Hey there, I’m Coach Shep.
SINCE 1998, CHARLES SHEPARD HAS BEEN HELPING CLIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR ATHLETIC & FITNESS GOALS. A STUDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SCIENCE ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS MEDICINE, SHEP STARTED WORKING IN THE HEALTH & FITNESS INDUSTRY IN 1992 AS A FITNESS EQUIPMENT CONSULTANT. IN 2009 HE DEVELOPED THE GAMESHAPE TRAINING PROGRAM TO HELP HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS PREPARE FOR VARSITY LEVEL BASEBALL OR COLLEGE, AND IN 2016 HE OPENED THE BODY BY NATURE TRAINING STUDIO IN WRIGLEYVILLE.
IN 2019 CHARLES WAS HIRED AS THE SPEED & STRENGTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR BY THE CHICAGO CUBS RBI PROGRAM, WHERE HE DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF PROPRIETARY METHODS AND MEANS TO INCREASE AND MEASURE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. A GRADUATE OF THE ONBASE UNIVERSITY HITTING AND PITCHING PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE DRIVELINE PROGRAM, SHEP USES CREATIVE, PROGRESSIVE, DATA DRIVEN TECHNIQUES, SHEP SKILLFULLY COMBINES THE SCIENCE OF TRAINING WITH THE ART OF APPLICATION, GIVING HIS CLIENTS STATE OF THE ART SESSIONS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND FUN. ALWAYS KEEPING SAFETY IN MIND, CHARLES IS FIRST AID/CPR/AED CERTIFIED, NALI CONCUSSION PROTOCOL CERTIFIED, AND SAFESPORT ABUSE PREVENTION CERTIFIED.
IN HIS SPARE TIME ( WHAT LITTLE THERE IS!), CHARLES SERVES HIS COMMUNITY AS PRESIDENT OF WARREN PARK LITTLE LEAGUE AND CEO OF GAMESHAPE CHARITIES.
CO-OWNER, GameShape Training Gym
Strength Coordinator - Chicago Cubs RBI
NASM Certified
OnBaseU Hitting & Pitching Certified
Driveline Certified
WECK Method Certified
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
NALI Concussion Protocol Certified
SafeSport Abuse Prevention Certified
President - Warren Park Little League