Check out the initial video from the Camp...highlights from the entire day! Click Here.

Thank you to all the players, parents and coaches for making this one of the most memorable camps in Impact history!  We'll see you all again soon!

Denver, CO -- Mapleton Schools put on a wonderful summer clinic for their students in June!  A three day camp focused on providing a spark to their community through sports and real life.  It turned out better than imagined!  Led by former Denver Broncos and current church pastor, Darius Holland, the camp provided each attendee several free gifts, including a school backpack, soccer balls, t-shirts, lunches, toys, supplies and more.  However, the best gift was from all the coaches who donated their time to come out and coach!

Darius called on good friend and former football star at Northern Colorado, Jamie Heiner, who is part owner at Impact Sports in Broomfield, to organize and design all the speed and agility drills. At the end of each day, Darius and Jamie provided some encouraging words to the kids.

 "The biggest point I tried to make was that, no matter your situation you have the ability to make it into something great.  Don't settle for anything less than great.  Many of these kids are what many would consider "underprivilaged" and can't afford to pay for these types of camps.  There are so many life lessons to learn on the field of competition and that's why I love sports. Get plugged in...dedicate yourselves to a greater cause than just a video game...or worse, get mixed up with the bad crowds that lead them down a path to destruction.  We want to build hope into these young kids, let them know that guys like Darius and I, we came from very humble beginnings, but you don't have to be a pro athlete to be considered a success.  But you can't settle for less than what you are capable of.  Strive to make some positive changes in your charactor.  Make a positive impact on someones live each day." Jamie declared

 

Darius agreed and added, "These kids need to know we truly care about them, care about who they are as people, not just athletes. However, athletics is a great teacher and motivator for life.  They also need to know that I'm not going anywhere soon, I'm not just coming for a few days and leaving.  No, I am coming to their games, I am speaking at their schools, I may just stop by for lunch every so often...I want to be a resource for this district.  These kids know that their teachers love them and want to see them develop, as do I."

"We were blessed to have so much support from the administration and coaches in the Mapleton School district who came out three days straight with Darius and I to put on a first class camp for these kids", said Jamie. "They were very motivated to see this event go well for these kids. They donated their time, which means time away from their jobs and their families, but they are a part of a bigger family, the Mapleton family!" 

The camp generated some large donations from many local and regional supporters like Nike/SPARQ who donated all the training equipment, Cornerstone Othopedics & Sports Medicine, donated free physicals, Impact Sports Performance, prizes, camp design, programming and drills, Subway & Big City Burrito, who donated lunch on the last day, State Farm (Bill Duggan), donated the backpacks, True Life Church, Pastor Darius's church, donated money, toys, prizes and resources to this camp, Broomfield Rotary Club, finacial support - it was truley amazing!

"We had close to, or slightly over 100 kids out here the past three days.  They were running, jumping...working hard and having fun!  Each day we seemed to gain more momentum." said Pastor Darius Holland.  "Man, this is huge for these kids, they've never done anything like this before...train like pro's and receive free gifts.  Most's these kids walked here on their own, or rode their bikes to come here and to leave with some encouragement...it's AWESOME!" 

 We need more camps like this.  Mapleton Schools, way to go! Not to mention the supporters of events like this - they truly make it happen by sponsoring and making it possible.  Please support them so they can continue to fuel future events like this one.

True Life Church - Pastor Darius Holland - www.truelifechurchonline.com

Impact Sports - Jamie Heiner - www.myimpactsports.com

Cornerstone Orthopedics - Dr. Hsin - www.cornerstoneorthopedics.com

State Farm - Bill Duggan - www.billduggan.net

Mapleton Schools - www.mapleton.us

Nike/SPARQ - www.sparqtraining.com

Subway - Brad and Tiffany Harris- www.subway.com

Big City Burrito - Brad and Tiffany Harris - www.bigcityburrito.com

Broomfield Rotary Club - www.broomfieldrotary.org

 Picture slide show 

 

