Today we’d like to introduce you to Akeem Gordon.
Hi Akeem, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My journey started on the football field. I grew up with one goal — to play at the highest level possible. That drive took me from a 2x varsity starter and D1 commit out of high school, through junior college at Trinity Valley and Fort Scott, to East Central University, and eventually to professional football. I played with the Calgary Stampeders, competed in leagues in Turkey, suited up for the Arizona Tucson Sugar Skulls, and earned a Jacksonville Jaguars rookie minicamp invite — which was cancelled due to COVID.
Football taught me everything. Not just about the game but about the body, about movement, about what it actually takes to develop an athlete from the ground up.
When my playing days were behind me I realized I had something more valuable than stats or highlights — I had knowledge. I understood speed and movement at a level most coaches never experience because I had lived it at the professional level.
In 2020 I started coaching. In 2021 I founded VMR Academy LLC with one mission — to build the most complete speed and agility system available for athletes of any age.
Since then I’ve trained NFL athletes, D1 All-Americans, UFC fighters, and over 600 youth athletes. I’ve earned my Parisi Speed School Level 1 Certification — NSCA, NASM, and CSCS approved — and built a platform that has grown from 2,500 to over 42,000 followers in just two months.
But the numbers aren’t what drive me. What drives me is watching a 6 year old stick their first landing. Seeing a high school athlete run their fastest 40 ever. Watching a college player earn their scholarship.
VMR Academy isn’t just a training system. It’s a belief that every athlete deserves to be developed the right way — with intention, with science, and with the same dedication I brought to every field I ever stepped on.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It hasn’t been a smooth road! God made a dream become a reality! Constant prayer and faith that this is bigger than me. From begging clients to let me train them, training at local parks, low income, it was a journey that you’d have to be there to experience it.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I’m known for getting results that other coaches can’t explain. My athletes get faster — not because of gimmicks or hype — but because the system is built on sports science. Depth drops, stretch shortening cycle development, closed and open constraint progressions, post activation potentiation — these aren’t buzzwords at VMR Academy, they’re the foundation of every session. My content has reached professional athletes across the NBA, NFL, and UFC organically because serious athletes recognize serious coaching.
So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
What matters most to VMR Academy is the athlete.
Not the views. Not the followers. Not the highlight clips.
The athlete standing in front of us.
Whether they’re 4 years old taking their first athletic steps or a college athlete fighting for a roster spot — every single person who walks through our doors deserves the same thing. Intentional coaching. A proven system. And a coach who genuinely believes in their potential.
We care about development over performance. Any coach can push an athlete hard. What separates VMR Academy is that we slow things down first. We build the foundation correctly. We teach the body how to move before we teach it how to move fast. Because speed built on a broken foundation doesn’t last — and we’re not in the business of temporary results.
We care about the why behind the work. Every drill at VMR Academy has a purpose. We don’t just tell athletes what to do — we teach them why they’re doing it. When an athlete understands the science behind their training they own it. They carry it with them beyond our sessions and into every game, every practice, every moment that counts.
We care about confidence. Speed changes everything for a young athlete. The moment they feel themselves getting faster — something shifts. They stand taller. They compete harder. They believe in themselves differently. That transformation is what VMR Academy was built for.
Pricing:
- 4 sessions for $300
- 8 sessions for $480 (twice a week training)
- Individual sessions $100
- Bundle individual sessions (4 for $380)
- Bundle individual sessions 8 for $680
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Vmracademy_1
- Facebook: Vmracademy_1
- Other: Tiktok vmracademy_1
