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Under the direction of Coach Joseph Potts, TopSpeed Strength & Conditioning is the top sports performance training service in Kansas City having helped athletes advance to the professional level in every major sport. The staff at TopSpeed offer collegiate & professional-level training, programs and advice on topics such as speed, strength, power development, agility & quickness training, as well as sports nutrition, supplements, and sports medicine. Services include speed & agility training, strength & power training, NFL Combine/Pro Day preparation and much more...

Take a sneak peak at the results of our training methods by checking out this NFL Combine performance by TopSpeed program alumni Christian Ballard.




TopSpeed Sports Performance News & Updates

6/9/2013 - This past week has seen some great achievement by the TopSpeed high school athlete group, some of these include;
  • Shawnee Mission West offensive lineman Austin Chambers, who was recently rated the 37th best OL recruit in the nation by Rivals.com, has verbally committed to play football for Brigham Young University (BYU).
  • St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Ryan McNellis was named MVP of the Mizzou Tiger Football Full-Pads Contact Camp, he has also received a personal invitation from the coaching staff to attend the USC Football Camp in Southern California.
  • Offensive lineman Clay Rhodes, who reported for training camp with the Missouri Tigers with the best body-fat percentage amongst incoming freshman OL and was also the only one able to complete the mandatory conditioning test runs in under the required amount of time. This level of physical preparation has Clay in the running to play immediately as a true freshman in the SEC.
  • Blue Valley High School athletes Andrew Reinkemeyer, Ryan McNerlin and St. Thomas Aquinas OL/DL Dan Morin will play for the Kansas side in the upcoming Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Kansas vs Missouri High School Football All-Star game while Jordan Johnson, of Olathe Northwest, will play in the upcoming Kansas Shrine Bowl.  Blue Valley's Clay Rhodes was invited to play but had to decline due to football training camp report dates for the University of Missouri.
  • To date, 100% of TopSpeed high school athletes have earned a scholarship to continue their careers at the college level.

Kristina Santiago who trained with TopSpeed prior to heading overseas to begin her professional basketball career, has led her team to the Eurocup Championship and was also named league MVP in her rookie season after averaging 21.7 points per game, 8.8 rebounds per game, 1.9 steals per game, 1.7 assists per game and 1.2 blocked shots per game. You can read the article here; http://www.ksby.com/news/former-mustang-santiago-named-bulgarian-league-mvp


Baker University RB/FB Jesse Schultz who trained with TopSpeed for several weeks prior to the 2013 NFL Regional Combine in Chicago, IL performed VERY well in drills at the event. His 37"-inch score in the Vertical Jump was the 2nd highest jump among the running backs group while his Broad Jump score and 20 Yard Shuttle time would place him among the Top 10 from the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine ahead of names such as Kenjon Barner, Knile Davis and Michael Ford.

February 6th - National Signing Day saw several athletes who've worked with TopSpeed in some capacity sign college athletic scholarships, these athletes include;
Clay Rhodes - University of Missouri (football)
Ryan McNerlin - Pittsburg State University (football)
Tyler Randall - Baker University (track & field)
Brad Bullock - Neosho CC (baseball)
Jacob Franey - Benedictine College (baseball)
Andrew Reinkemeyer - Butler CC (football)
Dan Morin - Cornell University (football)
Todd Czinege - Villanova University (baseball)
Additionally, Jordan Tucker who was part of the ESPN article on shoulder development signed with Duke University (volleyball)

Congratulations to these athletes for the reward their hard work and dedication has earned them.



Coach Potts has joined the likes of Heath Evans (ESPN/NFL), Mark Roozen (Head Strength Coach for the Cleveland Browns), Ted Rath (Head Strength Coach for the Detroit Lions) and Dana Cavalea (Head Strength Coach for the New York Yankees) as a member of the Expert Staff for STACK Magazine. Check out his articles at the following link; STACK Magazine Expert - Joseph Potts
This months article is titled; "Feeding the Beasts: Nutrition at the NFL Level", and includes tips from veteran NFL Strength Coach Jon Torine (Colts & Bills).


David Lough, another of the Kansas City Royals who worked closely with Coach Potts throughout the years, made his Major League debut on Sept 1st 2012.


Coach Potts has been asked by ESPN to serve as a contributing expert for a series of articles geared towards strength-training for high school athletes. The articles will feature training tips and quotes from athletes who train with TopSpeed Sports Performance and are scheduled to be published throughout the Fall. You can read the article in its entirety at the following link;
 www.ESPN.com-Training