Rainey Gaffin Gatorade’s State Softball Player of the Year

By NEIL DEVLIN

 

All-Colorado, Douglas County, Gatorade, Legacy, Rainey Gaffin, Softball No surprise here — Rainey Gaffin was named Colorado’s Gatorade softball player of the year. There wasn’t much the Legacy junior didn’t accomplish during the 2010 season. In leading the Lightning to the Class 5A state championship, their fourth in succession, the junior was 23-0 on the mound as Legacy finished 25-0. Gaffin had a 0.98 earned-run average. At the plate, she batted .693 and had three home runs and 41 RBIs. She was The Denver Post MVP of the state tournament as well as All-Colorado player of the year. The Gatorade award also recognizes academics (Gaffin had 3.39 grade-point average) and character (she was a peer tutor, volunteered delivering food to the needy and collecting sports equipment donations for underprivileged districts). Said Brian Stebbins, coach at Douglas County in Castle Rock: ““We didn’t face another player with the combined talent of Rainey Gaffin. She’s a dominant pitcher as well as a huge threat at the plate.” Gaffin is a finalist for national player of the year to be announced later this month.

HTB Hockey team beat Golden to get to the finals game and they beat the heavily favored North Alliance team to win the State Championship at the Arvada Apex Ice Arena on May 15th 2011! 

Warriors Reach State Lacrosse Semifinals!

 

Impact's own, Justin Godfrey earns several awards on his way to a stellar season!

1st Team All-Conference

1st Team All-Region

1st Team All-State

All Colorado Team (chosen from all classifications!)

Longmont Times Defensive Player of the Year

Link to Longmont Times article http://www.timescall.com/Sports_Story.asp?ID=24664

View the video of the pep assembly up online where Legacy's Rainey Gaffin is honored.  Click on link above . . .  look in lower right hand corner under recent videos.   Click on arrows until you see Legacy's Gaffin honored.  

http://www.9news.com/

During this world cup year, Impact Sports continues to expand and travel the country training our top US Soccer teams, including the U20's Men's National team.  In Florida this week, Jamie Heiner, of Impact Sports Performance in Broomfield, CO, test's and trains our top 24 athletes in the world!  Many will get drafted later this year, and many are already playing for pro clubs in Europe. 

As a SPARQ Performance Expert for Nike-SPARQ, Jamie led the week of testing and training in an effort to provide Tom Rongen, head coach for the U20's, with some valuable information.  The top SPARQ rating of the week was 114.35...a top 5 score of all time for the U20's.  Several scored higher that 100 with the average being 91.83.

Stay tuned for further updates on the team and players!

One of our own athletes, Javier Lopez, picks up a World Series ring just days ago!  CONGRATULATIONS! Check out an article written about Javier Lopez and his key role in baseball's World Series vs. the Texas Rangers:

"World Series notebook: Lopez wins battle of lefties

By Phil Barber, The Press Democrat

SAN FRANCISCO — It was billed as one of the key matchups of the 2010 World Series, and we got our first taste of it Thursday night in Game 2: left-handed relief pitcher Javier Lopez vs. left-handed power hitter Josh Hamilton. Hamilton is a strong candidate for American League MVP after batting a stellar .359 with 32 home runs and 100 RBIs. He brings fear to the hearts of many pitchers, but Lopez destroys most lefties. He usually faces just a batter or two, but they tend to be big outs — like Hamilton. In the top of the eighth inning, the big center fielder came up with speedy Elvis Andrus on second base and two men out. Matt Cain was on the mound with a 2-0 lead, and looked strong. Giants manager Bruce Bochy could have stuck with Cain or elected to walk Hamilton intentionally.

Instead, he brought in Lopez, who got one strike on Hamilton and then induced him into an easy fly to center field. That was Lopez’s night.

After the game, he refused to make a big deal of the confrontation. “I try to downplay that as much as I can,” Lopez said. “It is just a single matchup when it comes down to it. They have some great right-handed bats right behind him, you know (Vladimir) Guerrero and then you bring in (Nelson) Cruz, and then have (Ian) Kinsler hitting a little farther down in the order. Those guys are just as important if not more important than Josh.”

