Spire Institute and Academy
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| Private boarding school | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Boarding school, camp, sports camps, adult & family programs, team training, professional & collegiate training |
| Founded 📆 | 2009 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Geneva, Ohio, U.S. |
Area served 🗺️ | |
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Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www.spireinstitute.org |
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SPIRE Institute & Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Geneva, Ohio, United States.[1][2]
History[edit]
SPIRE Institute and Academy first opened in 2009 as the GaREAT Sports Complex. At this time there was one building featured a synthetic turf field.[3]
On February 23, 2013, SPIRE was declared an Olympic and Paralympic training site by Alicia McConnell, director of training sites and community partnerships for the U.S. Olympic Committee.[4][5][6]
In February 2014, SPIRE became the designated training site for USA Wrestling, the United States Olympic team.[7][8]
In January 2020, SPIRE was sold to Axxella, a company affiliated with Blue Ocean Realty.[9][10][11]
Programs[edit]
Basketball[edit]
Coached by Gravelle Craig, the basketball program is open to high school, gap year, and postgraduate students. Its basketball alumni include LaMelo Ball[12][13] and Robert Bobroczkyi.[14]
The campus includes 5 hardwood basketball courts, including a Cleveland Cavs court as well as 25,000 sq. ft. Performance Training Center to help with physical, mental, and nutrition training.
Lacrosse[edit]
Coached by Leland Rogers, SPIRE’s lacrosse academy is offered to male high school, gap year, and postgraduate athletes.[15][16]
Included on the campus are 2 indoor turf fields as well as an outdoor turf field that features lights and stadium seating. Up to 6 more outdoor turf fields are being planned for on the campus.[17][18]
Swimming[edit]
SPIRE Institute is an Official FINA Training Centre, one of three in the world.[19][20] The swimming academy is offered to high school, gap year and postgraduate athletes.
In February 2020, 12-time olympic medalist Ryan Lochte signed on as an international swimming ambassador for the camps, events and programs at SPIRE Institute and Academy.[21]
With input from USA Swimming, two Mythra pools with 10 lanes of a 50-meter racing course that can be converted to 25-yard or 25-meter courses with pace clocks and scoreboard can be found on campus.[22] Underwater video equipment is present for swim power and stroke analysis as well as a 25,000 sq. ft. Performance Training Center.[23]
Wrestling[edit]
SPIRE Director of Wrestling, Olympian, and World Champion Kenny Monday focuses on skill development, training for different techniques, and the opportunity for live wrestling.[24][25]
Track and Field[edit]
The track and field academy is offered to high school, gap year and post graduate athletes. The facility has hosted the Big Ten Conference for over six years in a row and was set to hold the 2020 conference.[26]
In April 2020, it was announced that Timothy Mack would be joining SPIRE as their field training and development director. Prior to joining SPIRE, Tim Mack won many awards including an Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres gold medal while setting a new pole vaulting record of 5.95 meters and joined the "6 meters club" by finishing first at the 2nd IAAF World Athletics Final.[27][28][29]
On campus is an outdoor 9 lane, 400-meter polyurethane international track, 4 long jump pits, 8 high jump positions, 4 pole vault boxes, and an adjacent Throws Stadium. The indoor complex features an 8 lane, 300-meter Beynon track, a separate field area with 2 high jumps, 2 long jumps, 2 pole vault pits, and portable weight throw cages.
Notable alumni and athletes[edit]
Since opening in 2009, SPIRE Institute and Academy has trained hundreds of Olympic and professional athletes, including those in the NBA, such as.LaMelo Ball, Ryan Lochte, and Katerina Stefanidi.[30][31][32]
References[edit]
- ↑ "SPIRE Institute in Geneva becomes training hub for Olympic hopefuls". WEWS. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "SPIRE Institute and Academy encourages excellence for athletes". AW. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Olympian Loves GaREAT Sports Complex - Beynon". beynonsports.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Spire Institute Designated U.S. Olympic And Paralympic Training Site by David Hunter - RunBlogRun". www.runblogrun.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "SPIRE INSTITUTE DESIGNATED U.S. OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC TRAINING SITE". Team USA. Retrieved 11-10-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ "SPIRE Institute named Olympic training site". wkyc.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Geneva: SPIRE Institute named Olympic wrestling partner". wkyc.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "SPIRE NAMED AN OFFICIAL TRAINING SITE FOR USA WRESTLING". Team USA. Retrieved 11-10-2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ "SPIRE Institute sports complex acquired by Baltimore-based Axxella". wkyc.com. 2:27 PM EST December 9, 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-10. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Sprawling Spire Institute sports complex in Geneva now for sale". Fox 8 Cleveland WJW. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ Gewirtz, Jason (2019-12-09). "Spire Institute Sold to New Owner". SportsTravel. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ Gleeson, Scott. "LaMelo Ball doesn't regret unorthodox path to NBA: 'School's not your priority'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "LaMelo Ball and SPIRE are dominant, but remain unranked in the Super 25". USA TODAY High School Sports. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ Schonbrun, Zach (2018-01-26). "A Teenager's Basketball Dream Is Size XXXXXL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ [https://laxallstars.com/spire-institute-announces-lacrosse-academy/ "SPIRE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES LACROSSE ACADEMY"] Check
|url=value (help). Lax All Stars. Retrieved 11-10-21. Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help); zero width space character in|url=at position 1 (help); Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ "SPIRE Announces The Addition of Lelan Rogers as Director of Lacrosse / Head Coach". www.wboc.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "SPIRE Welcomes Lelan Rogers to Lead New Lacrosse Program". www.insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Lacrosse Academy Coming to SPIRE Institute & Academy (IA) in 2022". www.wboc.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Lake Erie Silver Dolphins - SPIRE". www.teamunify.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "SPIRE Institute: Preparing Athletes from Developing Nations". FINA World Aquatics Convention. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ GmbH, finanzen net. "SPIRE IA (Institute/Academy) in Geneva, OH Signs 12-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Lochte as International Swim Ambassador". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Spire Institute / Academy". Myrtha Pools. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Featured Swim Camp: Spire Institute and Academy". Swimming World News. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Spire Adds Wrestling Program to Academy Offerings". Ohio News Time. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "SPIRE INSTITUTE AND ACADEMY ANNOUNCES NEW WRESTLING PROGRAM TO BE COACHED BY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST KENNY MONDAY". Team USA. Retrieved 11-10-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships to Return to SPIRE Institute in 2020". bigten.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Patience pays off for Tim Mack | News". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ↑ Robbins, Liz (2004-08-28). "SUMMER 2004 GAMES -- TRACK AND FIELD: POLE VAULT; With Verve, Two U.S. Men Go the Highest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ↑ "Olympic Pole Vaulting History". VAULTER Magazine. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ↑ "Olympics Rio 2016: Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi wins women's pole vault". Eurosport. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "LaMelo Ball to enroll, play at Ohio high school". ESPN.com. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ GmbH, finanzen net. "SPIRE IA (Institute/Academy) in Geneva, OH Signs 12-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Lochte as International Swim Ambassador". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
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