At 7-foot-1, IMG Basketball Academy post-grad Jordan Dickerson already stands out in a crowd. Now, with most of the nation’s top recruits already committed to a college, Dickerson is garnering even more attention. From the New York Post: The 18-year-old, 7-foot-1 center, who is finishing up a postgraduate year at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., [...]
As with NFL Draft training, IMG Academies serves as one of the nation’s premier locations for athletes to prepare for the NBA Draft and private workouts. Led by coach Dan Barto, athletes go through full developmental training, including on-court work and performance training in physical conditioning, mental conditioning, nutrition, communication and more. Current trainees include: [...]
Golfer Gabriel Ormachea won the 2012 IMG Leadbetter Match play event, held May 4-7, after defeating Rodrigo Muñoz in the final round of the tournament. The IMG Leadbetter Match Play tournament pits opposing golfers against each other in a bracket style set-up. Similar to the PGA Tour, IMG golf program students compete in year-round tournaments and [...]
The IMG Soccer Academy’s PDL team started the season in fashion with two shutout wins. Consisting of college players from around the country, including five IMG Soccer Academy alums, the PDL team opened the season with a 1-0 win against the VSI Tampa Flames and followed up with a 2-0 win over the FC Jax [...]
The son of a former MLB player, LJ Mazzilli worked hard to develop his game at the IMG Baseball Academy. Now a junior at the University of Connecticut, Mazzilli has become one of the top players in college baseball. From the Hartford Courant: Although he spent a lot of time as a kid around Alfonso Soriano [...]
IMG Academies Performance Coach Kevin Heiberger was an all-around athlete in high school. Heiberger played football, basketball, and ran track. But what sparked his transition from playing sports to coaching them? After being accepted into a college business program, this Iowa native realized that business was no longer his strongest career interest. Kevin recalls, “I’ve [...]
IMG Academies‘ Dasha Sharapova emerged victorious after the first of three ITF Junior Grade 4s in Florida wrapped up in Daytona Beach on Saturday May 5. Dasha Sharapova, the younger cousin of Maria Sharapova, won the girls title. Sharapova, who will turn 17 next month, entered the event as a No. 8 seed, defeated unseeded Jessica Ho [...]
IMG Academies golf student Daniel Jaramillo has advanced to sectional U.S. Open qualifying. Now 15-years old, Jaramillo has been with IMG for the past four years and works with golf coach Jay Denton. Jaramillo finished local qualifying round on May 7 at the Cypress Run Golf Club in Tarpon Springs, Fla., T-3rd (71) Jaramillo is competing to earn [...]
The 2012 IMG Bollettieri Master’s Tournament drew to a close on Saturday, May 5. The Master’s Tournament is the conclusion of five Grand Prix events throughout the year for its students. The top 8 students from each event qualified for the year-ending Masters Tournament. The winners of this year’s Master’s include: Girls 10’s – Rikke Baumann def. Lisa Kung [...]
Dominique Allen, a dual-threat quarterback from Richmond Hill, Ga. has announced his verbal commitment to the United State Air Force Academy. Prior to committing to the Falcons, Allen trained with the IMG football program. He worked with director Chris Weinke at the 2011 IMG All-Madden Mini-camp at IMG Academies, and the 2012 Under Armour Combine in [...]
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