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April Marks 5 Year Anniversary For Local Sports Training Facility

April 2014 marks the 5th anniversary for Compete Sports Performance & Rehab in Lake Forest, CA. This represents an incredible accomplishment for the sports training facility and its owner Chris Phillips, who not long ago started the business during an incredibly tumultuous time when more businesses were shutting down then staying open. It was undoubtedly a big risk, but a risk that is nonetheless paying off today. Since it's inception, Compete has been the "go to" place for professional athletes, college athletes, and youth athletes seeking sports training in Orange County. And the service has proven effective as more than 30 youth athletes have received scholarships to play college sports and several college athletes have gone on to play professional sports.

And so to celebrate Compete's 5 year anniversary, they will be holding several specials through the month of April and will culminate the celebration with an open house on April 26th where they will be doing free fitness classes, injury evaluations, as well as a meet and great with some of the professional athletes Compete trains.

Yet, in spite of all the accomplishments of Compete and its owner, perhaps the biggest accomplishment for Phillips has been seeing his vision turn into reality. "When I first started it, the idea was to simply provide all the services an athlete would need under one roof. And today, we are doing just that" Phillips said. "If an athlete needs to run faster or get stronger, we can help with that. If an athlete gets injured, we can help them get back on the field, and if an athlete recently had surgery, we have athletic trainers and physical therapists to help them get back on their feet."

Click here to learn how Compete Sports Performance began.

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