Explosive Athletic Development

Programs are based on functional training, which refers to athletic development that transfers from the training environment to the specific goal activity. At Blue Chip Sports Academy we pride ourselves in providing you with services that will best aid you on the court and the field of play. We assist you in accomplishing your goals through gradual, systematic methods of training derived from physiological and biomechanical concepts. Our athletic development programs incorporate diverse methods of training to enhance: strength, power, speed, mobility, coordination and flexibility for your sport.

Program Designer

Torrion Amie
Torrion Amie is the director of operations and director of athletic development at Blue Chip Sports Academy. Amie has more than 15 years of experience in teaching & coaching youth through collegiate athletes, including student-athletes with disabilities. He was a fitness trainer at the Minnesota Valley YMCA in Burnsville from 1997 to 2003.

Amie is currently the assistant director of SSS (student support services) at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. From 1998 to 2006, Amie was an ad hoc teacher at the university, in the department of health & human performance, teaching physical education and dance classes.

Amie is in his tenth season at UW River Falls as the men's & women's jump coach. He has also had previous experience coaching the men & women sprinters. He has coached a national champion, national qualifiers and several All-Americans including school record holders in the high jump, long jump, the heptathlon and decathlon. He holds a USA Track and Field Level 1 certification. Amie also helped coach jumps at Burnsville High School in the 1992 and 1993 seasons. In addition to track & field, Amie has trained collegiate Division I, II & III athletes in baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball and football.

Amie received his masters of education degree in kinesiology, with an emphasis in sports management, from the University of Minnesota. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in music and a minor in dance from UW-River Falls.