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Driven Elite

Athletes Provide Top-Level Training for Community and Next Generation of Competitors

For area athletes looking to hone their sports skills and reach their best physical condition, Driven Elite offers specialized training for all ages. 

Driven Elite was co-founded in June of 2014 by former Green Bay Packer Super Bowl Champion Donald Driver, Major League Baseball Player Aaron Westlake of the Detroit Tigers and Dr. John Myers, Visiting Team Medical Liaison for the Dallas Cowboys. The facility has three locations - in Grapevine, Denton and Southlake - and offers custom workouts created by professional athletes. 

“We provide fitness training for adults in a small-group setting so the feel is more of a private-group training session in which our clients are one-on-one with a personal fitness coach. We also provide personal training options for adults and youth,” Mr. Driver says. “We specialize in youth performance to address athletes in all sports and have specialty coaches that provide skilled training and sports-specific classes.” 

Driven Elite trains thousands of athletes per season in a variety of sports including soccer, football, golf, basketball, baseball, Taekwondo, UFC, boxing, lacrosse, MMA, softball, tennis, swimming, pickleball, wrestling, track & field and volleyball.

 “We constantly receive positive feedback that our athletes are standout when it comes to their peers,” Mr. Driver says. “Our athletes are stronger, faster, more agile, more flexible and have great work ethic. Our athletes are serious about their training and are held accountable to be committed. Our athletes are reportedly more disciplined and it is evident that the training they receive is high quality and not only in their fitness, but mental as well. The parents see that we train the whole athlete addressing nutrition and recovery, which are just as important as the actual physical training.” 

In order to meet all of the needs of its athletes, Driven Elite also has a full medical clinic with a physical therapist and chiropractor on-site at its Grapevine location. 

Driven Elite’s ultimate goal is to inspire individualized results for each athlete in a positive setting, Mr. Driver says. 

“Our members know that we want them to be the very best version of themselves, and to each person that will look different. During our team training with our youth athletes, you will hear loud cheers and encouragement for each other. Our personal trainers are friendly and outgoing and are genuinely interested in the daily lives of our members. The owners and staff have created this atmosphere because that is who we are, and it has overflowed to the atmosphere of our facilities,” he says. 

“You will work hard, you will smile, you will make friends, you will transform ... this is Driven Elite.” 

For more information about Driven Elite, visit DrivenElite.net.