D1 Sports Training
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| Explosion Sports Training, LLC d/b/a D1 Sports Training |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Franklin, Tennessee |
| Key people | Will Bartholomew, CEO and President Dan Murphy, CFO Peyton Manning, Co-owner Philip Rivers, Co-owner |
| Services | Sports Performance Training |
| Website | http://www.D1sportstraining.com/ |
D1 Sports Training & Therapy began in 2003 and is based in Franklin, TN. CEO Will Bartholomew, a former NFL and Division I football player, recruited former teammates and other athletes to launch a sports-related business network in the industry of athletic training. The idea of D1, which means Division I Athlete, came from Bartholomew's desire to offer the same sport specific training to athletes that he experienced at the University of Tennessee.
Training programs at D1 are aimed to increase speed, strength and agility while therapy and rehabilitation services are offered through physical therapists on site. D1 clients range from elite-level athletes, to youth athletes, to business professionals and moms.
As of 2007, there are six training centers located in the United States. Each facility is majority-owned by the D1 corporate office led by Bartholomew with local athletes and celebrities as minority co-owners. D1 Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville are co-owned by Peyton Manning. D1 Huntsville is co-owned by Philip Rivers and Condredge Holloway. D1 Memphis is co-owned by Shane Battier. D1 Greenville is co-owned by James Trapp, Chester McGlockton, Dexter Davis, Ed McDaniel and Ingle Martin. There are plans for other D1 facilities to open in 2008 and 2009 across the US.
Other athletes who have worked out at D1 include Travis Henry, Brandon Jones, Albert Haynesworth, Scott Wells, Jason Witten, Trenton Hassell, Scott Stallings, Jason Arnott, JP Dumont, Darcy Hordichuk, Monica Abbott, Thaddeus Young, RA Dickey, Dan Uggla, The Biggest Loser's David Griffin and others.
2008 NFL Combine Class includes:
• Jason Jones (Eastern Michigan) - Round 2 - Tennessee Titans (54th)
• Brad Cottam (Tennessee) - Round 3 - Kansas City Chiefs (76th)
• Craig Stevens (California) - Round 3 - Tennesee Titans (85th)
• Kory Lichtensteiger (Bowling Green State) - Round 4 - Denver Broncos (108th)
• Jerome Felton (Furman) - Round 5 - Detroit Lions (146th)
• Frank Okam (Texas) - Round 5 - Houston Texans (151st)
• Steve Justice (Wake Forest) - Round 6 - Indianapolis Colts (201st)
• Caleb Campbell (Army) - Round 7 - Detroit Lions (218th)
• Peyton Hillis (Arkansas) - Round 7 - Denver Broncos (227th)
• Geoff Schwartz (Oregon) - Round 7 - Carolina Panthers (241st)
• Marcus Monk (Arkansas) - Round 7 - Chicago Bears (248th)
• J Leman (Illinois) - Minnesota Vikings (Free Agent)
• Dorien Bryant (Purdue) - Pittsburgh Steelers (Free Agent)
• Chris Brown (Tennessee) - Jacksonville Jaguars (Free Agent)
• Nick Solakian (Yale) - Cleveland Browns (Free Agent)
• Cole Bennett (Auburn) - Houston Texans (Free Agent)
• Weston Dacus (Arkansas) - Kansas City Chiefs (Free Agent)
2007 NFL Combine Class included:
• Usama Young – Kent State University - Round 3, 66th pick to New Orleans
• Doug Free – Northern Illinois University – Round 4, 122th pick to Dallas
• Le’Ron McClain – University of Alabama - Round 4, 137th pick to Baltimore
• Antonio Johnson – Mississippi State University – Round 5, 152nd pick to Tennessee
• Brandon Frye – Virginia Tech - Round 5, 163rd pick to Houston
• Marvin Mitchell – University of Tennessee - Round 7, 220th pick to New Orleans
• Ramzee Robinson - University of Alabama - Round 7, 255th pick to Detroit
• Cory Anderson - University of Tennessee – Free Agency to Houston
• Boo McLee of West Virginia University – Free Agency to St. Louis
• Brandon Mitchell of Ohio State University – Free Agency to Houston
• Justin Zwick - Ohio State University – Free Agency to Indianapolis
2006 NFL Combine Class included:
Brodie Croyle (Alabama) - Kansas City Chiefs
DeAngelo Williams (Memphis) - Carolina Panthers
Bobby Carpenter (Ohio State) - Dallas Cowboys
