Ryan Barrett signs with Washington State.

You may have noticed him in the gym alot lately, he has been working hard with our trainers to prepare for this transition. Ryan is a quartermiler and he has signed a Financial Aid agreement to attend and compete for Washington State starting in the spring of 2010. This was announced Thursday by cougar head track & field coach Rick Sloan.

Barrett is completing his AA degree at Clark College in Vancouver. He was coached at Clark by former cougar all american John Cassleman. Barrett won a total of seven All- American honors during his two seasons and was named the teams MVP twice. He plans to major in construction management at WSU.

Ryan's got the edge and we wish him all the best!

The new facility at the South Hill Mall is open for training!

The new Edge facility at the South Hill Mall (the old Ballys) is mostly under renovation, but the gym and the tennis courts are available for training! We are so excited about this wonderful opportunity. Competitive Edge will now be offering a complete workout facility for families! While the kids are training or having a lesson, parents will be able to work out too. Please call 253-840-8581 for team reservations or more info.

Below is a picture from a volleyball clinic at the new gym.

We are pleased to offer both locations to our clients!

Wednesday Early Release Programs

We will be offering our Wednesday Early Release Programs once again this year to Brouillet, Carson, Pope, Edgerton, Woodland and Shaw Road Elementary Schools. These programs focus on developing physically active habits in the life of your child. The first hour consists of conditioning, agility training, coordination and nutritional habits. The second hour will be a PE style curriculum that emphasizes fun, teamwork, sportsmanship and discipline. This year we are offering a Stranger Danger class at Fruitland Elementary School for our Wednesday Early Release Program. Stranger Danger teaches children 5 rules of protecting themselves from a stranger. These rules and techniques will be practiced over and over until the child successfully accomplishes all 5 rules and escapes from their trainer. Give your kids the tools they need to stay safe. Enroll them in this class today!

Call Competitive Edge to register for any of our Wednesday Early Release Programs 253-840-8581.

The Life of a College Football Player

Here is a little insight into the world of college football, this is a blogpost from a sports writer of the Idaho State Journal.
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Let’s play football
July 31st, 2009

By Kelvin Ang

Well, Idaho State football fans, your wait is nearly over. It’s about that time of year again, when the Bengals get back on the field for preseason camp.

Idaho State SID Frank Mercogliano was kind enough to provide us with a
blow-by-blow schedule of what the Bengals will go through in the next month, and let me tell you, it will scare you.
Players officially check in for physicals on Wednesday, and the first practice is at 4 p.m. Thursday. They go to two-a-days every other day beginning Tuesday, Aug. 11.

The first scrimmage is 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, and the second is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. The mock game is at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, and then school starts the week after that.

But back to my point about what the players are looking at for the next month of their lives. This is what a pretty typical day in the schedule looks like:

7 a.m.: Wake up
7:15 a.m.: Staff meeting
7:30 a.m.: Breakfast
8:50 a.m.: Pre-practice
9 a.m.: Practice
11:30 a.m.: Lunch
1:30 – 2 p.m.: Special teams meetings
2 p.m.: Offense/Defense unit meetings
2:15- 3:15 p.m.: Position meetings
3:50 p.m.: Pre-practice
4 p.m.: Practice
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m.: Special teams meeting
7:45 p.m.: Team meeting
8 p.m.: Offense/Defense unit meeting
8:15 p.m.: Position meeting
9:30 p.m.: Staff meeting
10:30 p.m.: Bed check

Tell me, does that not intimidate you? Do you see a time slot in there for the movies or TV? Football isn’t a full-time job for these players. It’s pretty much full-time life.

Scenes from Day 2 of the Youth Tackle Football Camp

Scenes from the 1st Day of Youth Tackle Football Camp in Puyallup, WA

Padded Youth Tackle Football Camp July 7-10, 2009

It is not too late sign up for Pierce County's only padded youth tackle football camp! This is a camp that provides football instruction designed to provide both skill development and performance/speed training that relates directly to football.

Directed by Eric Kurle, head football coach at Graham Kapowsin High School.

Speed, strength and agility training from Nationally Certified Specialist Brian Petersen and Competitive Edge Staff.

Each position will be instructed by high school coaches and. numerous college student athletes from the University of Washington, University of Oregon, Washington State, Idaho State, Eastern Washington and PLU.

Local high school players will also assist with drills.

24 Hours of professional football instruction for one low price. Lunch is provided.

Don't miss out sign up today! You may download the registration form at our website or call 253-840-8581 for more info.