About The Athlete Factory in Altamonte Springs, FL
We Built our Gym
Around You
The Athlete Factory is our dream, built with you in mind. Our coaches are highly skilled professionals with top-tier communication skills and elite programming. Each coach brings a unique energy and skillset, but they all create a warm, welcoming atmosphere for beginners and experienced athletes alike.
Our Team
We are a group of committed full-time professional coaches, here to help you take your performance to the next level. Through intelligent programming, encouraging instruction, and real-talk accountability, our coaches guide you from where you are to where you want to go.
Certifications
Founder’s Story
Both graduates of East Carolina University, Hunter, who played football for the Pirates, and Christina have been in the performance industry since 2005, holding various certifications from performance and personal training to corrective exercise and run coaching. With their knowledge and passion for sports performance, they wanted to bring a unique training experience to Central Florida that combined their love of coaching teams with science based progressive training that offered individual results. They opened The Athlete Factory in 2014, and have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of athletes from youth to professional including High School State Champions, D1 Collegiate scholarship recipients as well as Pro Bowl and Super Bowl players! Hunter and Christina have continued to grow their team, helping up and coming coaches learn and grow in the industry as they provide expert training to our athletes at The Athlete Factory. And now as parents to two teenagers, they understand better than ever the demands and needs of student athletes and are passionate about helping local athletes reach their full potential.
Our Coaches
Dakarai "DK" Campbell
Certifications
A University of Central Florida graduate, Dakarai has a PES (Performance Enhancement Specialist) certification through NASM. He has experience training all ages in small groups and team settings. While getting a degree, he was an Assistant coach for the Apopka High School Football team. He did track and field in high school for 3 years and was a starter for the Apopka Football team when they won their 2014 State Championship. Dakarai became a strength coach so he could help athletes develop their athletic ability through strength, agility, and speed training so they can be the best athlete they can be in their sport.
Certifications
Emily is a former collegiate volleyball player (Kentucky) and a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida. Her experience as an athlete as well as a physical therapy tech has shown her the vital role that proper training plays in both injury prevention and optimizing athletic performance. Emily looks forward to making an even greater impact by helping athletes achieve sustainable results, minimize injury risks, and reach their full potential.
Emily Erickson
Chris "Kross" Hilaire
Certifications
Chris, also known as Kross, is a graduate of Webber International University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Business Management. A former collegiate athlete, he played both football and lacrosse at Webber before going on to compete in rugby for three years with the Orlando Claymores, playing at the flanker position. Kross is a certified personal trainer through the ISSA. Performance has been a driving force throughout his life, shaping not only his athletic and physical development but-most importantly-his mental resilience. His passion for sports and performance continues to fuel his personal growth and his mission to inspire others. Through this platform, Kross is dedicated to helping individuals become the best version of themselves-physically, mentally, and wholeheartedly.
Clean and Well-Maintained
Equipment is the Standard
Our facility features turf for speed and agility training, timing gates to track and develop speed, weight racks for strength and power, plyo boxes for explosive jump training, and jump mats for vertical testing. We also offer a full range of dumbbells, benches, kettlebells, bands, medicine balls, and TRX suspension straps.
Our turf training space and timing gates allow us to develop elite speed while tracking progress through weekly testing, ensuring athletes see real, measurable improvement.
Our jump training builds explosive power with structured plyometrics, plyo boxes, hurdles, and vertical jump mats to measure progress and elevate performance.
Our functional strength area uses racks, free weights, bands, and medicine balls with age-appropriate coaching, safe progressions, and a focus on building strength and power.
That’s Us.
Let’s Learn About You!
Your journey, your goals, your results. So let’s get to know each other, set some performance but attainable goals, and welcome you to our supportive community.
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