Panthers Sports Academy

Elevate Your Game

The Panthers Sports Academy is designed for dedicated athletes and teams looking to enhance their physical performance through expert-led strength and conditioning programs. Our goal is to develop speed, agility, strength, and mobility to prepare athletes for elite-level competition.

About

  • The Panthers Sports Academy offers a multitude of programs, including:

    • Team Academy: Year-round team-specific fitness training sessions
    • Breakfast Academy: Before-school fitness training sessions
    • Speed Academy: Field training sessions for athletes born 2012 or later (U14)
    • Summer High-Performance Academy: strength and conditioning sessions for athletes 14 and older (born 2011 and earlier)
    • Specialized Positional Training: Designed for position-specific training within your sport. Ex. Setters clinic for volleyball, soccer skills, cricket skills.
    • Camps: PA Day, Holiday & Summer fitness-focused camps for elementary aged children
  • Location

    The Panthers Sportsplex, located at 60 Commerce Crescent in North Bay, is an 85,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art air-supported structure at Canadore College. As the region's only year-round facility of its kind, it offers a variety of athletic amenities, including a full-sized FIFA regulation soccer field that can be divided into thirds, two multi-purpose courts suitable for sports like tennis, volleyball, pickleball, and badminton, and a high-performance training area equipped with advanced fitness equipment. The attached 6,200-square-foot clubhouse features accessible facilities, including team change rooms, public washrooms, a community room, and a classroom.

As Performance Director at the High Performance Academy, Caleb Mady brings nearly a decade of expertise in enhancing the physical performance of high-performing athletes. With credentials of a Master's of Science in Kinesiology, Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS), Functional Range Strength Coach (FRSC), United States Weightlifting Association - Level 2, and others, he specializes in improving athletic potential. 

As a dedicated Strength and Conditioning Coach, he follows the principle: “Stubborn on vision; flexible on details.” He and Academy staff have the vision to improve athlete performance for competition; how that's achieved may vary between athletes.


Additional Experience

    • Professor in the Strength & Sport Conditioning program at Canadore College
    • Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the North Bay Battalion Hockey Club
    • Extensive experience across various sports, including:
      • Professional, junior and minor hockey
      • National-level powerlifting
      • Olympic weightlifting
      • Mogul skiing
      • USports basketball & volleyball


Athlete Development Programs and Camps

  • Breakfast Academy

    Winter Registration is open!

    An intensive strength and conditioning program aimed at improving key physical performance metrics for competitive athletes. Sessions run 2-days/week. Training includes:

    • Linear speed & acceleration
    • Change of direction & reactivity
    • Strength, power, & endurance
    • Flexibility & mobility

Training Methods
  • Field-based speed, agility, & reaction drills
  • Weightlifting principles
  • Sled work & plyometrics
  • Functional Range Conditioning®

Athletes do not need prior proficiency but should be ready to commit to deliberate, structured training to maximize their potential.

Program Overview
  • Duration: September–March
  • Age Requirement: 2011 birth year and older
  • Capacity: 15 athletes
  • Structure:
    • Speed/agility work
    • Strength training
    • Mobility training
Session Times
7:15am–8:15am, Mondays & Wednesdays (*except holidays)
Pricing & Registration
Monthly Registration: $195.00 + HST

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  • Team Academy

    Book a weekly or bi-weekly session with your team for expert conditioning. We will tailor a program to meet the needs of your team and what you want to improve on!

    Strength and conditioning focus for athletes 14 and older, and speed/agility focus for athletes under 14.

Fall 2025 Information Coming Soon!

  • Summer High Performance Academy

    An intensive strength and conditioning program aimed at improving key physical performance metrics for competitive athletes. Sessions run 5-days/week. Training includes:

    • Linear speed & acceleration
    • Change of direction & reactivity
    • Strength, power, & endurance
    • Flexibility & mobility

Summer 2026 Information coming soon!

  • Specialized Positional Training

More Information Coming Soon!

  • Camps

More Information Coming Soon!