Great Day, Athletes:

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It brings me great joy to be your coach. There is nothing quite like learning and growing into your athletic ability. It requires a consistent and committed effort, resilience, discipline, focus, and persistence. To progress from the foundational to the elite training levels of athleticism you must embrace these attributes or your won't realize your greatest potential as an athlete. Only those who have been through the progression know that the real fruit here is the transformational experience of the training journey and the relationships that form in the trenches of the real work that makes an athlete valuable in long-term. One of my deepest hopes for each of you is that you live a long, impactful, and fruitful life—and for those who go on to progress to the elite level, that you enjoy a long, fulfilling career in sport.

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My purpose as a coach is to inspire, challenge, equip, encourage, and guide you on your athletic journey—while cultivating an environment of excellence, discipline, and growth so that you may flourish in both sport and life, all to the Glory of God.

My official mandate as a Sports Performance Coach is to apply scientific and experiential knowledge to design, implement, and continually refine training programs with the dual purpose of maximizing athletic performance and minimizing risk of injury. This is the responsibility you've entrusted to me—and the standard you rightfully expect when investing in your athletic future.

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I care deeply for God, my family, my country, and the work I’m blessed to do in the realms of athlete development, quantitative finance, and entrepreneurial engineering.

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I currently invest my mornings and afternoons trading, managing investments, and building the foundation of my family’s estate—and I invest my evenings coaching you, pouring into the next generation of athletes. I also invest a lot of my free time deepening my relationship with God through bible study fellowships and other discipleship initiatives. 

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My background blends elite level athletic & coaching experience, with credentials including Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), advanced education in financial technology, and a B.S. in Construction Engineering from Western Michigan University. I’ve served as a Division 1 starting linebacker, professional performance coach, and alternative investment fund manager—bringing over a decade of hands-on expertise to athlete development, performance coaching & consulting, and financial strategy & investment operations. My bent has always been toward the pursuit of excellence in sport, school, and industry.

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My motivation for starting up GDPerform is to help elite athletes—especially in football—live a long, fulfilling life of sport, while elevating the standard of athletic development in the West Chicago suburbs, throughout the Midwest, across the nation, and around the world all to the Glory of God.

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Peace, Joy, and Growth,

Grant DePalma