Building the foundation
Performance & Wellness
To succeed in any sport there are fundamental skills and techniques that require off-field attention.
All Academy Camps athletes participate in our Performance & Wellness programming which focuses on the foundational skills integral to all sports:
- Strength & Conditioning
- Speed & Agility
- Functional Movement
- Flexibility
- Balance
- Breathwork
- Visualization
Bryan Brissette
Director of Wellness
As Director of Wellness, Bryan Brissette brings an all-star resume and diverse background to the AC Team.
Bryan attended Harvard, graduating as a member of the Dean’s List. While in Cambridge, he was a member of the Crimson Varsity Baseball Team for four years and was an All-Ivy catcher. After Harvard, he earned a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and a master’s in History from Trinity in West Hartford, CT.
Before joining the Suffield Faculty, Bryan served as a United States Secret Service Special Agent. Today as the current Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Suffield, an emphasis on Wellness has become his passion and a pillar of Bryan’s approach to coaching.
Meditation, Yoga, Breathwork, and Visualization will comprise his summer curriculum as we take it to the next level for all AC campers. Bryan and his wife Chrissy are the proud parents of a daughter.
Collegiate Level Performance Centers
Blair Academy and Suffield Academy each offer collegiate-level training facilities where athletes train across multiple modalities.
The Hillary Rockwell Cahn Balance Barn
A healthy-lifestyle center on the campus of Suffield Academy. The Balance Barn is one of the many beautiful facilities that hosts Academy Camps Wellness Program.