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Posted In: Articles | Sun March 05 2006
Former Buckeyes star defensive back Nate Salley, now an NFL draft prospect
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Posted In: Articles | Thu March 02 2006
Derrick Martin seemed confident that he would perform well at the NFL Scouting Combine.He backed that up Tuesday with some of the fastest times during tests in Indianapolis.
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Posted In: Articles | Sat February 25 2006
The world leader in altitude simulation systems for athletes, thoroughbred racehorses, and research institutes, Colorado Altitude Training(TM) (CAT) has combined efforts with Speed Strength Systems, Inc. in Euclid, Ohio to help NFL draftees excel
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Posted In: Articles | Thu February 23 2006
For six weeks, founders Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson of Speed Strength Systems Inc. have put 25 draft hopefuls through rigorous workouts in preparation for the 2006 NFL Combine, a player evaluation camp that opened Wednesday and runs through Feb. 28 in Indianapolis.
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Posted In: Articles | Mon February 20 2006
NFL draft prospects flock to duo's Euclid complex to prep for the league combine
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Posted In: Articles | Sun February 19 2006
With a lot of the talk centered on all of the potential first-round selections in the upcoming NFL draft that may come out of Ohio State
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Posted In: Articles | Tue February 07 2006
Several former OSU players among those in Euclid getting ready for NFL draft combine
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Posted In: Articles | Fri February 03 2006
Anthony Schlegel played only 12 to 15 snaps in last month's East-West Shrine Game in San Antonio
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Posted In: Articles | Fri January 27 2006
AKRON, Ohio -- Everyone remembers their first Chris Wells sighting.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri January 27 2006
Among the former college stars and current NFL prospects now in town working out with noted area trainers Eric Lichter
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Posted In: Articles | Mon January 16 2006
Columbus - Ohio State junior safety Donte Whitner submitted his name for the NFL draft nine days ago.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue January 10 2006
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Wyoming cornerback Derrick Martin has decided to enter the NFL draft in April.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue December 20 2005
Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson are smiling broadly these days:
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Posted In: Articles | Wed August 17 2005
Falcons' cornerback DeAngelo Hall looked across the line of scrimmage early in training camp and saw a lanky white guy, long blond hair sticking out of every hole in his helmet
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Posted In: Articles | Fri July 22 2005
Denver Nuggets forward Nene arrives in town shortly for his annual off-season workouts with area trainers Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson -
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Posted In: Articles | Sun July 17 2005
Word is,
New Orleans Saints star center LeCharles Bentley, a former Ohio State
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Posted In: Articles | Fri July 01 2005
Area trainers
Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson, who work with numerous pro, college and high school stars, are among those grinning broadly after the recent NBA Draft.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed June 08 2005
University of Michigan defensive stars (and 2006 NFL Draft prospects) Gabe Watson and Grant Mason touring the Euclid training complex
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Posted In: Articles | Sat May 28 2005
The latest stop on DraftExpress ridiculously comprehensive NBA draft
coverage has taken us to Speed Strength Systems Inc, located in
Cleveland, Ohio. Speed Strength has a very impressive clientele
including players such as LeBron James, Nene Hilario
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Posted In: Articles | Tue May 24 2005
If NBA folks somehow had forgotten about Julius Hodge during his four stellar years at North Carolina State....
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Posted In: Articles | Sun May 22 2005
Former Hampton University basketball standout Devin Green, who won MVP honors during the recent Black College All-Star Game in Gund Arena,
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Posted In: Articles | Sat May 21 2005
Former South Gwinnett High star Louis Williams has indicated for the first time that he intends to keep his name in the NBA draft --- even if he isn't a first-round pick.
But only if that means staying at home and playing for the Hawks, who hold the first pick in the second round of the June 28 draft.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun May 15 2005
NBA draft hopefuls Louis Williams (an Atlanta prep star)
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Posted In: Articles | Fri April 08 2005
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Every year the biggest story in Portsmouth is about who's not here instead of who is.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed March 09 2005
Among the football notables
working out in Euclid these days with noted area trainers Eric Lichter and
Tim Robertson:
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Posted In: Articles | Wed November 24 2004
Local athletic trainers Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson are smiling broadly these days.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed September 29 2004
Noted area trainers Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson...
