Sports Performance in West Orange, New Jersey
NASM-certified trainer Trevor Cassidy brings sports performance expertise to West Orange, New Jersey. In-person and online sessions available.
Trevor Cassidy offers expert sports performance training for clients in West Orange, New Jersey. With 4 NASM certifications and 13+ years of hands-on experience, Trevor designs programs that deliver measurable results — whether you train at a local gym in West Orange and the surrounding area or work with him through online coaching. Train the way your sport demands — faster, more powerful, and harder to beat.
Training in West Orange
West Orange is a large Essex County township of about 48,000 residents that climbs from the valley floor up the First and Second Watchung Mountains. The town is perhaps best known as the home of Thomas Edison's National Historical Park and the sprawling South Mountain Reservation, a 2,110-acre county park that provides some of the best hiking and outdoor training terrain in the metropolitan area. Neighborhoods range from the dense Pleasant Valley section to the hilltop estates of Llewellyn Park, one of the oldest planned residential communities in the United States.
Popular Training Venues
- South Mountain Reservation (Turtle Back area)
- Crystal Lake area trails
- Gregory School fields
- Turtle Back Zoo parking area (off-hours)
West Orange is socioeconomically diverse, with neighborhoods ranging from modest to affluent. The community includes a growing Orthodox Jewish population, South Asian families, and long-established residents. Clients reflect this diversity and bring a wide range of fitness backgrounds, goals, and scheduling needs. Sunday through Friday scheduling is popular with the observant community, while mountain-neighborhood clients often prefer weekend trail sessions at South Mountain Reservation.
Key Benefits
Sport-Specific Power and Speed Development
Your program includes plyometrics, Olympic lift variations, and sprint mechanics tailored to the force vectors and velocities your sport demands. You get faster and more explosive in the directions that matter.
Reduced Injury Risk on the Field
Targeted strengthening of commonly injured areas — ACL-protective hamstring work for cutting sports, rotator cuff prehab for overhead athletes — keeps you competing instead of rehabbing.
Energy System Conditioning That Matches Your Game
A tennis match and a 10K race tax completely different energy systems. Trevor programs conditioning that mirrors the work-to-rest ratios and intensity demands of your specific sport.
Competitive Edge Over Opponents Who Only "Work Out"
Most recreational athletes train randomly. Structured sport-specific programming gives you a measurable advantage in strength, speed, and endurance against competitors who lack a real plan.
Our Methodology
Every sports performance program begins with a needs analysis: What are the dominant movement patterns, energy systems, and injury risks of the sport? Trevor then assesses the athlete — testing vertical jump, broad jump, sprint times, agility drills, and sport-specific strength benchmarks — to identify the biggest performance gaps. The training program targets those gaps systematically.
Programming follows a conjugate or block periodization model depending on the athlete's competitive calendar. Off-season blocks emphasize maximum strength and hypertrophy. Pre-season transitions to power, speed, and sport-specific conditioning. In-season programming drops volume to maintain gains while keeping the athlete fresh for competition. This structured approach ensures you peak when it counts — not in the gym on a random Tuesday. NASM-certified trainer Trevor Cassidy favors periodized models because the evidence is clear: periodized programs produce 36% greater strength gains than non-periodized training (Rhea & Alderman, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research), and that strength advantage translates directly to on-field performance.
How It Works
Sport Needs Analysis & Athletic Assessment
Trevor evaluates the physical demands of your sport and tests your current athletic baselines — jump height, sprint speed, agility, strength-to-bodyweight ratios — to identify the areas where targeted training will yield the biggest performance gains.
Periodized Performance Program
You receive a multi-phase training plan aligned with your competitive season. Each phase has specific goals — build strength, convert to power, sharpen sport-specific conditioning — so you arrive at competition in peak form.
Coached Power and Speed Sessions
Plyometric and speed work require precise technique to be effective and safe. In-person sessions with Trevor ensure your landing mechanics, sprint form, and explosive movement patterns are dialed in.
Performance Retesting & Program Progression
Every six to eight weeks, Trevor retests key performance metrics. Improvements in jump height, sprint times, or agility scores confirm the program is working and guide the next training phase.
Frequently Asked Questions
I am not a professional athlete. Is sports performance training still for me?
How is sports performance training different from regular personal training?
Can you work around an existing team practice schedule?
Can we train at South Mountain Reservation?
Do you serve both the valley and hilltop sections of West Orange?
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“Trevor is the best in the business. He is incredibly knowledgeable, motivating, and genuinely cares about his clients' progress. Every session is challenging but structured perfectly. I've seen results I never thought possible.”
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