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Our proof is in the pudding. Size is good but speed dominates at the high school level.

Aaron Prier of Salesian (Richmond) and Ryan Toney of Valley Christian (Dublin) are among the East Bay leaders in rushing. Aaron Prier (4th) has rushed for 887 yds through six games and averaged a whopping 12 yards per carry — second in the East Bay.

Ryan Toney (10th) has rushed for 777 yards through six games and has averaged 10.9 yards per carry. He is ranked 3rd overall per carry. The number two guy in yards per carry is the speedy George Atkinson of Granada. He’s one of the state’s top track athletes. 

To all you guys spending all your time in the weight room. I don’t see any stats on who has the highest bench press. Go ahead, keep getting big — you’ll get left!

We are excited to offer an Athletic Infielder Skills Development Program for baseball and softball players, beginning Nov. 1. Some of the Bay Area’s top infielders are past participants in this dynamic program which offers a two-pronged approach to developing the ultimate playmaker.

Participants will sharpen their fielding skills and techniques with former SF Giants player Erik Johnson and strengthen their athletic skill development with Gamespeed owner Aaron Thigpen. It promises to be the most effective 75 minutes of training a baseball athlete can undergo.

Athletes will see marked improvements in their: soft-quick hands, footwork, range, instincts, reaction and vision.

Our roster of past participants includes:

• Aaron Miles (2B/SS) – Antioch High, St Louis Cardinals
• Johnny Ash (2B/3B) – Bishop O’Dowd, Stanford, Houston Astros
• James Darnell (SS/3B) – San Ramon Valley, South Carolina, Padres
• Brandon Crawford (SS) – Foothill, UCLA, Giants
• Mickell Escobar (2B) – Heritage, USD
• Cheyenne Cordes (SS) – 2010 U.S. Junior National Softball Team

The class will be held from 7-8:15 p.m. on Mondays, Nov.1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and Dec. 6, 13. The cost is $335. 

Last year’s participants saw marked improvements in left-to-right range abilities. The biggest improvement was a whopping three feet! For more information or to sign up, call Gamespeed at (925) 513-8676.

Welcome to the new Gamespeed blog! If you’re reading this on Facebook, it won’t be much of a change from what we already post on a regular basis — lots of training tips, updates on our athletes’ successes and motivational articles. We decided to start a blog to expand our reach. We rely on referrals for new business, so feel free to forward our articles to friends, invite people to join our Facebook Page and, best of all, come by Gamespeed to see what we’re all about.

As an introduction for new readers, Gamespeed is an athletic performance training center in Dublin for athletes who are serious about their sports. In addition to being a competitive athlete, owner Aaron Thigpen has been a professional speed specialist for nearly two decades. He started coaching other athletes part-time between his professional track and field seasons before finally opening Gamespeed in 1995.

Gamespeed’s roster (past and current) includes 17 NFL athletes, 34 Major League Baseball players, and more than 100 scholarship athletes in soccer, baseball, track, rugby, lacrosse, tennis, swimming and basketball.

At Gamespeed, we specialize in: Speed training, Power, Agility, Conditioning, Instructional Clinics and Customized Training Programs by athlete […]