About TITUS
Established in 2001, Titus Sports Academy was originally built on the principle of youth development. To date, Titus has trained over 10,000 athletes in hundreds of schools, colleges and universities nationwide.
Based on the expertise of the staff, their experiences and successes, they have built a worldwide reputation training professional athletes in the US, England, Australia, Canada and Souh America.
Titus coaches have participated in training at collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. They have worked as strength and conditioning coaches for national championship teams in a variety of sports. Their Roster includes several olympians, two Heisman Trophy winners, two Butkus award winners, two Jim Thorpe award winners and numerous NBA and NFL players.
Titus techniques are based on scientific principles of sports performance training and benefit athletes in every sport. Regiments are developed specifically to the sports or occupational function and now focuses on injury prevention and performance development in the work place.
About the instructors
Craig Acker - Executive Director of Operations TITUS Sports Academy
Craig played Quarterback at the University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse and was on the 1992 Div III National Championship Football Team.
Craig attained his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science with a Fitness emphasis from LaCrosse in 1996 and has been in the training business ever since. Craig went to Florida State University in the fall of 1999 as part of the Strength and Conditioning staff and to get his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology, which he completed in the spring of 2001. While at Florida State he primarily worked with Football and Track, but also assisted with several other sports.
His coaching efforts and duties allowed him the opportunity to work with the 1999 National Championship Football team as well as several All-American, National Champion, and Olympic Track & Field Athletes.
Craig holds the credentials of Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (National Strength & Conditioning Association), Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Certified (Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association), United States Weightlifting Club Coach (USAW), National Association of Speed & Explosion (NASE) certified, USATF Level I Coach (United States of America Track & Field), and Certified Personal Trainer (American Council on Exercise).
Roy Bedard - President RRB Systems International
Roy Bedard has provided instruction to law enforcement and corrections personnel since 1986. Called the "World's Policeman" by the US Commercial Services, and cited as a Use of Force Expert by a variety of news, print, television and radio media, Roy has contributed to use of force policy, development and innovation in four continents and has helped countless professionals and laymen to understand the complexities of physical contol, legal authority and governmental use of force.
Roy is a former TEAM USA Karate member (1984-1996), competing throughout the world in the Men's Kumite (fighing) 80 plus kilo division. Roy holds multiple State titles, National titles, and has competed in many international games including the Pan-Am Games in Honduras in 1987. At the height of his career, Roy was selected to compete in the WKF World Karate Championships held in Kota Kinabulu Malaysia in 1994.
With twenty-seven years of martial arts experience, Roy has coached amatuer and youth athletes in the fundamentals of competition karate as well as advanced technical training to adults and professionals around the world.
Roy holds a Bachelors degree in Criminology from Florida State University.
Adam Faurot -CEO TITUS Sports Academy
Adam, alongside Dave Plettl and Kez McCorvey is a founder of Titus Sports Academy
In his sophomore year at Chipola Junior College Adam was named the top shortstop in the U.S. by Baseball America. Adam attended Florida State University where he played in two College World Series and also helped FSU win the 1995 ACCChampionship. Adam was Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1996, where he played for 4 years. In 1999 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox. Following his baseball career, a passion for sports and training drew him to coaching and the eventual launching of Titus Sports.
Since its inception, Adam’s responsibilities have included business development, partnership relations, and coaching Titus athletes throughout the country.
Adam is certified by the NASE, USATF, and earned a finance/accounting degree from Florida State University.
Amy Lord
Amy Lord is the Senior Performance Enhancement Specialist for the Army Center for Enhanced Performance (ACEP) at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. Prior to joining SAIC (Government Contractor for the ACEP Program) in April 2008, Amy served as a counselor for student athletes at The Florida State University Athletic Department for 13 years. At FSU, Amy served as the Associate Director of the Student Athlete Support Program and provided athletes with Sport Psychology, Time Management, Stress Management, and Academic and Career Counseling.
Amy has also provided Sport Psychology services to the Tampa Bay Rays Professional Baseball Team, Titus Sports Academy, and has worked with numerous professional and elite-level amateur athletes in all sports; including baseball, golf, motocross, softball, volleyball, and tennis. Amy was featured in a 2004 issue of Racer X Magazine, highlighting her work with professional and amateur motocross athletes.
Amy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of West Florida and a Master’s Degree in Sport Psychology from The Florida State University. She is currently completing her dissertation, her final requirement, for her PhD in Sport Psychology from Florida State University.
Dave Plettl
Dave has been a Strength Coach at the Florida State University, the University of Texas and University of Colorado. He has been a strength coach since 1987 and holds a Master of Sports Sciences certification from the International Sports Sciences Association.
