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Pat's training works with juniors to world-class athletes and Major winners.  His golfers include:

Ernie Els, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Christie Kerr, Charles Howell III, Helen Alfredsson, David Duval, Se Ri Pak, Carin Koch, Dicky Pride and more!

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Pat Etcheberry is the President of Etcheberry Sports

Pat Etcheberry

Internationally acclaimed fitness and movement trainer Pat Etcheberry heads Etcheberry Sports at the Mission Inn Resort & Club.  This is a unique training center that integrates a variety of advanced sports and fitness development techniques to help individuals attain higher levels of athletic performance and personal health.

Pat is a former Olympian (competed in the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in the javelin event) and has trained some of the leading professional sports figures in world, including tennis greats Justine Henin, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Jennifer Capriati; golf pros Nick Faldo, Ernie Els and Se Ri Pak; Willie Parker, Charles Woodson and Shaun King of the NFL; and top athletes from the NBA, LPGA and Major League Baseball.

Pat turned his attention to coaching college athletes after participating in the Pan American Games from 1967 - 1971.  He started as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for all sports at the University of Kentucky, a school noted for its championship teams.  In 1984, Pat was nominated as "Strength Coach of the Year" by the National Strength Coaches Association.

His own athletic accomplishments and coaching experiences form the basis for Pat's development of training techniques.  They are designed specifically to increase stamina and performance.  His programs focus on improving overall physical prowess and have been embraced by individuals seeking an edge in the wide range of competitive and non-competitive sports and athletic activities.

Known as an innovator for his ability to maximize results in physical training.  Pat is a contributing editor to TennisMatch and Golf International magazines, and has been featured in Golf Digest.  His articles have also appeared in the National Strength and Conditioning Association Journal.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Pat earned his Master's degree from Georgetown College.  Before arriving at Mission Inn, he headed the Etcheberry Performance Division at Saddlebrook Resort and a partner at LGE Performance Systems where he directed sports training.

Programs at Etcheberry Sports are designed to coordinated with Mission Inn's other resources and facilities including the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy and the Sixth Sense Tennis Academy operated by Justine Henin and Carlos Rodriguez.

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Justin Smith

Justin is a diver and four-year letter winner on the Men's Swimming & Diving Team at the University of Kentucky (2005 - 2009).  He made the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons.  He was inducted to the University of Kentucky Athletics Frank G. Ham Society of Character in the spring of 2009 (the highest award given by the Athletic Department). 

Birth Place:  Blue Island, IL

Hometown:  Lynwood, IL

Favorite Exercises:  Power Clean, Split Jerk

Training Philosophy:  My philosophy on training is to train the complete athlete in order to maximize their athletic potential for their specific sport. This includes improving their performance by enhancing their strength, agility, mobility, flexibility and cardiovascular capacity. Watching how an athlete moves, and teaching them how to move efficiently and effectively is a big focus area in my training. Injury prevention is also very important to me, as it is easier to prevent an injury than it is to rehab one.

Expert Focus:  Olympic lifting and Biomechanics.

Education:  Graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelors of Science in Education, Major: Kinesiology & Exercise Science in August 2009.

Certifications: NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Etcheberry Level 1 Tennis Certifcation.

Experience:  Summer 2008 Intern for the University of Kentucky Athletics Strength & Conditioning Department.  Summer 2009 Intern for Etcheberry Sports and was hired full time in September 2009.