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The Sluggers Sports Academy continues to ascend among the baseball and softball organizations in West Michigan. As their partnership with PowerStrength Training Systems continues in year five, it is expanding. “We started to realize, the younger the better,” Sluggers co-founder David Coble said. The partnership began with just high school ages, it saw such positive […]

National signing day is the seminole moment in a high school athlete’s prep career. This is when high school seniors officially make their college commitment to continue their academic and athletic careers.  It’s a milestone achievement for athletes, parents, coaches, and their school programs as it marks years of dedication, hard work, and sacrifice – […]

West Michigan is known for its volleyball prowess. From high school, to club, to college, the area has produced some top talent in the sport. This will continue as evidenced by a young group of athletes that are elevating their game at PowerStrength Training Systems (PSTS) in Jenison. For Lexi Armstrong, Ava Bush-Nelson, Rylee Paddock, […]

Playing varsity football as a freshman is tough to do anywhere. Camren VanSolkema did it at South Christian High School which, at the start of his ninth grade year, had won three state championships and had made the playoffs in four straight seasons. Not only was Cam starting for the varsity as a freshman, but […]

Ace Simonson was a soccer player as a youth. “I could never make the team,” the Forest Hills Eastern junior said about his soccer experience. Like any competitor would, Ace found another sport. “I made a switch to football,” Simonson said. “I wanted to be bigger, stronger, and faster so my dad enrolled me at […]

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, […]

Kenny Willekes ended his stand-out career at Michigan State and has been preparing for the 2020 NFL Draft with us at PowerStrength. *Read THIS article to learn more background on Kenny and him growing up with PowerStrength in high school Despite only playing defensive end for 3 seasons (in his entire life), he put together […]

High School soccer standout, Baxter Baas (EGR) has worked hard to add speed and quickness. With his quiet demeanor, Baxter consistently shows up 3x per week and absolutely dominates his sessions! The effort and energy that Baxter brings on a daily basis to push himself and get better really spoke volumes during his last testing […]

The Sluggers Sports Academy Select Teams wrapped up their off-season baseball training program! Sluggers Sports Academy launched its partnership with PowerStrength in the fall of 2019 as they wanted to provide a quality, trusted training option for their baseball athletes during the off-season. It has been a wonderful experience for all involved! These sluggers saw awesome […]

Kenny Willekes put in the work at the NFL Combine last week and the PSTS Family is very proud!! * In case you missed it, HERE is an article about Kenny and him growing up at PowerStrength Training Systems and selecting to come back home to prepare for his NFL career. Overall, Kenny rated 4th […]