Youth Performance
Youth Training Programs are designed to build strong, confident, and resilient athletes through age-appropriate performance training that grows with each stage of development. Elementary-age athletes focus on fun, movement fundamentals, balance, coordination, and body awareness—laying the foundation for athletic success. Middle school athletes progress to learning proper strength training techniques, speed and agility development, and sport-specific movement patterns to improve overall athleticism and prevent injury. High school athletes advance into structured strength and conditioning programs that enhance power, explosiveness, and durability—preparing them to dominate their sport and perform at the next level. Each program emphasizes proper mechanics, consistency, and long-term athletic development for lasting performance and confidence.
Meet Coach Chad Byers
With a Master of Science in Education in Applied Physiology and decades of experience in strength and conditioning, Coach Chad Byers has developed and coached athletes from youth to professional levels. A former Performance Coach at the University of Miami, Chad worked with baseball, golf, and tennis programs—helping collegiate athletes maximize their speed, strength, and power while reducing injury risk.
He later served as the Performance Coach at True North Classical Academy, where he built comprehensive training programs for middle school and high school athletes, focusing on long-term athletic development and performance longevity.
As Co-Founder of Cat5 Training, Chad worked extensively with youth baseball players ages 5–12, teaching foundational movement patterns, mechanics, and body control to build strong, resilient athletes from the ground up.
Today, Coach Chad specializes in sports performance, athletic development, and durability for rotational power sports such as baseball, golf, and tennis. His programs combine proven training science with a focus on movement efficiency, strength, mobility, and injury prevention—equipping young athletes to perform at their best, stay healthy, and build confidence that lasts a lifetime.