But Bochy didn’t mince words about Lopez, whom the Giants acquired from Pittsburgh in a July 31 trade.

“Lopez has done such a great job for us,” he said. “We needed a big out there against a tough hitter, and he got the out. I knew if that situation came up, I had Lopez ready, that he would face him.”

JONNY ON THE SPOT"

After starting the off-season training hard, working his core strength, balance, power and explosiveness, Javier Lopez now finds himself headed to the MLB World Series against the Texas Rangers. 

In the series clinching win over the Phillies, Javier came in the game in the 7th inning with a 2-2 tie and quickly retired the side with a fly out to right field, a ground out back to the pitcher and a strike out of Ryan Howard.  Giants would go on to win 3-2 to send them to the World Series.

Click HERE to watch to AMAZING video clips of Javier Lopez!  We wish you all the best the the World Series!

Legacy softball Saturday continued to prove it is the most dominate team in Colorado's largest classification of competition with its latest state title.

Way to go ladies, Impact Sports is so proud of ALL of you! Your hard work continues to pay off!

The top-seed Lightning struck the Class 5A state championship for its fourth consecutive title at Aurora Sports Complex. But the team's 5-2 win over No. 3 Rock Canyon came in a much different fashion than past seasons.

The past three titles were defensive works of art. But from catcher Buggs Torrez's first RBI of the game, Legacy constructed its win with potent strokes of the bat.

Legacy outhit the Jaguars 14-to-4 in the finals. The most consistent bats were pitcher Rainey Gaffin's and outfielder Rebeka Prokaski's.

Impact Athlete, Alea Wildman, makes "Player of the Week" for CSU Pueblo Girls Volleyball Team! 

Read full story here..  http://gothunderwolves.com/sports/wvball/2010-11/releases/20101001vcwu4a

Impact Sport Performance's, Skeleton Athlete, Adam Moore, leaves for Lake Placid with his sights set on the Gold Medal!  We are so excited for you Adam!!  Go get em!  To read more about Adam and his story go to  www.slidingskeleton.com .

check out this CRAZY video, helmet cam style!

Impact Sport Performance's Athlete, Dan Power, is called back for a 2nd tryout as a Punter with the San Diego Chargers!  Good Luck Dan!!!

On a beautiful July weekend, hundreds of Nike Factory Store customers took their best shot at running a 40 yard dash and testing their vertical jumping ability.  They also had the chance to punt, pass and kick for prizes.  Participants received a 20% off coupon for their entire order for simply attempting. 

Impact trainers, Rylan Reed, Mitch Dreska, Tyler Matoba and Jamie Heiner, broke the scores down by age group and gave away prizes for the top scorers of the day in each category.  Check out some of the highlights from the day!

Impact athlete for the past 4 years, Austin Scheufele continues to receive recognition for his hard work. Just being considered for the Steinmark Award, the recent Centaurus High grad said this week, has been one of the biggest honors of his prep career.

The Steinmark, now in its 39th year, is given annually to the top male and female multi-sport athletes in Colorado who also demonstrate academic success and are active in their schools and communities. The award is sponsored by the CHSCA and Colorado Sidelines.

Read the full story here!

FHS frosh Pepin put up perfect year to earn All-region honors
 
One player who made the most of what could easily have been a rebuilding year for such a young squad was freshman Kat Pepin, who has been named the Camera`s Girls Tennis Player of the Year.

FHS` No. 2 singles player didn`t lose all season -- not even a set. She went 10-0 in dual play and won a tournament in Grand Junction in addition to her Front Range League, regional and state crowns.
"Going into it I definitely did not think I was going to do that well," Pepin said. "I thought I was going to win the majority of my matches. But not losing any and not losing a set is pretty awesome for me."

Read the entire story here.

