About Elite Speed Academy

Origin

Elite Speed Academy was founded in 2026 by Jamie Botti, Jonathan Lespinas and Ahmed Yilla. Jamie, Jon, and Ahmed began working alongside each other in 2014. In 2023, they started collaborating more closely, training athletes across a wide variety of sports, including track and field, fencing, basketball, football, and baseball. Over the years, they spent countless hours coaching, working out, studying, taking courses, attending seminars, and building a friendship along the way.

After all that time together, they realized they were on closely aligned paths, sharing similar philosophies, training styles, and missions. This realization led them to join forces and found their company, Elite Speed Academy.

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Our Mission

At Elite Speed Academy, the mission is to help athletes unlock their highest athletic potential through elite-level speed, power, and strength training. ESA works with athletes from youth to professional levels, developing the physical tools, confidence, and mindset needed to excel in their sport.

Elite Speed Academy's training programs are designed to improve speed, explosiveness, change of direction, strength, and overall athletic performance through proven coaching methods and structured development. ESA believes every athlete has the ability to improve, compete at a higher level, and separate themselves through consistent hard work and proper training.

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Whether an athlete is trying to get to the ball faster than their opponent, make the varsity team, earn a scholarship, or go pro, Elite Speed Academy's goal is to give athletes the extra edge that allows them to reach that next level, while also helping them feel more capable and confident in their abilities so that confidence shines through in competition.

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Elite Speed Academy is committed to creating an environment that challenges athletes to grow, stay consistent, and become stronger competitors both on and off the field. Ultimately, the goal is simple: develop faster, stronger, more explosive athletes and help them become the best version of themselves for their sport.

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Philosophy

Elite Speed Academy believes in science-based, data-backed training. Speed is treated as a trainable quality, and through consistent effort, proper nutrition and recovery, and a growth mindset, athletes become better, faster, and stronger versions of themselves.

ESAbelieves in training smarter; more is not always better. Intelligent programming is derived from data collected over long periods of time, and the minimum effective dose is what truly moves the needle forward.