Samantha Madore
Performance Coach NASM-CPT, PES
A .368 hitting infielder in her senior season at Plymouth State University, Sam Madore brings her experience as a Performance coach with a variety of athlete testing protocols that including resting/exercise ECG, VO2 max, FMS, aerobic/anaerobic along with comprehension of analysis. Sam has worked with a variety of populations including youth, collegiate athletes, and the elderly.
Sam graduated from Plymouth State University Bachelors of Science in Exercise and Sport Physiology with a Minor in Coaching.
Paul Morrell
Performance Coach and Director, Connecticut Football Academy
After coaching high school football and lacrosse for more than 25 years, Coach Morrell brings his experience and devotion for sport to the Parisi Speed School and Connecticut Football Academy (CFA).
Paul has dedicated more than half his life to coaching young athletes in all aspects of football and LAX both on and off the field. Paul is available to train athletes of all ages and abilities who want to advance to a new level through individualized and group workouts.
In today’s sporting world, everyone is looking for an edge to put themselves over the top and Paul will work with you to do just that.
CFA, Parisi Speed School and Coach Morrell will provide you with the tools and workouts necessary to develop your skills and advance to a new level of play.
Mike Peterson
Performance Coach
An all-state football and track star born and raised in New Britain, CT, Michael “Chief” Peterson is dedicated to his family and focused on motivating and helping our youth.
A four year letterman, all conference selection and scholar athlete award winner in Football at D1 University of Rhode Island, Chief holds a bachelor of arts in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Chief has spent many seasons coaching NBHS’s football and basketball teams and is the Dean of Students at New Britain High School.
He has travelled the world as a poet and internationally decorated spoken word artist with appearances in Helsinki, Finland and the 2012 London Olympics.
Chief is New Britain’s first Poet Laureate and has four children -David, Mia, Major and Storm.
Kevin Russell
Performance Coach
Kevin was a four year letterman and Little East Conference Academic Honor Roll for indoor and outdoor Track at ECSU. He was and E-Club Scholar Athlete Award and Team Captain his Senior Year.
High School: Four-year member of indoor and outdoor and cross country programs where he ran the hurdles and 400 meters and was the team’s top-scorer as a senior outdoors. He set program records in the 300 hurdles and 4×100 relay while being a three-sport, four-year captain and an All-Academic in all three sports as a senior at Berlin High School.
Adam D'Antonio
Performance Coach
Adam, a certified Parisi Performance Coach, was President of the Club Ultimate Frisbee Team at CCSU where he received a Bachelors in Exercise Science. H also was the gym Fitness Manager for ReCentral at Central Connecticut State. Adam’s specialties include periodization for soccer, teaching the mechanics of speed and plyometric training.