LAFAYETTE -- Regis goalie Tori Bealer may have had nightmares Friday night about Centaurus lacrosse player Emma Lazaroff bearing down on her, ready to fling home another goal.
After all, that scenario played out nine times late Friday afternoon -- a career-high scoring game for Lazaroff, the state`s leader in goals -- as host Centaurus notched the first playoff victory in program history, a 21-15 decision over Regis.
"This is unreal; no words can describe it," Lazaroff said of the breakthrough win that came during a rainstorm. "We`ve worked so hard for this."

Read the full story here.

Rynearson lifts Eagles into soccer quarterfinals.

BROOMFIELD -- Morgan Rynearson kept looking at the clock and wishing it would slow down on Saturday during Broomfield`s playoff soccer game against Greeley West.
Her outlook changed once she`d played heroine.

The sophomore scored from 20 yards out in the 75th minute to give Broomfield a 1-0 triumph in a tense Class 4A second-round matchup of Northern League powers.

The goal came after a day in which sixth-seeded Broomfield (15-2-0) put plenty of shots on goal but struggled to solve Greeley West keeper Jenna Doregemueller.

"We were definitely nervous and kept wanting there to be more time for us to score," Rynearson said of the scoreless tie. "But as soon as we scored it felt like (time) was going so slow.

Read the full story here.

Pepin and Moore win state titles!

DENVER -- There has been a lot of talk about the future around this spring`s Fairview girls tennis team, and it`s for good reason, with a slew of talented young players with two or three seasons of competition remaining.
The youngsters showed Thursday during the first and second rounds of the state tournament that maybe the future wasn`t so far off after all.

Fairview coach Susan Stensrud has at least five semifinal matches on her plate this morning at the Gates Tennis Center with the possibility of a sixth materializing.

Read the full story here.

Marcus Burton had his chance to impress NFL scouts and he did not disappoint.  He had the top scores in several events including Bench Press reps at 225lbs (25 reps), Broad Jump (10' 2.75") and L-drill (6.69 secs).  The scouts on hand liked that he was so versitle and could play both linebacker and fullback.  He showed great size and speed combination as he weighed in at 258lbs and was clocked in the 4.69-4.75 range for his 40 yard dash.  He performed well in planned events as well as the LB and FB drills, catching everything in site including a 1 handed stab at fullback. 

So now what?  Well, now Marcus will just have to "wait and see".  "It's a waiting game now, but I had several scouts come and talk to me after the testing.  The Packers, Falcons and Colts seemed most interested and all said that they like how I moved and like my size and versitility". 

Marcus explained that he "will keep working in the weight room and on (his) speed and conditioning at Impact Sports"...to stay in shape.   "I am just going to keep preparing like I am going to be playing in the NFL next year". 

With Burtons great performance and unrelenting attitude in his preperation, there is a great chance you all will see Marcus on the field come Sunday's next year!

This is a big week for some of Impact Sports' athletes getting ready for their chance to perform in front of NFL coaches and scouts.  Marcus Burton of CU, Brandon Fanney of Alabama and Dion Morton of CSU have all worked hard in preparation for their big day.  The players have done well in their careers, earning them a chance to now "interview" for a job at the next level - the NFL.  Impact is no stranger to training athletes for the NFL having trained over 100 college and professional level players in the past 4 years.  Last year, Patrick Williams of CU, put on a show for scouts, drawing oooh's and aaah's as he jumped 11' in the standing long jump...a score good enough to have earned him the #1 rank amoung wide receivers in NFL Combine in this event!  He carried that over into his other drills, displaying performances worthy of top 10 results in 40 (4.49), 3-cone (6.93) and shuttle (4.14).  This is a big reason why Patrick was signed to play with Green Bay Packers!

Click here for some training videos of M arcus, Brandon and Dion. 

