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BUILD
ELITE
ATHLETES.

Speed. Strength. Agility. For every sport.

For athletes playing basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, baseball, softball, soccer and more.Youth athletic training on the South Shore. Pembroke and Hanover, MA.

14+
Weekly sessions
3–18
Ages served
Three programs. One athletic foundation.

Find the right program for your athlete

Speed, strength and confidence for every sport. Plus a dedicated soccer introduction for our youngest athletes.

Ages 9-18All sports

Youth Sports Performance

Build strength, speed, and game-ready conditioning

Monday-Thursday

Choose a class:5:00-6:00 PM6:00-7:00 PM

City Arena Field 4, Pembroke

$1005-session pack

or $25 drop-in

Book Youth Sports PerformanceBook Using the Shared 5-Pack
Program details & full schedule

Purpose-driven strength and conditioning for competitive youth athletes. Sessions are structured around speed, strength, and conditioning pillars to develop explosiveness, durability, and mental toughness.

  • Strength & power development
  • Speed & agility training
  • Injury prevention
  • Mental toughness
Monday-Thursday

5:00-6:00 PM

City Arena Field 4, Pembroke

Monday-Thursday

6:00-7:00 PM

City Arena Field 4, Pembroke

Ages 5-8All sports

Intro to Speed & Agility

Build the athletic foundation

Monday-Thursday

4:00-5:00 PM

City Arena Field 4, Pembroke

$1005-session pack

or $25 per session drop-in

Book a Drop-In ($25)Book Using the Shared 5-Pack
Program details & full schedule

Designed for developing athletes ready to learn how to move fast, change direction, and build coordination. Sessions focus on acceleration, footwork, reaction drills, and body control that translate to every sport.

  • First-step quickness
  • Change of direction
  • Footwork & coordination
  • Sport-transferable skills
Monday-Thursday

4:00-5:00 PM

City Arena Field 4, Pembroke

Ages 3-5Soccer foundations

Mini Soccer

Where young athletes learn to move

Monday & Wednesday

10:30-11:15 AM

City Arena, Pembroke

$1408-week session

or $25 drop-in

Book Mondays ($140)Book Wednesdays ($140)Book a Drop-In ($25)
Program details & full schedule

Introduces the basics of soccer while developing balance, coordination, running mechanics, and body control. Athletes work on dribbling, stopping, and ball skills through stations and interactive games.

  • Ball skills & dribbling
  • Running mechanics
  • Confidence building
  • Game-based learning
Monday

September 21–November 9, 2026

10:30-11:15 AM

City Arena, Pembroke

Wednesday

September 23–November 11, 2026

10:30-11:15 AM

City Arena, Pembroke

How We Train

Train for the moments
that decide games.

When your kid is still running full speed and everyone else is slowing down, that is the difference. We train the speed, strength, agility, and conditioning it takes to compete there.

Speed & Agility

Faster feet. Sharper cuts. Better control.

Athletes train acceleration, footwork, balance, and reaction so they can move with more confidence when the game speeds up.

Strength & Control

Strength that actually shows up in games.

We build age-appropriate strength through the legs, hips, and core so athletes can handle contact, stop, cut, recover, and keep playing hard.

Conditioning

Still running full speed late.

The Athlete Lab difference shows up when your kid still has another sprint, another recovery run, and another burst when everyone else is slowing down.

The Coach

Led by Francis Mulkern

Learn from a former college athlete who brings firsthand experience of competing at the next level to young athletes in every sport.

Francis Mulkern leading group instruction during an Athlete Lab class
Francis Mulkern
Founder & Head Coach
Francis Mulkern coaching athletes through resisted sprint drills
Francis Mulkern supervising strength exercises on the indoor turf

Experience behind the coaching

Former collegiate soccer player at Merrimack College with a background in Sports Medicine and Pre-Physical Therapy. Spent 10 years coaching with the Boston Bolts, most recently leading a team where 19 of 23 players went on to play college soccer.

Different sports. Same athletic foundation.

Across the court, field and ice, athletes rely on speed, strength, agility and conditioning. We build those foundations so you can bring them to your sport.

Basketball · Football · Hockey · Lacrosse · Baseball · Softball · Soccer · And more

The Athlete Lab Difference

Train with someone who’s been where you want to go.

Francis Mulkern competed at Merrimack College. He knows the preparation, discipline and sacrifices it takes to reach that level, and the daily commitment it takes to succeed there. He brings that experience to young athletes with goals of their own.

  • A coach who understands your ambition

    Train with someone who has pursued that goal and experienced the demands of college sport firsthand.

  • Build the tools. Develop the habits.

    Work on speed, strength, agility and conditioning with the effort, discipline and consistency that competing at a higher level demands.

  • Your next step starts here

    From learning the fundamentals to pursuing bigger goals, build an athletic foundation through age-appropriate training for every sport.

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Schedule

Weekly training schedule

Mini Soccer
Ages 3-5
Monday 10:30-11:15 AM
September 21–November 9, 2026
City Arena, Pembroke
Mini Soccer
Ages 3-5
Wednesday 10:30-11:15 AM
September 23–November 11, 2026
City Arena, Pembroke
Intro to Speed & Agility
Ages 5-8
Monday-Thursday 4:00-5:00 PM
City Arena Field 4, Pembroke
Youth Sports Performance
Ages 9-18
Monday-Thursday 5:00-6:00 PM
City Arena Field 4, Pembroke
Youth Sports Performance
Ages 9-18
Monday-Thursday 6:00-7:00 PM
City Arena Field 4, Pembroke
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Every session is coached, structured, and purpose-driven. Spots are limited.

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