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Our owner, LaRue Cook is a Certified Tennis Performance Trainer who has worked with players at all levels of play — from beginners to elite players including Collegiate National Champions, an All-Big Ten tennis athlete, and many league and tournament players.

LaRue himself is a competitive tournament player who has been ranked by the USTA as the Number 1 Men's 4.0 player in the MidAtlantic Section for several years and has won over 50 tournaments.

LaRue Cook is a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Trainer who has worked with the 4-Time Virginia State Senior Women's Golfer of the Year, as well as an All-American Collegiate Golf athlete.

As a TPI fitness professional, LaRue helps golfers from recreational to elite improve their golf performance and overall fitness through golf-specific exercise workouts.

As a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) issued by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, LaRue has achieved what many in the fitness industry consider to be the preferred credential of college and professional athletic teams.

LaRue has worked with athletes from nearly all competitive sports, ranging from age 6 through college and adult recreational athletes. He has participated in pre-season physical evaluations for middle and high school athletes, and served as Consulting Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Shepherd University — advising 11 men's and 11 women's athletic teams.

LaRue also has extensive experience working with general fitness clients who present with a wide range of fitness goals and challenges.

LaRue is dedicated to helping female athletes not only improve their performance on their chosen field of play, but also to reduce their risk of injury. In 2011, LaRue pursued advanced studies, licensure and certification through Sportsmetrics™.

The Sportsmetrics™ program was created by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Frank R. Noyes in conjunction with a team of physical therapists, athletic trainers and researchers. In 1995 it was published in a peer-reviewed orthopedic publication as the first knee-ligament intervention program for female athletes documented in medical literature. LaRue's dedication to helping female athletes led to his producing a short documentary film, We R Athletes, highlighting the benefits, both on the field of play and in the classroom or boardroom, of safe and effective strength and conditioning training.  His film can be found and viewed in its entirety on our Gallery page.