Memorial's Competitive EDGE Sports Performance program to hold Thursday open house

The Competitive EDGE Sports Performance Program will hold an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at its new location in the Niagara Falls High School Field House.

A service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, the Competitive EDGE is a dedicated sports performance program that helps athletes at all levels from across Western New York increase their success on the field, ice or court.

The program's new home on the Niagara Falls High School campus features a large open arena for training and a fully furnished weight room with Olympic Hammer Strength racks, cardio equipment, TRX total-body resistance exercise equipment, weighted sleds, agility ladders and much more.

"Our certified athletic trainers and certified strength and conditioning specialists are committed to improving athletes' performance through education, hard work, nutrition and injury prevention," said Memorial Sports Medicine Director Tony Surace, M.Ed., A.T.C. "We use up-to-date training techniques for the dedicated athlete who wants to work hard and become a better athlete in his or her desired sport."

Thursday's open house will feature information and demonstrations on strength training, Plyometrics, agility training, sports nutrition and Pilates, as well as the Competitive EDGE's ACL bridge, return to throwing and sport-specific training programs.

Convenient access to the Niagara Falls High School Field House is available from Pine Avenue via Packard Court, east of 39^th Street. For information about the Competitive EDGE or Thursday's event, call 716-215-0723.