About Acceleration North, Arden Hills
Our facility has been in operation since 1991 and servicing the North Metro area in all sports. We have a 14,000 square foot facility fully equipped with 2 skating treadmills, 2 running treadmills, full weight room, 2 stick handling and shooting areas, RapidShot lane, large dry land and agility area, a 4000 square foot turf field house with a batting cage, and a 6 stall golf studio operated by Active Golf Training (AGT).

Program Highlights
We have specific skills training programs for Lacrosse, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and Hockey. New to our training programs have been Dance teams, Ultimate Frisbee teams, Triathaletes, Mixed Martial Arts, National Karate members, Rugby, Wrestling, and Gymnastics teams, and the North Star Roller Derby club.

• Skill sessions in our field house for baseball, softball, and Lacrosse skills can be set up with specific professional instructors. Please call for details.
• We now own and operate the skating treadmill in the Herb Brooks Training Center at the Schwan Super Rink and at the White Bear Lake Sports Center for the White Bear Youth Hockey Association.
  
  

Arden Hills Trainers:

Education: University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire Major: Kinesiology Minor: Biomechanics Sports Played: Football, Wrestling, Baseball and Golf Training Experience: 12 years with Acceleration Personal:  Married to wife Missy with 3 children. Twin 3 year old girls (Emma and Laney) and a newborn baby boy (Maxwell) Other: Trained all the Minnesota Wild rookies for 3 years prior to the NHL lockout.  (Marion Gaborik, Andrew Brunette, Filip Kuba, Pierre Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, Nick Schultz to name a few)  Worked directly with the University of Minnesota men’s  and women’s hockey team on the skating treadmill at the U of M.  Served on the Advisory Council for the Corporate Acceleration Franchise (Athletic Republic) for 3 years.		Education: Graduated from Michigan Tech University with a BS in Medical Technology in 1999. Sports played: Hockey, Football and Baseball in High School. After H.S. played two years of Jr. A hockey in the Toronto Metro league and the USHL. Played Collge hockey at Michigan Tech from 96-99. After college career spent two seasons playing professional hockey in the Central Hockey League (CHL). Training Experience: 15 years of hockey training experience and has been with Acceleration for 8 years, currently on Hockey advisory committee for Athletic Republic, worked with some of the nations top skating instructors (Laura Stamm, Dick Vraa), currently and advisor to USA hockey NTDP skating coach Carrie Kiel and coached in the Minnesota High School Elite League for 3 seasons, working with the states top high school players including 3 Mr. Hockey winners. Personal: Married to wife Sarah and have two children. Son Owen 5 yrs old and daughter Annalie 2 years old.
Education:  University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Major:  Kinesiology Sports Played:  All-Conference football, hockey and track at White Bear Lake High School Certifications:  National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) as well as Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT)  Training experience: 2 years personal training at Gold’s Gym, 2 years Eau Claire Youth Hockey Coach, 2 and a half years as Minnesota Gophers Men and Women’s Skating Coach (current), 4+ years as Strength and Conditioning Coach for Acceleration North Sports Training Center (current) and 7+ total years of training. Personal:  Have taken up road racing (running) as a hobby. Currently training for Twin Cities Marathon 2008.		Education: St. Olaf, Univ of MN, and Globe College of MN Degree: Math, accounting and health and exercise science Sports Played: Baseball in high school and hockey in college Certifications: NETA certification Training Experience: 1 year at Gold's Gym as a personal trainer, 1 and a half years at Acceleration
Education: College of St. Catherine Major: Exercise in Sport Science Minor: Athletic Training and Coaching Sports Played: Collegiate Basketball Training Experience: 3 years Personal: Currently working on my MEd. in Applied Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Management at the University of Minnesota. Expected graduation in December 2008.

Location: Acceleration Northwest is located in Arden Hills, Minnesota just off
Hwy 694 and Lexington Rd.

Acceleration North, Arden Hills, MN
Phone: 651-486-0020
Fax: 651-481-7081
Email: accelerationnorth@comcast.net
Curt Carbaugh, Owner
Miles Van Tassel, Facility Director
Email: milesaccelerationnorth@comcast.net

Directions to our Facility
Google Map and Directions: Click Here

We are located 1 block south of Lexington and 694.

Turn west at the first stop light which is Red Fox Rd. We are 1 block behind
the Blue Fox Bar and Grille on the left behind Midwest Gymnastics.