Coach Russ Polhemus

Mr. Polhemus is the owner and director of Sports Medicine & Fitness Institute, the first evaluation and personalized prescription exercise facility in the Southeast. As a coach and athlete, he has won two state championships, nine conference championships (four SEC championships) and assisted in one national championship in track and field. He is a graduate of East Texas State University with a B.S. and M.S. degrees in the field of Health, Physical Education, and Psychology. He has coached and taught at the college level in track and field and strength and conditioning at Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee, and Texas Tech. During his coaching and training career, he has trained hundreds of national, international, college, and Olympic athletes not to mention thousands of adults and youth. Click here to read more.

Coach Todd Polhemus

Coach Todd Polhemus is the Assistant Director of Sports Training. Coach Todd, as a coach an or athlete, has extensive experience in soccer and track and field. Has earned a number of all-state and conference individual awards, Team accomplishments include winning on state championship, thee conference championships, and was runner-up in the national championships (soccer). He is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College, with an B.S. in Education, and concentration in Psychology. He has coached and player at the club, high school, college and professional levels, and has been on staff since 1993. Click here to read more.

Coach David Polhemus

Coach David Polhemus LMT, NMT is Nationally Certified in Clinical Massage Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy. He practices Orthopedic and Sports Massage Therapy for Performance and Recovery. He is licensed through the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy and is Nationally Certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. He is a Professional Member of the American Massage Therapy Association and adheres to their code of ethics and standards of practice. Click here to read more.

All of our Staff are trained to teach at the highest professional level that is required by S.M.F.I. This is one that follows a precise protocol that is driven to get great results, hard work, protect the athlete and at the same time have a lot of fun.