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local Austinite himself, Ben Himes started Sharp End Athletics as a
solution to the dearth of talent in the central Texas area. He
himself a former professional baseball player [having played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Yankees] with a degree in
neuroscience, he employed his love for the game, the local community
and his science background to get Sharp End up and running. 4 years
into the business, he has a stable of professional players, college
players, and high school players.
As he described the center, in
his own words, "I literally built it to be a home for athletes,"the
facility has some of the more advanced workout equipments for elite athletes you'll find anywhere else of comparable offering. He has trainers and equipments for Olympic weight-lifting, self-defense, or
for any specific sport---baseball and others.
Also, of worthy mention, is their Brazilian
Jiujitsu instructor Robert Dutra Moreino, who is one of the highest ranked Jiujitsu instructors in the nation (Robert is the photos below).
Lessons:
- Know the heartbeat of your business. The people within the organization make up the business, and it's key to be sensitive to the energy flowing through the team at all times.
- Good communication---know when to say what and when to not say something. All relationships are built on communication, and the same goes for running a business and the relationships within and without.
- For athletes: Know your body, and quit the injury-rehab cycle that many athletes go through. Instead get into the habit of pre-habbing to avoid injury, cutting the cycle of injury-rehab, injury-rehab. For Ben himself, he looks back on his career and realizes he didn't know any of this, and how that can make a difference for many athletes now.
Noteworthy
quotes, paraphrased:
"There's no sword without the sharp end."
"Give them enough arrows in their quiver to be independent of you."
Photos: ( Some photos I took of the facility. Robert, their Brazilian Jiujitsu Instructor is in the last photo at bottom)
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