Check out World Sport’s feature on IMG Academies, with appearances from Nick Bollettieri, Trevor Moawad, Steve Shenbaum, Nate Vander Sluis, David Da Silva, Josh Lifrak, Trevor Anderson, as well as students Dwight Powell, Ryan Harrison, Ginger Howard and others.
The show is aired to more than 200 million households in 117 countries.
IMG Academies: Home of MLB pre-Spring Training (video)
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Posted: Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Check out the video of MLB stars and top minor league prospects preparing for Spring Training at IMG Academies!
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Two IMG Academies’ students recently battled it out in front of a packed gymnasium for the inaugural Bollettieri Table Tennis Championships.
Watch Juan Jimenez and Jose Morales compete at center court… especially keep an eye on match point.
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Last Friday IMG was represented at the Health & Wellness fair at Sarasota Middle School. Approximately 500 kids from the community attended the fair to learn about personal health and participate in physical activities. For example, the IMG booth featured an obstacle course that tested their speed and agility. A number of different organizations were [...]
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Performance Institute adds on to its facilities once again
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Posted: Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Additions to the IMG Academies campus continued yesterday when windscreens were put up around the artificial turf/ track area. The screens feature the IPI logo, cover around 500 feet of previously bare fence, and surround the football-specific turf field. The paint job on the turf includes football hash marks and sidelines for a realistic on-field [...]
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Our impressive crop of high school seniors started the early signing period off with a bang, with a prestigious list of destinations (See here and here and here and here).
Check out a couple of the mentions our athletes received in their hometown/collegiate destination media outlets:
All signings: Bradenton Herald
Carter Bumgardner: Charlotte Observer
Matt Felsenfeld: MGoBlue
Gavin Patton: The [...]
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Matt Frey’s U of Minnesota commitment completes early signings
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Posted: Monday, November 16th, 2009
Pendleton School at IMG Academies student Matt Frey, one of the top all-around gymnasts in the state, rounded out the baseball, golf and basketball early signing period commitments by choosing the University of Minnesota.
Frey will join a Minnesota squad that entered the 2009 season ranked No. 8 nationally by the College Gymnastics Association. He finished [...]
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Dick Vitale speaks to IMG Academies students (watch video)
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Posted: Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
World-renowned basketball announcer, on-air personality and public speaker Dick Vitale recently took time out of his schedule to speak with IMG Academies students.
More than athletics, Dick’s inspiring talk focused on making the right choices in life, appreciating the gifts you have and taking advantage of every day. Watch the video in portions below:
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Many parents of IMG Academies’ athletes sacrifice for the chance to give their children an opportunity to reach their peak as an athlete and person.
Because of the Academy’s global student-athlete population, parents sometimes get few opportunities to see their child perform in person. Last weekend’s Parent Weekend gave many families a chance to reunite for [...]