Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company Announces Chip Smith as Official Performance Coach for NFL Alumni Academy
September 28 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Mr. Smith’s proprietary MORR Sports Performance
Training System is used by more professional, Olympic and elite
level athletes than any other training system in the world
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (“HOFV” or the
“Company”) (NASDAQ: HOFV, HOFVW), the only resort, entertainment
and media company centered around the power of professional
football and owner of the Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson
Controls in Canton, Ohio, today announced that Chip Smith, one of
the foremost speed, strength and sports performance experts in the
United States, has been named the official performance coach for
the NFL Alumni Academy. Mr. Smith is the creator of the innovative
MORR (an acronym for Movement, Overspeed, Resistance and Reaction)
Sports Performance Training System, which is designed to maximize
individual results for each athlete by isolating sports-specific
and position-specific movements with the goal of increasing an
athlete's speed, flexibility, efficiency and explosive power in
that movement.
Mr. Smith stated, “I am honored to join the HOFV family and be
part of the inaugural NFL Alumni Academy, where our goal will be to
continue to develop talent for the National Football League. My
passion is to help young men and women reach their dreams and
aspirations and provide coaching insight to young minority coaches
who dream of one-day coaching in the NFL or other professional
sports leagues.”
Mr. Smith has trained more than 200 current NFL players, over
2,000 former NFL players, 60 Pro Bowlers, 40 first round NFL draft
picks and four Heisman Trophy winners using the proprietary MORR
Sports Performance Training System. Among his portfolio of
professional football clients include Pro Football Hall of Famers
Brian Urlacher, Champ Bailey and Rodney Harrison, New England
Patriots Hall of Famer Richard Seymour, four-time First-Team
All-Pro defensive lineman Jared Allen, and former cornerback Asante
Samuel. He also trains the Olympic gold medal winning and world
champion women’s gymnastics and women’s volleyball teams, Mark
Price, a four time NBA all-star and Olympic Dream Team member, and
Kylie Bivens, a member of the U.S. women’s national soccer team
Member.
Michael Crawford, President and CEO of HOFV, stated, “When
envisioning the NFL Alumni Academy program, we knew we needed the
best possible sports performance coach around, and that was Chip
Smith. Like we at HOFV are elevating the fan experience and
building something special, Chip is helping many of the country’s
most well-known athletes achieve greatness and win championships
through the MORR Training System. What’s more, his resume is
unparalleled in developing NFL talent and keeping them on the
field, as the careers of the players he trains average more than
eight years. With him on board, we look forward to many of our
participants going on and enjoying successful careers at the next
level.”
Prominent former NFL players reflected on Mr. Smith’s impact on
their careers:
- Former Chicago Bears linebacker and 2018 Pro Football Hall of
Fame inductee Brian Urlacher: “Chip Smith has been family to me my
entire career. He has been my guy since I came into the league, and
his system is the best.”
- Jared Allen, who retired in 2016 after a 12-year career in the
NFL, finishing tied for 12 on the all-time sack list: “Chip Smith
was my trainer and is family for me. His MORR System was critical
in helping me make the jump from Idaho State to the NFL and it
simply got me the results I wanted. Chip is the man.”
- Champ Bailey, one of the greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time
and 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee: “Chip has been my guy
since I came into the league – and I played 15 seasons! He is like
family to me!”
About Chip Smith
Chip does combine preparation for scores of players selected
each year in the NFL Draft. Chip also worked with 14 Chinese
Olympic Teams in Beijing where he trained 41 Olympic medalists
including 21 Gold medalists from the 2008 summer Olympic games and
20 Gold medalists from the 2012 London Olympic games. Chip holds a
BS in physical education from Liberty University. He did
post-graduate work in speed and strength at the world-renowned
Soviet Sports Institute in Moscow. He holds a masters of sports
science certification from ISSA. Other certifications include
exercise specialist from Cooper’s Aerobic Institute. Chip also
holds a Master's of Sports Performance certification from MORR.
Chip was inducted into Liberty University Sports Hall of Fame in
2010. Chip has written and developed a master’s program in Human
Performance at Liberty University.
About the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment
Company
The Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:
HOFV, HOFVW) is a resort and entertainment company leveraging the
power and popularity of professional football and its legendary
players in partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, the Hall of Fame Resort &
Entertainment Company is the owner of the Hall of Fame Village
powered by Johnson Controls, a multi-use sports, entertainment and
media destination centered around the Pro Football Hall of Fame's
campus. Additional information on the Company can be found at
www.HOFREco.com.
About the NFL Alumni Association
The NFL Alumni Association is a nationwide group of former
National Football League players, coaches and other employees whose
mission is to serve, assist and inform former players and their
families. The association offers a variety of medical, financial
and social programs to help members lead healthy, productive and
connected lives, as well as community initiatives under the NFL
Alumni’s “Caring for Kids” programs. The NFL Alumni Association
hosts the Player Development Program each football season at the
Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls in Canton, Ohio.
The Player Development Program provides a pathway for the top
graded players that were released from NFL training camps to return
to the NFL by giving them the opportunity to further develop their
skills and realize their potential by training under the tutelage
of elite former NFL coaches, players and performance coaches.
About WaV Sports and Entertainment LLC
WaV Sports & Entertainment is a global sports marketing firm
that specializes in sports property representation, brand side
representation, and the management and production of unique
sporting and entertainment events. WaV exclusively represents the
NFL Alumni Academy and various other NFL Alumni projects such as
their youth educational programming known as Pro Day Experience.
Additional information on the Company can be found at
www.WaVsports.com
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