There’s much to learn about what we do at Lifting LGNDZ ATHLETICS CLUB. Please take your time to review our website to learn all there is to know to become a part of the LGNDZ ATHLETIC CLUB team, nonprofit and academy sports training.
Lifting LGNDZ Athletic Academy was founded in 2020 by Daryl "Coach Ray" Spencer. The organization was created to help youth build a strong mental, physical and emotional being. The Academy seeks to uplift youth in the community through our various programs, preparing them to not just become contributing members of society, but to be legendary mentally, physically, and spiritually in life, creating a legacy of greatness for themselves, their families and their communities. Most importantly, we teach our youth to persevere even when they feel like giving up and things get tough, “Keep Going"
Our Vision
The Vision of LGNDZ Athletics Club is more than athletic training. Training is a vehicle in which we impart information and skills. We strive to motivate, uplift, and encourage our youth to look deeper into their future to become LGNDZ within themselves which will in return inspire others.
Our Mission
The LGNDZ Athletics Club mission is to inspire youth to be healthy by giving them the tools to be, physically, mentally and emotionally fit. We do this by:
Our Core Values
LGNDZ Athletics Club is a comprehensive program that focuses on the Student Athlete holistically so that they are strong physically, academically, and have a firm sense of leadership and responsibility. Our programming includes an after school program that features tutoring, weekly workshops, and athletic training.
Our program is committed to shaping our student athletes into individuals who have a strong sense of accountability and responsibility for themselves and their communities. Through our monthly service learning projects and Annual 5K Walk and Run, our student athletes will engage in a way that teaches them the importance of gratitude and giving back.
Our Training Program Includes:
Regular physical activity can help children and adolescents improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, control weight, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and re
Our Training Program Includes:
Regular physical activity can help children and adolescents improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, control weight, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and reduce the risk of developing health conditions such as:
Our After-school tutoring program is designed to help our student athletes get better test scores, earn higher grades, and improve their overall attitudes towards the learning process, particularly in math, science and reading.
There are many reasons parents choose tutoring for their children. Some parents feel unable to help their chil
Our After-school tutoring program is designed to help our student athletes get better test scores, earn higher grades, and improve their overall attitudes towards the learning process, particularly in math, science and reading.
There are many reasons parents choose tutoring for their children. Some parents feel unable to help their children with schoolwork. Others may find their children are more receptive to working through school struggles with another person. Tutoring can help strengthen subject comprehension, boost confidence, and build important learning skills.
Tutoring gives students individualized attention that they don’t get in a crowded classroom. This helps children who struggle to keep up, as well as those who aren’t challenged enough. It also keeps students on track during breaks from school, such as during Spring Break, or during the summer.
College Readiness
Our workshops provide students with the tools and knowledge to confidently navigate the college application process. College Readiness Activities include: Financial Aid, Scholarships, College Campus Tours and more!
Physical & Mental Health
These workshops teach LGNDZ Athletic Club Student-Athletes how to care for their m
College Readiness
Our workshops provide students with the tools and knowledge to confidently navigate the college application process. College Readiness Activities include: Financial Aid, Scholarships, College Campus Tours and more!
Physical & Mental Health
These workshops teach LGNDZ Athletic Club Student-Athletes how to care for their mental and physical health. Sessions include yoga and meditation, stress management skills, nutrition and much more!
Character Building
The Character Building Workshops are designed to promote exemplary character among athletes. Oftentimes, the focus is on great athleticism and not on character. Our student-athletes learn compassion, trustworthiness, respect, responsibility and fairness.
Career Exploration & Skill Development
These workshops are created to help students discover career possibilities. Workshop topics include:
LGNDZ Athletic Club youth participants will coordinate monthly Service Learning events. Service Learning is an instructional strategy that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. Students improve their academic and civic skills by applying what they learn in LGNDZ Athletics Club weekly programming, in
LGNDZ Athletic Club youth participants will coordinate monthly Service Learning events. Service Learning is an instructional strategy that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. Students improve their academic and civic skills by applying what they learn in LGNDZ Athletics Club weekly programming, in the real world. This is a form of civic education that provides students with opportunities to explore what it means to be an active, engaged citizen. Each student athlete is responsible for completing a minimum of 30 service learning hours per year. For each service learning experience, student athletes then reflect on their experiences through journal entries to reinforce the link between their service and their learning. The service learning events culminate in a presentation to the community at the LGNDZ Athletics Club/Academy Annual Run & Walk.
The LGNDZ Athletic Club Annual Community Walk & Run will be held in a selected community in the City of Cincinnati. The walk is created to promote health and wellness in neighborhoods where health disparities are high and the members of the neighborhoods are in need of tools and resources to keep themselves healthy and active. This event
The LGNDZ Athletic Club Annual Community Walk & Run will be held in a selected community in the City of Cincinnati. The walk is created to promote health and wellness in neighborhoods where health disparities are high and the members of the neighborhoods are in need of tools and resources to keep themselves healthy and active. This event is intended to, along with our partners, create more healthy communities across the City of Cincinnati.
The funds raised from the event will be donated to a local charity that promotes health and wellness in underserved communities.
"I want to start by saying I have never met another trainer so well invested in me and my ultimate goal as Coach Ray. He pushes me and encourages me no matter how many times I feel like quitting. I came to Ray with a short term goal and he helped me focus on a more permanent change to my lifestyle. I want to thank Ray a million times over for everything I have and will accomplish because of his dedication to me."
"As a lacrosse and football player, I started working with Coach Ray to improve my agility and explosiveness on the field. Ray tailored my training to my body and skill level and I saw improvement in less than four weeks. He took the time to ensure I learned how to move and take care of my body before progressing the workouts to advanced levels. The workouts are demanding but also fun, which makes it easier to be consistent. He went above and beyond by attending games, watching my game film with me and then used that information in my workouts. Ray truly invested in me as an athlete and a person. He holds me to a higher standard, on and off the field, and encourages me to exceed with every chance I get. Now, after training with Ray for a year, I am a physically stronger and more durable athlete that has developed a love for training to compete. “
"Coach Ray is a athlete transformer without a doubt. His ability to seek details and turn your body into a reaction machine is incredibly unique. The one thing that separates Spin from other trainers is his ambition to want his athletes be better than they ever were. When working with him, it's like he is working and grinding with you. you don't find that in a lot of coaches. that is why he is one of the best."
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Coach Ray is the visionary behind LGNDZ Athletic Club/Academy. As a certified trainer with the desire and passion to help athletes reach their fullest potential, Coach Ray has dedicated his adult life to the profession of his professional career to the training other athletes on the rise, and nonprofit. Coach Ray is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of Winton Woods High School. He attended Kent State University majoring in Exercise Science.
Coach Ray prides himself on accountability, hard work, progression, dedication and commitment. Coach Ray puts in countless hours and studies his craft to assure that clients, whether 1 on 1 or classes get the proper physical and mental training with academy sport training to prepare them for their day/future. No matter how tough life's obstacles can be, Coach Ray stands for the basic principle of "KEEP GOING"
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