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National Signing Day is the time when high school seniors officially make their college commitment to continue their academic and athletic careers. This day is a major milestone for athletes, parents, and their school programs as it marks years of dedication, hard work, and sacrifice. It is a great achievement and one that always warrants […]

Sacrifice Earns Reward Picture this. You are standing at the free throw line in a crowded gymnasium. The sweat drips down your face and all eyes are on you to sink the shot. You take a deep breath and release the ball from your fingertips – it hits the rim and rolls on its edge, […]

Kade Kostus, a recent 2022 graduate of Rockford High School, made it his mission to enter his freshman football season at Central Michigan University as prepared as possible. After an incredible training period at PowerStrength Training Systems… …Mission Accomplished. Kade is one of the most driven athletes to come through PowerStrength. To achieve the kind […]

From Excellent to Elite! Zak Ahern (Rockford High School ’22) dedicated himself to a complete transformation over the last 3-months like nothing we have ever seen before! Coming off a a decorated senior football season at Rockford, where he totaled 50 touchdowns, earned Division 1 All State honors, All-Area Dream Team, and Player of the Year […]

This is the first basketball pre-season Coach Ken George has had available in 25 years. The previous 24 he was preparing the Forest Hills Central varsity boys team for the season. During that same time period was when Coach Jason Martin launched the Grand Rapids Storm AAU Basketball Organization. 50 combined years later, and thousands […]

There are many characteristics college football coaches search for in their future players. Good student. Athletic – fast, strong, powerful, etc. Size – height and weight to do the job at that position, or at least the potential to grow into it High-character and leadership qualities. This is by no means an exhaustive list but […]

Jake Bull first stepped foot into PowerStrength 5 years ago as a high school senior. He was a 6’5 225lb athlete who played football, basketball, and baseball for the Hudsonville Eagles. His focus turned to football where he was a standout TE/DE and was offered a scholarship to a small D2 school – Hillsdale College. […]

The time of year is upon us where football players end their college chapter and start a new one as they pursue their dream of playing professional football. The destination could be the NFL, CFL, AFL – or somewhere they didn’t anticipate, which is usually how these uncontrollable journeys go. How the story ends is […]

The Beginning In the summer of 2013 we would make weekly trips to the local field with our college and high school athletes for our speed sessions. 25 athletes would be stretched across the entire field as they drilled technique and sprinted fast. The turf was hot, and the sun would slowly creep back behind […]

With 2017 ending we wanted to re-cap our Top 17 Moments in 2017 at PowerStrength. Enjoy reliving some of our best memories from another immense year here at PSTS. Granted we couldn’t list them all, but thank you to all of you who helped create such an unforgettable year for all of us! We look […]