Youth Speed Training
in Scottsdale, AZ
D1 Training Scottsdale at 13402 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste B-150 runs age appropriate speed and athleticism programs for youth athletes ages 7 through 14. The athletic foundations built at ages 7 to 14 determine how fast, how explosive, and how agile an athlete becomes by high school. Movement mechanics learned early become automatic. Movement mechanics learned late require years of correction. Lockett Performance introduces proper sprint form, coordination patterns, and foundational power development at developmentally appropriate intensities. Bret Lockett and Cravon Gillespie coach youth programs with the same precision they apply to high school and adult athletes, adjusted for age appropriate volume and intensity.
D1 Training Scottsdale · 13402 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste B-150
WHAT WE TRAIN
WHO COACHES IT
BRET LOCKETT
5 Year NFL Safety
New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns. UCLA alumnus. 127+ families • $10M+ in NCAA scholarships since 2019. General Manager, D1 Training Scottsdale.
CRAVON GILLESPIE
2019 World Championships 4x100m Gold Medalist
Tokyo 2020 Olympian. 4x100m relay gold, World Championships 2019. Set the University of Oregon 100m record at 9.93. Sprint mechanics and speed development specialist at D1 Training Scottsdale.
The Scottsdale area has a strong culture of investing in youth athletic development. Private coaching, select club programs, and elite facilities are accessible to families in this market. What is less common is youth speed training built on genuine athletic development science rather than drills that look productive but do not produce measurable results. Lockett Performance at D1 Training Scottsdale uses age appropriate progressions grounded in sprint mechanics, force production, and movement quality. Every drill has a purpose. Every session is measured.
Research on athletic development consistently shows that athletes who build strong movement foundations before age 14 develop faster, produce more power, and sustain fewer overuse injuries than athletes who begin structured training later. The Rookie and Devo programs are designed specifically for this window. We do not push young athletes through adult training intensities. We build the foundational patterns that become automatic over years of repetition, creating athletes who are naturally faster and more explosive by the time they reach high school competition.
Youth athletes at D1 Training Scottsdale train alongside multi sport peers in an environment that rewards effort and improvement, not just natural ability. The facility, the coaches, and the methodology are the same ones that develop high school and college athletes. The only difference is the age appropriate volume and exercise selection. A 9 year old training proper sprint mechanics at D1 Scottsdale is building an athletic advantage that compounds over the next decade of competition.
HOW WE VERIFY RESULTS
Youth athletes at D1 Training Scottsdale are assessed with timing and movement evaluations appropriate for their age group. Parents receive documentation of starting baselines and progress checkpoints. Athletes who build measurable foundations in speed and agility during the Rookie and Devo phases consistently outperform peers who begin performance training later.
Age Group Sprint
Baseline sprint timed and compared to age peers
Movement Screen
Fundamental movement quality scored at intake
Coordination Score
Multi-directional movement documented
Progress Report
Retested every 8 weeks with parent documentation
PROGRAMS AND AGES
Rookie
Ages 7 to 11
Running form, coordination, body control, and foundational athletic movement patterns
Devo
Ages 12 to 14
Sprint mechanics, acceleration development, lateral agility, and sport specific speed foundations
Start Your Youth Speed Training Training at D1 Scottsdale
We establish your baseline in speed, agility, and power using electronic timing and combine style testing. Then we build the program around you. No generic workouts. No guessing.
D1 Training Scottsdale · 13402 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste B-150, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
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