Cressey Performance — Local services in Hudson

My 17 year old son attends a large high school in Central Massachusetts. He finished his 10th grade baseball season on junior varsity standing 5 feet, 10 inches, and weighing 131 pounds. A coach pulled him aside and gently told him he’d have to gain “about twenty pounds” if playing varsity baseball was in his future. We searched for a training facility to send our son, as there are countless options available. In fact, I am a 20 year certified personal trainer with a long history of training athletes, but I knew he needed more than most gyms could give him, and more than I could offer too. So after researching many options, and asking several families and young athletes about their experiences, we decided to begin Cressey Sports Performance.

He began CSP in early September 2024 at 136 pounds. He attended sessions 3 or 4 days per week, and complemented that with 3 or 4 baseball training sessions per week with his travel team, and on his own. He completed his CSP Fall & Winter baseball prep program on the Friday before baseball tryouts. I am extremely impressed with the overall culture fostered by the owners and all of the fitness professionals. They greet every athlete by name, with a smile, and a personalized comment or joke. They guide the athletes through the intelligently designed periodized workouts. The athletes are left to work independently, while knowing that a team of trainers is right there with them when needed. The atmosphere is healthy, competitive, supportive, positive, and motivating.

Baseball tryouts began on the third Monday of March. He walked onto the baseball field as a six foot one inch, 162 pound junior. There were only 6 spots available to nearly 20 well-qualified candidates. After a grueling 6 day tryout, he earned a spot on the varsity baseball team currently ranked at the top of division 1 in Massachusetts. In his individual meetings with coaches at the conclusion of tryouts, they universally praised him for his commitment to improve, and hard work undertaken to make the team, including gaining 30 pounds. The development of sports specific skills is obviously vital to making a top varsity program, but in the case of my son, all the glove and bat skills in the world wouldn’t have meant anything if he came to tryouts at 140 pounds. Instead, the great folks at CSP helped my son add strength, size, flexibility, and athleticism. Through CSP, he's gained weight, muscle, knowledge, and other skills that extend far beyond the weightroom, court, or field. I highly...

My son Brady has been going to Cressey Sports Performance since he was 13. His goal was to develop his body and shoulder for baseball. He is now 16 and the transformation of my son’s body has been remarkable. CSP’s ability to assess each individual and design a program specific to each athlete is impressive. There are so many things we love about CSP: their attention to detail, the knowledge and skill of the trainers, the impressive facility, the fact that they know Brady well and really our whole family (the #cspfamily hashtag is not just marketing – it’s real.) But I think what we love the most is that they see the big picture and the consistency of their message. Youth sports places far too much emphasis on the next game and results and there is so much inherent pressure involved with that. On both parents and kids. CSP is always a breath of fresh air. It is just about the work and the program and getting bigger, stronger, and faster.

A couple of years back, he had to have surgery and Andrew with Move Strong was phenomenal. The CSP trainers worked closely with Andrew and this was so key to his recovery. As he was recovering, he was cut from his high school team. He was devastated. I called CSP and their message was simple, this is spring sport. Just bring him to us for workouts. Which we did. Through Brady’s work with CSP, he now understands more about his body and nutrition than we could have imagined when we first walked through the door. And this came from the foundation of both working their program from a young age and the consistency of message about nutrition and workouts. There are way too many names to mention – they hire the best people and there is consistency in their message across the board. He is still so young and just beginning his journey as an athlete. We are just so fortunate to have CSP helping him...

Can I play the proud Dad role for a second?

Over the past two years, Blaise and the team at Cressey Sports Performance have built a training plan that has truly helped my son Cam grow as both an athlete and a young man. At just 15 years old, Cam made his high school Varsity team—not only as a pitcher, but also as a starting catcher and third baseman. In his first varsity appearance, he struck out 4 of 5 batters and walked one. A senior coach on the team told a friend of mine that Cam was an ace in his debut and that he hadn’t seen anything like it in years.

Cam is incredibly diligent about the CSP workouts and CSP training that Blaise and the team have developed. His dedication, paired with the expertise at CSP, has made all the difference.

As a dad and former coach, I think Cam’s greatest strength is his resilience. He doesn't get rattled or frustrated—he trusts his CSP Coach Blaise and the process, and lets the results speak for themselves. I can't wait to see how he continues to develop under Blaise’s guidance.

Thank you, thank you, thank you CSP—for helping Cam reach his goal of making varsity, and for being such an important part of his journey. IWithout any reservation I highly recommend CSP and its staff to assist your son or daughter in their...