Youth SportsPerformance
Strength, speed, and confidence for young athletes in the Madison area. Patient, expert coaching that helps kids move well, stay healthy, and love their sport.
Training That Builds the Whole Athlete
Sports performance training is the work athletes do off the field to play better on it. For young athletes, that means learning to move well first, then building strength, speed, and power on top of a solid foundation.
- Movement quality: squatting, hinging, jumping, and landing with good mechanics
- Strength: age-appropriate lifting, coached rep by rep
- Speed and power: acceleration, sprint mechanics, and jumping
- Injury prevention: balance, landing control, and the strength that helps protect knees, ankles, and shoulders
- Confidence: knowing how to train safely, for life
For Young Athletes and Their Families
This program is built for middle school and high school athletes across the Madison area, in any sport: soccer, basketball, volleyball, football, track, hockey, softball, baseball, wrestling, and more.
- Athletes who want to get stronger and faster before the season
- Kids who are new to the weight room and want to learn the right way
- Athletes coming back from a long season who need a reset
- Parents looking for a coach they can trust with their child
Training is private and small group right now, so every athlete gets real attention. Group classes are coming soon.
Simple, Safe, and Built Around Your Athlete
Free First Session
We meet, talk about your athlete's sport and goals, and get to know each other. Parents are always welcome.
Movement Assessment
Coach Keysha watches how your athlete squats, jumps, lands, and runs, so the plan starts where they are.
Coached Training
Warm-up, skill work, strength, and speed, with technique coached on every rep and progressions that fit their age.
Plan for the Season
Each athlete leaves with clear goals and a plan that works around their practices, games, and school year.
Is Strength Training Safe for Kids?
When it's well coached and age-appropriate, strength training is a healthy part of youth athletic development. The key is supervision, good technique, and smart progressions, never maxing out or chasing numbers. That's how Coach Keysha has coached young athletes for years: technique first, and every athlete progresses at their own pace.
Have questions before you book? Email Keysha anytime. She's happy to talk it through.
ExperiencedIn Your Corner
Coach Keysha McClenton has spent more than 20 years coaching athletes, and has been privileged to coach NCAA national champions and Olympic gold medalists. She holds a Master of Science in Kinesiology and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), USA Weightlifting certified, and CrossFit Level 2 certified.
From 2008 to 2025 she owned and coached at CrossFit Madtown, where her weightlifting club won Wisconsin State Championships in 2011, 2014 and 2015. She's grateful to every athlete she's been privileged to coach along the way, and today she brings that same care to every athlete who walks in, whether it's their first day lifting or their senior season.
Come RiseWith Us
Let's Build Your Athlete's Foundation. Book a free first session and see how Coach Keysha works with young athletes. No pressure, just a great hour of training and a plan for what's next.
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