Sports performance
For athletes seeking to improve their sports performance, we offer a comprehensive athletic enhancement program. Athletes utilize a periodized program to enhance their athletic abilities, such as speed, agility, power, strength, flexibility, and coordination. Whether you are ready to get back in the game after a prior injury or want to take your skills to the next level, we have a program for you. MedStar Health trainers are certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and have experience working with a wide range of physical limitations that restrict clients' ability to exercise.
Middle school athlete program
Our middle school program is designed to develop the foundation needed for successful athlete development. Each athlete will acquire and demonstrate athletic skills to improve speed, agility, strength, power, and coordination.
Please inquire with our team for pricing information.
High school athlete program
Our high school athlete program is fortifying the foundation of strength training while simultaneously developing anaerobic threshold, explosive strength, anaerobic endurance, maximal speed, and flexibility.
Please inquire with our team for pricing information.
Collegiate athlete program
Our collegiate athlete program synthesizes the general expectations of the athlete’s college team while specifically targeting their personal areas of development. Athletes train to improve through directed and specific strength, speed, power, and agility.
Please inquire with our team for pricing information.
Adult fitness programs
We also offer a wide range of fitness programs for adult athletes or individuals looking to improve their overall health.
Please inquire with our team for pricing information.
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Personal training
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Boot camp classes
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Kettlebell training
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TRX classes
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Small group training
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Tri-sport training
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Golf and tennis conditioning programs
Return-to-play program
As part of our continuum of care, MedStar Health offers a research-based evaluation to assist athletes in their return to full competition following an injury. We use video motion analysis software and objective criteria to determine if an individual is functionally ready to return to play. Our scientifically based testing identifies deficits in strength, power, and/or biomechanics that increase an athlete's risk of lower-extremity injury.
Participants in the program also receive a comprehensive exercise program to address those deficits and are instructed in proper jump-landing mechanics until they can pass the return-to-play criteria. The program is conducted in collaboration with your physician and/or physical therapist.
Our locations
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MedStar Health: Sports Performance at Cockeysville
10534 York Rd. Cockeysville, MD 21030
MedStar Health: Sports Performance at Hunt Valley
2 Loveton Circle Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
Our staff
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Jay Dyer, CSCS, FMS, RPR
Jay Dyer is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and Director of sports performance for MedStar Health since 2004. Jay serves as head strength and conditioning coach for the USA National Lacrosse teams and Johns Hopkins University men's lacrosse team. Over the last two decades, Jay has trained countless All-World, All-American, and All-Metro athletes in a variety of sports.
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Clare Ingersoll, MS, CSCS
Clare formerly coached at Virginia Tech, Coppin State University, and Washington College. She completed her Master's degree in Exercise and Sport Studies at Smith College, where she was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach. Over the course of her career, she has worked with a wide range of athletes, including lacrosse, basketball, field hockey, volleyball, swimming and diving, tennis, wrestling, baseball, and softball. While at Washington College, she majored in Psychology and played field hockey.
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Alex Milton, MED, CSCS, ELDOA 1, FRC, PES
Alex Milton has been a part of the strength and conditioning staff for MedStar Health sports performance since 2018. He specifically oversees the operation and management of the Phase Three / Return to Play program, where he assists physical therapists returning athletes back to play after sustaining a major injury.
Alex earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, where he graduated with honors. Alex also obtained a Master of Education with a concentration in sport leadership from the Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to working at MedStar Health, Alex worked at eight division one universities, including but not limited to, Wake Forest University, University of Kentucky, and the University of North Carolina. He currently works out of the Hunt Valley and Cockeysville locations.
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Dave Vargo, CSCS
Dave earned his bachelor's degree in sport management from California University of Pennsylvania. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), as well as a Certified Level 1 Coach through Precision Nutrition.
In his 10 years in the industry, Dave has worked with a wide range of clientele from high school athlete to senior populations. Prior to joining MedStar in 2021, Dave was the head trainer of a personal training studio where he created and oversaw programming for more than 130 clients.
Podcasts
Jay has been a prominent name in the Lacrosse world for many, many years. We’re happy to host him on our podcast to gain the perspective from a strength and conditioning coach on how to best train lacrosse athletes, and truly any athlete, which we dive into in the episode.
Jay shares his insight on the importance of relationship building, and tools he uses to build relationships with athletes to help them in the weight room and ultimately translates that into being a strong athlete on the field and in life.
Strength and Conditioning Coach, Alex Milton, joins us for our FINAL episode of the year!!!
He takes us on a journey of what it’s like to be a strength and conditioning coach for youth athletes up to the professional level. We discuss various treatment modalities and the challenges and rewards that come with working in various settings and different athletes.
Alex briefly touches on social media and the problems that may arise from this medium when it comes to forming optimal movement patterns in athletes and maintaining safety.
Alex is a wealth of knowledge and we’re grateful to have him join us to close out Season One of our podcast.
Welcome to our running medicine podcast featuring Strength and Conditioning coach, Dave Vargo! Our goal is to discuss why strength training is so important for runners, as well as provide tips on how to incorporate it into your routine.
We’ll be talking about the benefits of strength training, such as improved running form, increased resiliency, and reduced risk of injury. We’ll also cover topics like what exercises are best for runners, how often you should do them, and how to fit strength training into your running season schedule. Join us for this episode as we explore the importance of strength training in a runner's life!
Please be sure to follow us on Instagram @medstarhealthpt and email: PTPodcast@medstar.net with any questions or podcast ideas! Thank you for listening!
Sports medicine orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Hinton, and athletic trainer and DPT McKenzie Bane talk about the wrap-around care necessary for not only a successful return to play, but to return to performance. It's never soon enough for an athlete.
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