If you’re committed to maximizing your training to become a
top-tier volleyball player, you’re in the right place
With the right training, you can reach your goals faster.
You already know college scholarships are limited, and it takes a superior athlete to get on scouts’ radars as soon as possible.
You want to stand out as a skilled, confident volleyball player, and maybe you:
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Keep trying to be quicker, jump higher, and hit harder but it's not happening fast enough...
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Believe a program dedicated to developing superior volleyball players would help you achieve more...
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Want to make a top club team or earn a scholarship at a better university...
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Had an injury that affects your jumping, or you’ve experienced shoulder pain/discomfort...
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Are a parent who wants to maximize your athlete's volleyball opportunities...
If any of this sounds like you, I hear you—and I can help you level up!
I’m Aaron Larmore, and I train middle school, high school and college volleyball players to elevate their on-court performance so they can earn college scholarships and go Division 1.
My sole purpose is to help young athletes flourish in their sport.
In my 20 years of coaching experience, I’ve learned that most high school athletes lack a strong foundation of good lower body and core strength. This is surprising to most athletes, parents, and coaches who can’t figure out what accounts for the athlete’s performance challenges.
In fact, most athletes have never been taught how to sprint, jump and land, or change directions properly, which is what sport requires. As a result, they can't move as fast or as well as they should.
Most likely, they’ve been trained by a coach with experience in just one sport—usually football—so they’re following the same program as athletes in a different sport.
But here’s the thing: sports training isn’t one-size-fits-all. Athletes should follow programs scaled to meet their unique skills, abilities and goals, and that means volleyball players need volleyball-specific training.
This is why I created Athlete Academy. I took everything I learned from the best in collegiate and professional strength and conditioning and simplified what these coaches are doing to create some of the best athletes in the world.
Meet
Aaron Larmore
I created a unique training program, including my proprietary Athlete Performance Map, to focus your intention on what you need to do well to excel. I keep it simple, guiding you on the next step and aligning the best exercises to your abilities and goals.
Becoming your best is not only about technical and physical ability but also reflecting and growing internally, so I also help identify barriers that are limiting your success. These barriers may include sleep hygiene, nutrition, resilience, and coping, or other factors that could cause injuries or limit sporting success.
In essence, I help athletes achieve more, faster.
It makes me proud to see my athletes succeeding, and I take seriously my responsibility to effectively connect, inspire and guide each athlete to become better today so they can be their best tomorrow.
When you work with me, you get a Coach who's helped athletes get to where you want to go and a consultant to guide you every step of the way!
This is what’s possible when you work with me
I’ve privately trained many high school athletes, and here are a few examples of their outcomes:
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10 National Team Members across 7 different sports, from three different countries.
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Over 90 earned collegiate scholarships, 70+ of which are Division I Scholarships.
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13 High School All-Americans.
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Many female athletes increased their vertical jumps by 7 to 15 inches.
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One athlete increased her vertical from 22 to 35 inches, becoming a High School State Record Holder Sprinter, All-American and National Team Volleyball Player. She went on to make the USA Volleyball Team.
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A lineman gained 25 pounds and bettered his 40-yard dash from 5.3 to 4.7. Another football player gained 9 lbs., bettering his 40-yard time from 4.28 to 4.23. Both outcomes were achieved over one summer.
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A high school female dunked a basketball. In the 6 months prior, she increased her vertical by 7 inches and gained 13 pounds of muscle. She went on to make the SEC All-Freshman Team.
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A High School Baseball Player became a 1st Round MLB Draft Pick.
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A Former MLB Pitcher got re-signed and became his MLB team’s Opening Day Starter.
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8 USA National Team Members, 1 New Zealand National Team Member, 1 Italian National Team Member, 1 World Champion.
Credentials and Licenses
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CF CrossFit – Instructor Level II, 2022
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CFSC – Certified Functional Strength Coach 2015
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StrongFirst – Instructor Level I & II, 2014
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FMS Functional Movement Screen - Instructor Level I, 2009
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International Youth Conditioning Association – Youth Fitness Specialist Level I & II, 2008
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National Strength and Conditioning Association – Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist – 2008
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BA University of Iowa – Health and Human Physiology, 2006
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ACE Certified Personal Trainer, 2004
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Selected to 9-Month Altis Mentorship Phase III with Dan Pfaff (18 of 355) 2022
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Northern Illinois Football Consultant – MAC West Conference Champs, 2010
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Featured Expert on the International Youth Conditioning Association Members Site, 2009
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Carleton College Women’s Basketball – Consultant, MIAC Conference Champs, 2008
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Internationally Ranked Kettlebell Instructor, 2008
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Member of the University of Northern Iowa Football Team, 2001-2002
