Why we do what we do
TAP Academy creates a unique platform for aspiring young athletes to learn directly from professional athletes. By combining the expertise of seasoned pros with the passion and dedication of young athletes, TAP Academy provides a unique environment for skill development and growth. This ensures that young athletes and their guardians can have the ultimate confidence knowing they are receiving the proper guidance and training directly from those who have proven they know what it takes to become a pro. Our clients truly have the roadmap to reach their dreams and maximize their athletic potential.
We are constantly on a mission to improve the value of our training sessions so that our clients are being challenged which leads to skill growth and overall athletic performance. We understand how hard it is to find quality training that is truly valuable. We also understand that not every one can afford the hourly rate of the qualified personal trainers. We're here to bridge that gap by giving you pro quality training for an exceptional value.
Why TAP Academy Was createD
To be honest, it was never our plan to create a virtual training academy. It was built out of necessity. One thing that many professional athletes do once they're done playing their sport is to get into personally training the next generation of pro athletes. This was the case for our founder, CJ Jackson.
CJ began training a small group of high school and college aged athletes. Parents would often see him in the gym and constantly ask if he'd be willing to train their children as well. Because he was already in the gym and didn't mind adding more athletes, he would do so as his schedule would allow. Before he knew it, CJ was committing his evenings and weekends to training kids. Even found it hard to keep up with the number of local clients that were asking for his services. Unfortunately, he began turning down more clients due to his limited availability. It also became very difficult to secure gym time to actually train clients.
CJ reached out to other pro athletes that he knows to see if they could help out with training some of his clients. It only took a few conversations to realize that other pro's were having the same problems that he was having. It was in this moment where TAP Academy's Origin Story began. It was out a pure demand for quality training, without being limited by gym availability or trainer's schedule. The rest is history.
Our team
Founder: CJ Jackson
Former Pro Basketball Player
As a former professional athlete, CJ immediately realized that there was and still is such a massive gap in personal training. That gap is that upcoming athletes who want to excel in their sport truly have no idea if the work they are putting in is accurate or effective enough to help them succeed. The parents are more unsure than the athletes. Who else better to teach the youth than the people who perfected their craft and made it to the professional level in their sport? That's the void that CJ created TAP Academy to fill. Here, young athletes will get virtual training directly from the pros they aspire to perform like. People who made it to the highest level of their sport.
Though CJ is the founder and of TAP Academy, he draws upon the expertise of the hundreds of professional athletes that he has played with, against, and shares circles with. The world of professional athletics is much smaller than assumed so drawing upon the experience and knowledge of others has been what gave birth to TAP Academy. There is no other platform with this much professional expertise built for your consumption.
We're a room full of Pros
Decades of experience in the palm of your hand
Over a long course of time, we have taken our collective knowledge to put togther the most extensive, intentional, yet simple workout system. We have created a Skill Assessment system that will tell us exactly where each of our client's skill level currently sits and it's our mission to help them improve on each of those skills. This was NOT an easy task and we are dedicated to continue the improvement of our systems and processes.
One thing you will never have to wonder about is if the workout you're doing is valid. We all made it pro, may our outcome be all the validity you need.