1. Elite Academy
CHICAGO
Apex Elite Academy’s | Boys and Girls
Basketball and
Sports Performance
Clinic
Every Saturday • 2 / 2 / 13 - 3 / 9 / 13
Chris Harper and Chad Stewart, will be offering a Saturday clinic starting February 2, 2013
ending on March 9, 2013 at the University of Chicago Laboratory School. Don’t miss this
opportunity for your child to learn the critical components to quickness, explosiveness, and
injury prevention while practicing fundamental basketball skills. Chris has trained several
student-athletes to outstanding levels of athleticism and explosiveness. Chad has
helped mold the skills of some of the nation’s top high school and college players,
along with a number of players currently playing professionally.
All camp proceeds will support the Apex Elite Academy NFP
We will work comprehensively with your child in the following areas:
• Dribbling and shooting skills • Speed, strength, and agility training
• Defensive and offensive skills • Engaging the right muscle groups at
• Court spacing, effective cuts, the right time for maximum power,
and rebounding speed, and explosiveness
• Injury prevention
Registration info on back

2. For more information or to register This training camp will be offered to
please contact Chris Harper at the following student-athlete age groups:
charper@atw360.com Ages 6-10 (9:00 am - 10:00 am)
773-677-1075 Ages 11-17 (10:10 am - 11:30 am)
Ages 6-10 $39 per day
About The Apex Elite Academy NFP $230 6 session package
Mission
Ages 11-17 $69 per day
The mission of Apex Elite Academy (“The Academy”) is $410 6 session package
to build true student-athletes who embrace and develop
their gifts in scholarship and athletics. We seek to We will train at Kovler Gym located at
eliminate the negative effects of ruthless opportunism 5823 S. Kenwood Avenue on the
impacting young athletes in urban areas, and to build University of Chicago Lab Schools’ Campus
citizenship, camaraderie, and common purpose between
young student-athletes from different socioeconomic
backgrounds. We foresee this will lead to shared Testimonials
goals, stronger local communities, and our Having Chris as my track coach has truly been a life
societies greater good. changing experience. Throughout school I was fast
but I didn’t understand the potential I had. Train-
ing with Chris helped show me this potential and
Introduction
he helped me achieve it. Not only does he have the
The Academy will support Chicago area student-
most extensive knowledge (that I know of) in muscle
athletes to excel in the areas of academics and
strengthening techniques (i.e. how to gain speed, how to
basketball. We have 3 goals for The Academy:
get strong but not bulky etc), but he is also the best mo-
1) We will develop the basketball skills and athletic
tivator out there. Training with Chris has made me more
prowess of all student athletes. 2) We will teach
conscious of the exercises I do, and has taught me which
students critical academic and executive functioning
exercises are the most effective for achieving my goals.
skills that will improve school performance.
If you have the opportunity to train with Chris, he will
3) We will help to foster bonds between young
help you achieve your goals and teach you the neces-
people from varied socioeconomic backgrounds
sary skills to do it on your own.
in the city of Chicago.
— — Leah Sibener, Varsity Track and Field,
The Program Johns Hopkins University
The primary goal of the program is to equip student-
athletes with needed skills to compete academically and
athletically at the highest level. Additionally, the program Before I began working with Chris Harper I was a decent
will provide mentoring and support that will empower athlete, but nothing spectacular. When I began training
young athletes to rise above pressures and promises of with Chris my physical abilities began to improve dramati-
quick “fame and fortune.” The program will allow young cally, and as I continued to work with Chris I turned into an
people to see the value of academics as well as benefits exceptional athlete and eventually made my high school’s
of striving for success in the classroom and on the court, varsity soccer team during my freshman season. The lessons I
modeling how strength in both areas work together to learned while training with Chris contributed to my success
enhance their skills and goals in life. We seek to build in soccer. Looking back on the process, I can see that working
community and understanding with young people who with Chris helped me develop a competitive drive which has
come from different walks of life, but who clearly share proven to be invaluable in many aspects of my life.
athletic and academic goals.
­ — Oliver Elfenbaum, Former U-High Senior,
Varsity Soccer Player
Apex Elite Academy NFP