Charlottetown, PE -Spero Mantzavrakos has joined the Holland College Hurricanes Football Club coaching staff as the speed and conditioning coach, head coach Mark MacDougall announced today.
Mantzavrakos is the founder of Next Level Training, which designs conditioning programs for individual athletes and teams. His resumΓ© includes working as head strength and conditioning coach for the NHL’s New York Islanders, the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League, and the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Over the past 15 years, he has worked with thousands of professional and amateur athletes from the NFL, CFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA and CIS. He played football professionally for the Fresno Bandits of the American Football Association, where he set a California state bench press record (225 lbs, 42 times) as a 215 lb fullback and recorded a personal best of 4.36 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
“I am very excited to be associated with the Hurricanes organization and to be able to volunteer my expertise as the team prepares for its second year in the Atlantic Football League,” Mantzavrakos commented.
Head coach MacDougall said that Mantzavrakos will help to design and implement an in-season conditioning regimen for the team and will also offer his professional services as a personal trainer to the players.
“Spero knows what works, and he is an excellent motivator. He will add a dimension to our football program that will help our players realize their own athletic and leadership potential,” MacDougall said.
The Hurricanes Football Club is holding a mini-camp on Saturday, May 14, from 1 – 4 p.m., at the indoor soccer complex in Stratford. Coaches MacDougall and Mantzavrakos encourage all returning players and 2011 prospects to attend.
Located on the second floor of the Stratford Soccer Complex, Next Level Training offers a variety of professional services including sports camps, web programs, personal training, and leadership programs. For more information about Next Level Training, visit www.sperostrength.com. To find out more about the Holland College Hurricanes Football Club, visit hollandcollege.com, or the team’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/HCFootball.
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