Today, Impact Sports was honored with the instruction provided by Todd Helton at it's Winter Baseball Training Series  (5-Tool training system).  Todd Helton was there along side friend and former Rockies player, Greg Norton.  While many current and former athletes get involved with camps and clinics, it is quite clear that these two men are doing it for all the right reasons... the kids. Today the players worked on several key areas of the game of baseball including hitting, fielding and throwing.  The first two series are almost complete, but there is one additional 3 week camp in January and February featuring both Helton and Norton.  Other instructors include Impact's own Rylan Reed (college shortstop), Matt Bodenchuk (College All-American) and Mike Provencher (College All-American). 

For Pictures from the Camp CLICK HERE!

The Monica Abbott and Ashlie Goble Pitching and Catching Camp this week brought the best out of over 80 camp attendees!  The camp, also featuring Brittani Houghton (University of Florida and University of Stetson All-American), was a two day event designed to help players enhance and "fine tune" the pitching and catching mechanics.  All players received an autographed poster and also attended a Q & A with the instructors, asking them any question they wanted!  Watch as Monica talks to the girls and their parents about how she approaches a game when she plays against her friends.  She also tells us who her friends are on the USA team.

5A Pitcher of the year: Shelby Babcock, Legacy, Sr.

Who else? The budding University of Arizona recruit pitched the Lightning to its third consecutive title by blanking Ralston Valley 1-0 in eight innings. Babcock surrendered one earned run all season (only 10 runs overall) and came away with a microscopic 0.05 ERA. Her 211 strikeouts pushed her career total to 934, and she capped her career with a 22-0 season. For good measure, she batted .593 and slugged eight home runs from the clean-up spot in the lineup. “I feel accomplished now,” Babcock said. “I feel good.”

5A Player of the year: Nicole Hudson, Standley Lake, Jr.

OK, so her team didn’t make it to the state tournament. It’s difficult to punish Hudson for that, because who else clubbed 12 homers and drove in 47 runs to go with a nice .494 batting average? Oh, and her defense from the catcher position was top-notch as well. Look for scouts to be constantly scouring Hudson during the summer and as she enters her senior season.

Honorable Mention:

Util. Rainey Gaffin, Legacy, Jr., 2B Melissa Marcovecchio, Legacy, Jr.; OF Shae Rodriguez, Legacy, Sr.; C Buggs Torres, Legacy, Jr.;

 

Impact Faithful leaving their mark as ESPN 2009 Top Colorado players

SENIORS

Shelby Babcock - Legacy High School - Signed with Univ. of Arizona

Lindsey Boyd - Stanley Lake High School

JUNIORS

Shae Rodriguez - Legacy High School

Shannon Lembeck - Mullen High School

Nicole Hudson - Stanley Lake High School

Mary Towner - Ralston Valley High School

Buggz Torrez - Legacy High School

SOPHOMORES

Elle Madsen - Wheat Ridge High School

Jessica Ball - Legacy High School

The Lightning, led by another shutout from University of Arizona-bound Babcock and another flawless defensive effort, became the first big-school team to three-peat since Arvada West won four straight from 1993-96 (combined 6A and 5A).

"We had 17 errorless ballgames this season, and that really was the difference," Legacy coach Dawn Gaffin said.

Incidentally, the Lightning (24-0-1) got its run because of an error in the rematch of last season's final. Mattila led off the top of the eighth with a double off the glove of diving center fielder Sydney Bell. Mattila moved to third on a single by Babcock, who was replaced on the bases by Marisa Cordova.

For the third straight year, Legacy Softball trained at at Impact Sports preparing for the season and also the playoffs.  Congratulations girls, we are so proud of you all!

To view some great photos from the team in action click below:

http://photos.broomfieldenterprise.com/State-Champions-1/Legacy-5A-softball-champions/10086747_EYsEG#692246986_oWuyo

Hear how our Director of Sports Performance, Jamie Heiner, along with Dr. Daniel Ocel of Cornerstone Orthopedics, helped professional soccer player, Mike Petke, recover quickly and win the "2008 Comeback Player Of The Year" award for the Colorado Rapids!

Click on the Picture (left) to see video!

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