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Posted In: Articles | Sun September 12 2004
Speed Strength Systems, which has developed a reputation among many athletes as one of the top training facilities in the country, has added a new facility closer to Stark County.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri September 10 2004
I really love sleepers and ran across a kid last week who looked just great in his workouts. His name is Romuald Augustin, a 6-foot-8 swingman who, once upon a time, was a top high school prospect who eventually ended up playing a couple of years at Providence.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed July 21 2004
Pro, College and high school athletes are flocking to Speed Strength Systems to enhance their agility.
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Posted In: Articles | Thu June 03 2004
A junior high school coach once told Ted Ginn Sr. that his son was too small, too slow, and too dumb to ever be an athlete.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri May 14 2004
Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson have been training potential NBA draft picks Damir Omerhodzic (Croatia), Cleiton Sebastiao (Brazil), Velimir Radinovic (Ohio State), Brandon Bender (Robert Morris) and Romeo Augustine (Providence).
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Posted In: Articles | Wed May 12 2004
HoopsHype.com Interviews
Damir Omerhodzic
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Posted In: Articles | Fri May 07 2004
CLEVELAND -- There are 48 days until the 2004 NBA Draft. With the millions of dollars NBA teams spend on scouting each year, it's hard to believe that, in early May, there still are potential NBA prospects whom the majority of NBA scouts and GMs haven't seen.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue April 27 2004
Among the basketball players doing recent workouts with noted trainers Eric Lichter and Tim Robertson...
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Posted In: Articles | Sun April 25 2004
Croatian SF Damir Omerhodzic is emblematic of the upcoming NBA draft -- he is only 18, has tremendous talent and hasn't been seen by many NBA executives. Still, agent Marc Cornstein says Omerhodzic will be in this year's draft and says he is certain Omerhodzic will be a first-round pick. "He's a tricky player to place, but barring amputation, he is
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Posted In: Articles | Fri April 16 2004
Croatia's Damir Omerhodzic has worked out a buyout with his team (Cibona) and flew to the Cleveland last week to begin working out with trainer Eric Lichter.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun April 04 2004
The day begins as early as 4 a.m. at the Euclid Sports Plant. That is where Eric Lichter, one of the top trainers and one of two operators of Speed Strength Systems, molds athletes. He takes them all — high school, college and professional — and makes sure they leave better than they came.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun March 14 2004
London Fletcher (a former John Carroll star linebacker) and Keith McKenzie (a onetime Browns defensive lineman) have begun off-season workouts in Euclid.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue January 06 2004
CHICAGO - Maybe nobody took Monday's major trade harder than Suns rookie Leandro Barbosa, who saw his friend and mentor Stephon Marbury shipped to New York.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun November 16 2003
Rookie Leandro Barbosa made his NBA debut against the Hawks recently. Barbosa spent the summer working out with trainer Eric Lichter of Euclid's Speed and Strength facility.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri September 05 2003
Now that Clarett likely won't be playing college football this year, what's the best thing the sophomore can do while considering legal action to enter the NFL?
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Posted In: Articles | Tue August 12 2003
Pro and Amateur Athletes swear by Euclid Facility.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed July 30 2003
New Cavs Guard happy to play with James.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri July 18 2003
That was some storm. Anyone who saw the images beamed from southern Texas earlier this week witnessed the wrath of Hurricane Claudette and the devastation she caused to homes, businesses and lives across 15 counties. Her toll is steep: Two dead, thousands homeless. The cleanup bill is expected to surpass $17 million.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed July 16 2003
It's a hot afternoon and Nate Clements, Tony Fisher, Maurice Clarett and Romeo Augustine are on the beach...
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Posted In: Articles | Thu June 26 2003
It was at last year's pre-draft camp in Chicago, the NBA version of the NFL's scouting combine, that the news started to leak.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed June 18 2003
Yes, that IS Ohio State star running back Maurice Clarett who has quietly slipped into town to undergo a series of punishing, off-season workouts at the Euclid Sports Plant training facility.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun June 15 2003
New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel, angry that running back Ron Dayne skipped off-season team workouts to train at the Euclid Sports Complex...
