The Door County YMCA in Sturgeon Bay will once again offer its Peak Performance Clinics this summer, giving young athletes a six-week training experience focused on strength, speed, agility and leadership development.

The program runs June 15 through July 24 at the Sturgeon Bay Program Center, with registration opening May 15. Sessions are limited to 60 athletes.

Two divisions will be offered. Peak Performance Junior, for grades 3-6, and Peak Performance Clinic for grades 7-12.

The clinics, led by Competitive Swimming Director Mike McHugh, are designed to mirror collegiate and professional-level training systems on a scaled level.

“This is a performance based clinic, one of the few in the country,” McHugh said. “What we have done is taken the pro level tests and the collegiate level tests and scaled them down.”

Athletes will train using more than $11,000 in agility and performance equipment and complete a series of assessments, including sprint testing, vertical leap measurements and agility drills such as the Illinois Speed Test and Arrowhead Test.

McHugh said the program builds foundational skills across sports.

“Its vertical leap, sprint training, running phases and agility and strength,” he said.

Registration costs range from $110 to $150 for junior athletes and $145 to $210 for grades 7-12. Coach McHugh recommends early sign-up due to limited space.

For more information, please visit the Door County YMCA website or listen to the full Y-Wednesday podcast here.