Panthers High-Performance Sports Academy

Elevate Your Game

The Panthers High-Performance Sports Academy is designed for dedicated athletes looking to enhance their physical performance through expert-led strength and conditioning programs. Our goal is to develop speed, agility, strength, and mobility to prepare athletes for elite-level competition.

About

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The High-Performance Academy is an intensive strength and conditioning program aimed at improving key physical performance metrics for competitive athletes. Training includes:

  • Linear speed & acceleration
  • Change of direction & reactivity
  • Strength, power, & endurance
  • Flexibility & mobility

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Training Methods:

  • Field-based speed, agility, & reaction drills
  • Weightlifting principles
  • Sled work & plyometrics
  • Functional Range Conditioning®

Athletes do not need prior proficiency but should be ready to commit to deliberate, structured training to maximize their potential.

  • Location

    The Panthers Sportsplex, located at 60 Commerce Crescent in North Bay, is an 85,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art air-supported structure at Canadore College. As the region's only year-round facility of its kind, it offers a variety of athletic amenities, including a full-sized FIFA regulation soccer field that can be divided into thirds, two multi-purpose courts suitable for sports like tennis, volleyball, pickleball, and badminton, and a high-performance training area equipped with advanced fitness equipment. The attached 6,200-square-foot clubhouse features accessible facilities, including team change rooms, public washrooms, a community room, and a classroom.

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Secure your spot for our Summer Academy and take your training to the next level!

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Summer Academy

Program Overview

  • Duration: 16 weeks (Monday, May 5 – Friday, August 22)
  • Age Requirement: 2010 birth year and older
  • Capacity: 72 athletes (subject to specific session availability)
  • Structure:
    • 20-minute speed/agility work
    • 60-minute strength training
    • 10-minute mobility training

Session Times

Sessions run 5 days/week, Monday-Friday (*except holidays)

  1. 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM (12 athlete max)
  2. 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM (12 athlete max)
  3. 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (16 athlete max)
  4. 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM (16 athlete max)
  5. 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (16 athlete max)
*No sessions: May 19 (Victoria Day), July 1 (Canada Day) & August 4 (Civic Holiday)

Pricing & Registration

  • Registrants must indicate desired session time when registering
    • You must register for 1 session time as we have a limited number of spots in each
    • If you wish to change sessions at any point, please request with the coaches/administrators - it will depend on availability
  • 4-week Registration: $550
  • Full Summer (16 weeks): $2,000
  • All pricing includes tax

Coaching and Personnel

As Performance Director at the High Performance Academy, Caleb Mady brings nearly a decade of expertise in enhancing the physical performance of high-performing athletes. With credentials of a Master's of Science in Kinesiology, Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS), Functional Range Strength Coach (FRSC), United States Weightlifting Association - Level 2, and others, he specializes in improving athletic potential.  

As a dedicated Strength and Conditioning Coach, he follows the principle: “Stubborn on vision; flexible on details.” He and Academy staff have the vision to improve athlete performance for competition; how that's achieved may vary between athletes.

Additional Experience

  • Professor in the Strength & Sport Conditioning program at Canadore College
  • Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the North Bay Battalion Hockey Club
  • Extensive experience across various sports, including:
    • Professional, junior and minor hockey
    • National-level powerlifting
    • Olympic weightlifting
    • Mogul skiing
    • USports basketball & volleyball