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Posted In: Articles | Wed June 11 2003
Malick Badiane of Senegal was also in Chicago last week. The 6-11 Badiane held scheduled two workouts, on Thursday and Friday, but to his surprise, found himself auditioning before five NBA teams during a Wednesday practice.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun June 08 2003
Some New York types scoffed when underachieving Giants running back Ron Dayne avoided off-season workouts with the team - choosing, instead, to train here at the Euclid Sports Complex.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri June 06 2003
Malick Badiane a PF out of Senegal had an unbelievable workout Thursday in front of NBA teams. "Blew 'em away" as one scout put it. He has played himself into the first round with a strong workout and some scouts were raving about him saying he could be taken as high as the late teens.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri June 06 2003
CHICAGO -- After one day of intense on-court scrutiny of 69 prospects at the Chicago pre-draft camp Wednesday, NBA scouts and GMs turned their attention to more pressing matters on Thursday -- finding the next diamond in the rough.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue June 03 2003
The message was the same, yet completely different. Jim Fassel's first words to his players Monday were not to believe what they read in the newspapers and preseason NFL magazines, all of which have the Giants touted as the team to beat in the NFC East.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue June 03 2003
Giants coach Jim Fassel read the stories yesterday about Ron Dayne's dramatic weight loss and wasn't as happy as Dayne's personal trainer expected. The trainer, Eric Lichter, said Dayne lost 19 pounds this offseason and will report to minicamp on Monday weighing 245 pounds.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue June 03 2003
"Just by me working out and getting better, it ain't gonna change for me getting on the field, unless something happens to Tiki [Barber]," Dayne said.
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Posted In: Articles | Mon June 02 2003
Filled with optimism about the 2003 season, the Giants bring their rebuilt special teams and 11 draft picks to their four-day minicamp today at Giants Stadium.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri May 30 2003
When Ron Dayne broke into the league three years ago, he did so as thunder, the complement to Tiki Barber's lightning. The Giants used both in the backfield with good results in 2000 until Dayne began to hit the rookie wall. He has yet to bounce back.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed May 28 2003
Shaping Up: Ron Dayne turns to personal trainer to save career.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed May 28 2003
Former Cleveland Heights High basketball standout J.R. Bremer, who played well as a Boston Celtics rookie, is working out in Euclid with Cavs big man DeSagana Diop, Denver forward Maybyner, "Nene" Hilario and potential first-round draft picks Leandrinho Barbosa and Malik Badiane.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed May 28 2003
While his teammates worked out at the stadium, Dayne was rounding himself into superior shape at the Sports Plant, a training facility in Cleveland
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Posted In: Articles | Fri May 16 2003
Word is Ohio State football head coach Jim Tressel recently toured the Euclid Sports Complex athletic training center
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Posted In: Articles | Fri April 18 2003
In 2002, NBA teams drafted a record 14 international players (including a record three lottery picks, and six overall first-rounders), changing forever the way that we look at the NBA draft.
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Posted In: Articles | Fri April 11 2003
Cavs center DeSagana Diop clearly has improved this season...
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Posted In: Articles | Sat April 05 2003
Most cynics believe that the Cavaliers will end up with the fifth section in the NBA Draft Lottery on May 22. Fifth is the worst the Cavs can finish in the lottery.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun March 30 2003
There's a good reason why former Heisman Trophy running back Ron Dayne hasn't shown up for off-season workouts with the New York Giants.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed January 29 2003
Former Euclid High and Notre Dame star runner Tony Fisher, fresh off an excellent rookie season with the Green Bay Packers, is working out daily at the Euclid Sports Plant Complex.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun July 21 2002
You could make a nice "Who's Who" list from the people who have been working out lately with trainer Eric Lichter at his Euclid sports training facility.
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Posted In: Articles | Tue June 18 2002
Although athletic potential alone doesn't indicate whether a top draft prospect will turn into an NBA star (paging Harold Miner), it certainly doesn't hurt a player's stock.
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Posted In: Articles | Sun April 28 2002
Maybyner "Nene" Hilario doesn't speak much English and he has had to make constant adjustments to his new surroundings since leaving Brazil for Cleveland nearly four weeks ago.
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Posted In: Articles | Wed April 17 2002
Oklahoma safety Roy Williams is expected to be a middle or early first-round pick in the NFL draft Saturday. He is banking he'll go early (perhaps to Arizona at No.12) partly because of what he did after the season.
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Posted In: Articles | Thu January 18 2001
Speed Strength Systems opens in Euclid, serving Athletes with Olympic-sized dreams.
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Tim and his staff was the difference in my selection as the seventh overall pick in the draft! Coming from Brazil, I never realized how many different methods of training can be utilized to increase speed, strength, jumping ability, etc.