Dave is also a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association's Hall of Fame. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado where he was a Mr. CU Bodybuilder. He was a National Qualifier and Colorado State Champion in Olympic lifting.
In his coaching career, he has worked with: CU's 1990 National Championship Football Team, two CU National Champion Ski Teams, two Heisman Trophy winners, two Butkus Award winners, two Jim Thorpe Award winners, the US Ski Team, the Goldwyn Track Club, numerous Big 8 and Big XII conference championship teams, several Olympians, NBA players, and numerous NFL players. He has worked with athletes in: football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, track, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, rowing/crew, rugby, baseball, body building, power lifting, and Olympic lifting.
<ABOUT THE PROTECTORS COURSE >
What:
The PROTECTORS Occupational Fitness Course
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER
Five Day (40 Hour)
Where:
Dates and locations now being settled throughout the nation
Contact us to schedule a course at your facility.
Current Courses Scheduled
Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy
Havana, Florida
May 19-23, 2008
Contact Kim Allen to register
Ph: 850-201-7069
emai: allenk@tcc.fl.edu
Contact us at:
888-302-2866
send questions and course requests to:
Want to Sponsor a Course at your facility?A host package will be sent to all respondents who wish to host or sponsor this course. The package includes a course summary, sample curriculum, Instructor resume, and hosting worksheet. Please include your name, phone number and return email.
TITUS AND RRB SYSTEMS TEAM UP TO PRESENT
Fitness Beyond Welness
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 1, 2008RRB Systems International and TITUS SPORTS introduce a roll out of the National PROTECTORS course for law enforcement, Corrections, Military, EMS and Firefighter personnel. Using job task analysis of physical and mental requirements of a avariety of disciplines this program takes occupational fitness beyond wellness.
The PROTECTORS® program is designed for students who wish to become Certified Fitness Trainers and provide fitness instruction to both basic recruit and/or in-service personnel. The techniques taught in this course have been developed based upon a variety of job task analysis that have determined specific core functions of public safety professionals. Beyond wellness, focuses on specific areas of the body that are compromised as a regular part of job demands. We have crunched the findings into specific categories which indicate where our time and energy should be spent in developing techniques for optimum job performance. Though wellness is always a goal of any fitness program, our PROTECTORS® program strives to go beyond wellness, to provide a comprehensive program to optimize personnel for specific job functions. Unlike most fitness programs we have identified specific areas of concern to create this complete program for public safety professionals. We have tied together the physical and psychological aspects of job performance to give a complete understanding of how to best prepare for job demands. This program is not a physical fitness program, akin to the type of coordinated activities one might expect in high school. Nor is it a wellness program, so popular with adults who strive for healthy active lifestyles which promote longevity and overall happiness. Our program is specific to occupational fitness, an area where significant data is available to point to problems we have in the profession. Problems we have identified, and problems we are able to fix. Why Choose the PROTECTORS Program? Public Safety is a chosen profession. It is not for everyone. Certain personality types are driven to occupations that are dangerous, unpredictable and challenging. These Type A personalities thrive on excitement and in doing so, regularly submit themselves to challenges beyond the norm. They recognize that their daily activities may have consequences both good and bad. Like athletes, the thrill of victory is constantly matched against the reality of attrition. Being a good PROTECTOR means that you are first able to protect yourself before you attempt to protect others. Because public safety is at times unpredictable, people who engage in it must prepare their bodies and minds for the unexpected. They must know that unfavorable things might happen to them and they must be prepared to mitigate sudden problems with pre-event preparation. Occupational fitness is a long term proposition. It’s not dieting to look good, running to lose weight or avoiding soft drinks to clear up your skin. In fact, whenever you tie fitness to any short term ambition chances are that the novelty will wear off and the old habits will quickly creep back into your lifestyle In the context of athletics, your occupation is a marathon, rather than a sprint. It’s a long term ambition that can last twenty, thirty…forty years or longer! As you ramble down the career path, you can expect that there will be many opportunities to become injured, diseased and possibly killed. Unlike so many other occupations, where simply getting to work is considered the highest level of risk, public safety officials are surrounded by the potential for risky situations all of the time. It is impossible to know when the next bell, whistle or tone will sound, and you will be called upon to exercise your fitness and skill, but it is a certainty that it will happen to you many times during your career. Further, you are going to age as you run this marathon, and the final stretch will likely seem more difficult than when you started. Your fitness abilities are tied to the aging process and you will have to know how to accommodate the changes that will happen in your career as you get older. Prepare yourself with the professionals who understand what you face.
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