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HESA Elite Sports Performance

Highland Elite Sports Academy

Elite Sports performance coaching for competitive youth athletes in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Highland Elite Sports Academy (HESA) was established in 2017 by Amanda Croall and is a family run business based in Inverness, the Highland capital. With over 25 years of coaching experience in the UK and USA, a BEd Hons Physical Education graduate from Edinburgh University, former athlete, PE Teacher and professionally qualified coach, instructor and Master trainer, the drive, passion and enthusiasm to inspire Highland athletes to be their ‘best self’ was huge and HESA was born!

The HESA programs are designed to provide Highland youth athletes with elite sports performance coaching whilst providing a platform to take their athletic performance to the next level. Each of our professional coaches are dedicated to each athlete’s goal in achieving club, regional, National and International recognition.

Essential to sport, we specialise in speed, agility, quickness, reactions, acceleration, deceleration & stability, along with CRE, ME & flexibility. All imperative and crucial aspects of performance fitness training regardless of the sport played.

We are passionate about delivering a professional program for the WHOLE athlete.  We focus on training physical & mental aspects of fitness to a very high standard allowing each athlete to excel in their chosen sport(s). Being competitive athletes there is naturally a great importance on the idea of competition and winning, however, respect, sportsmanship and attitude are key to creating our extremely positive HESA ethos.

“BE YOUR BEST SELF” – DREAM – BELIEVE – give ALL you’ve got – ACHIEVE.

We have HESA Academies in INVERNESS and NAIRN-SHIRE: Due to high demand, our programs now start as young as 5 years old!

Inverness Mini HESA (5 – 8 years old) 

Inverness Junior HESA (8 – 10 years old)

Inverness Senior HESA (11 – 18 years old)

Nairn-Shire HESA (Mini, Junior and Senior)

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Testimonials

“My daughter Olivia started Minis in Inverness around a year and a half ago. Since then, she really has excelled – not just in her sporting/endurance abilities but her confidence, determination and attitude. Every session is tailored differently and she is always leaving with the biggest smile on her little beetroot face!  I really can’t thank Amanda and the coaches enough; they really are passionate about every single athlete and help them strive to achieve their full potential. I can’t wait until my little boy is old enough to attend – and neither can he!”

Rhianna Leslie
Mum of Olivia
Mini HESA Inverness

“My child has attended HESA since it started in 2017. She absolutely loves each fun filled session and has made lots of new friends along the way. Excellent bunch of coaches, extremely professional and passionate who are great at keeping the kids motivated and bring out the best in them. Communication great with parents. Would highly recommend.”

Senior HESA Mum
Inverness

“My 12 yr old son attends Nairn Academy and has been attending HESA for a number of years now including the fantastic holiday camps during school holidays. The training is fantastic with experienced and enthusiastic coaches who encourage each individual child which the kids enjoy and thrive on. His fitness and enjoyment of sport has improved significantly resulting in many sporting achievements at school and local and national athletics competitions over the last few years. I cannot recommend this club highly enough!”

Senior HESA Mum
Nairn

“My daughter has been going to HESA since minis and absolutely loves it. We have seen a huge improvement with her fitness and running technique. She now enjoys team sports which she didn’t before as had no confidence. It has made her aware of her own levels and made her determined to reach the next one. We see her understanding why she needs to warm up and stretch and become more independent with her health and fitness. Whatever the weather she comes home buzzing. The coaches are very motivated and very clear with their delivery, Grace just thinks they are the greatest, and as a parent I’m delighted they’re her role models!! Her little sister is desperate to start minis when she turns 5!!!”

Junior HESA Mum
Inverness

Our Training Camps are always popular