Myles Bornstad
Plano, TX
Myles Bornstad, of Plano, Texas, was disappointed to see a cookie cutter approach to the sports performance development of his three young children. So, he decided to do something about it.
“All three of my kids were being handled the same way,” Myles said, “and at the time they were at very different levels regarding their movement, their speed, agility, core strength and overall athleticism.” Disappointed with what he saw, Myles began searching for the industries top trainers for young athletes. One of the experts he came across was Lee Taft. He quickly learned Lee’s techniques and started training this two sons and daughter himself.
Myles noticed results right away, but he wasn’t the only one. “It was not too long before other people started to notice a change and improvement in their overall speed and agility, and I started getting inquiries and requests to train other kids, too,” Myles, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The Citadel, explained.
That was five years ago, and Myles has expanded his knowledge and developed a passion for training and coaching young athletes. “When I first started teaching speed techniques to my kids, I was learning too,” Myles said. “Being a former athlete and learning the things Lee and other industry experts were teaching, I realized how much youth training has evolved since my old school days. I learn something new all the time, and I believe those who have a passion for this are always hungry for knowledge with the willingness to pass it on to others.”
Myles takes his coaching responsibilities to heart, because he knows next to a young athlete’s parents, a teacher or a coach is a primary role model and positive influence. “It is a responsibility that includes not just coaching a sport or running through drills, it is an opportunity to build character and help instill integrity and knowledge into that person.” Myles continued, “Often times it is not just what kids hear it is what they see and observe in those they look to for coaching or mentoring. My prayer is those that I am blessed to teach will in turn share what they learn with other young athletes at some point and make a positive difference in their lives as well.”
Myles is grateful for the information he has been able to gather from experts in the sports performance industry. “Speed Insider is very informative and it has helped open my eyes to many different tools to training young athletes and to make it fun. It has helped me do things that I probably would not have gotten to do, such as train youth in overall speed skills and techniques, coach junior high school basketball and football, become a Gridiron Ambassador for Krypton Sports, and meet many great industry professionals.”
Myles lives to see his young athletes perform something on the court or field that they were not able to do before. Even more so, he loves to see them realize their focus and hard work is what created that particular moment. “There are times when my young athletes come up to me and say, ‘Hey coach, did you see that move?’ Those moments put a smile on their faces.” And it puts one on Myles’s face, too.
