CA Ramping Up For Fall Symposium Series

In response to growing demand in the North Dallas (and above) area, the Complete Athlete is putting the finishing touches on a series of Weekend Symposiums for the Fall of 2010. These two-day sessions will provide all the information necessary to implement a superior off-season training regimen, and teach baseball players (and parents and coaches) how to prepare and perform injury-free.

"We have had so much success with these programs that we literally field questions and inquiries from around the U.S. asking about our next session," says CA-Founder Donnie Watson. "We also knew it was time to bring our program to this area of the metroplex, engaging some of the finest athletes in North Texas."

Hosted at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison,, the sessions will compress the three-day symposium schedule by paring back some of the classroom instruction, and working in new improvements in the day-one field sessions.

Ultimately the goal is to develop more self-sufficient athletes, explaining and implementing the four "legs" of the CA table including Nutrition, Biomechanics, Training & Conditioning and Mental/Emotional instruction. No other training program in the U.S. so comprehensively teaches pitchers and position players the "what's" "why's" and "how-to's" in the logical classroom-to-field sequence developed by the Complete Athlete in conjunction with world-renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews.

Pitchers work on a specific cord drill during the CA Dynamic Warm-up session.

Dates for the Fall 2010 Complete Athlete Player & Parent Symposiums are:

• Saturday & Sunday, September 11, 12, 2010
• Saturday & Sunday, October 16, 17, 2010
  
• Saturday & Sunday, November 6, 7, 2010
  
• Saturday & Sunday, December 11, 12, 2010

Trinity Christian Academy – 17001 Addison Road - Addison, Texas
TCA Symposium and Clinic Price Rate: $299*

For further information please call Donnie Watson @ 214-704-8017
A location map & online registration will be available ON JULY 16 at: www.complete-athlete.com

Symposium Schedule:
Sat. 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Classroom Introduction & Discussion
Sat. 1:30 - 6 p.m. Field Training & Bullpen Sessions
Sun. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Conditioning, Field Instruction & Recap

*Class Limited to 25 Registrants. Ask about Parent & Sibling Discounts

CA Putting Final Touches on Dynamic Warmup DVD & eBook

As final photography is being processed for use in the eBook and DVD, the Complete Athlete is finishing up its first product specifically designed for athletes coaches and trainers to use in their day-to-day workouts.

The Complete Athlete Dynamic Warmup eBook & companion DVD will be launched nationally via this website and several other online outlets to further speed its delivery. Plans are also being finalized to have copies available locally and at season-end tournaments and throughout Fall 2010 tournaments. The eBook and DVD IS NOW available via pre-ordering online.

As many athletes and coaches have discovered in CA's Symposiums and Prep-U sessions, the Dynamic Warmup is unlike any other system for preparing athlete's to throw and hit in practice and competition. Derived from years on on-field experience at youth, prep and collegiate levels, the progression of exercises that lead up to throwing, enriches muscles, tendons and ligaments with oxygen-rich blood and raises body temperature to deliver a more fluid level of performance.

"By perfecting the preparation specific to the sport, we have cut the number of throws needed to perform in half, which dramatically reduces wear-and-tear and helps prevent throwing injuries," says Donnie Watson. "Add up the number of practices, games and workouts in a baseball season and summer ball, and you're saving an enormous amount of workload on the arm and shoulder. That adds up for players wanting to play college or pro ball."

Subscribers can watch their eNews for notice of the entire system being available for immediate delivery. Pre-orders will begin processing the last week of September, 2010. Nonsubscribers may get the Complete Athlete eNews by filling in the blanks at left.

Keep an eye out for an upcoming reviews of the system by a new web site called GuruTrack.com, and by baseball web blog Texball.com

CA Wraps Up Prep-U Sessions in N. Texas

Capping weeks of Symposiums and Clinic sessions, the COmplete Athlete finished the summer 2009 sessions with 6 weeks of Prep-U sessions hosted at TPA in Euless, Texas.

Athletes were invited to pick any three of the six-week slots to begin the intense 3-day regimen of lifting, drills and bull-pen sessions designed to teach and reinforce methods for increased functional strength and sound biomechanics.

"It's important to note, that these sessions are the foundation for becoming your own best pitching coach," says Donnie Watson. "These athletes learn everything they need to know to take charge of their own development and performance. From here-on, it's up to them."

The sessions included participation with other athletes and one-on-one coaching with Watson to help develop individually-tailored regimens for pitching schedules and roles in team roster rotations. Each session began with the CA Dynamic Warmup to help cement it's place in the players' routines.

The Complete Athlete Enjoys More Success with
The Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL

The Complete Athlete and the Andrews Institute acknowledges the important role each member of an athletes support staff plays in their development and are dedicated to educating coaches with the latest, safest, and scientifically proven information.

The Andrews Institute, led by internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, is recognized for its innovative commitment to provide world class

Texas Stix Implement CA Dynamic Warmup

Select baseball in North Texas is very competitive. From team selections to coaching choices to tournament schedules it's often times all about higher visibility for teams, players and their organizations. Certainly, player development is a natural by-product of all the practices, drills and game play teams embrace, but it isn't always at the forefront of an organization's efforts.

Not so with the Texas Stix select-team programs. Hosted by the Top Prospects Academy (TPA) in Euless, Texas, the Stix are developing teams ages 13U-18U with the intent of creating an elite level of play rooted in player development. In fact, Texas Stix teams have chosen the Complete Athlete Dynamic Warmup as their method of preparation before practices and games.

Stix 15U Players go through the CA Dynamic Warmup prior to a practice.

"We want to hit, execute, defend and win on a higher level, but that's pretty much the goal for any select team," says Stix Head Nick Heitz. "I guess the difference here is we now know how important the health of our players is, and keeping them in better shape yields bigger results. When scouts and recruiters see our players, they'll know they're coming from a program focused on health, attitude and long-term ability."

Instructors Shane Davenport and Tyler Brown have been instrumental in teaching the teams' Managers and Players in both the Dynamic Warmup and workout techniques for better conditioned play. Both recently gained CA Coaches Certification in Gulf Breeze, Florida.