About Us

I am Eric Thompson, founder of the True Grit Sports Conditioning. True Grit Sports Conditioning is year round conditioning and skills training designed for all sports. As an area resident, High School and youth football, basketball, and track and field coach, I recognized the athletic talent found in the East Bay Area, Sacramento/San Joaquin and Central valley. As a result, I founded True Grit Sports Conditioning. Seven years ago along with the Goldrush Youth foundation, I established a core group of youth, high school, college and professional athletes. These athletes were trained regarding sports skills and athletic conditioning. From that group, we have many notable graduates. Some of the more recent alum are Fred Otis Amey (SF 49ers-04/05), Brandyn Thompson and Zach Waller (Boise State University- football), Armand Armstead (University of Southern California-football), Asa Jackson (University of California, San Luis Obispo-football), Desmond Thomas and Steven Christian (University of Hawaii-football), Anthony Goburn (University of Washington-football), G. Pittman and Ryan Love (BYU-football), Jason Price (USC-track and field), and Kasey Rogers (Tulane University-track and field).

 

As a result of our athletes receiving college and university scholarships, True Grit Sports Conditioning has established relationships with several of the colleges and universities throughout America. As we train and condition our athletes for their preparation for college level sports, we have identified a need for a more efficient means of communication between the Northern California high school coaching staff and America's colleges and universities.

To address this need, True Grit Sports Conditioning has developed a network of coaches and trainers who will provide updated information on the Northern California "Blue Chip" athlete. We offer our services to "Blue Chip" athletes to help with the recruiting process and provide help to the colleges and universities for a more efficient and effective means of recruiting. The information provided will apply to any sport if requested (boys and girls). Our intention is to develop relationships between Northern California "Blue Chip" athletes, True Grit Sports Conditioning and America's colleges and universities. Our ultimate goal is provide a cost efficient tool for the colleges and universities to find the Northern California "Blue Chip" athlete. We feel that True Grit Sports Conditioning can be a partner in this process.