By Ryan Makuch
AFC Ann Arbor are pleased to announce that The Fitness House, located here in Ann Arbor, will serve as the exclusive training facility of AFC Ann Arbor. The Fitness House, owned by Brian Young, is an indoor/outdoor fitness facility with all the necessities for the men’s and women’s teams’ players.
“As one of the top-notch sports organizations both on and off the field, we are honored to partner with AFCAA this season,” said Young. “Working with an organization like AFCAA is a perfect synergy because we have the ability to provide high-quality training amenities for coaches & athletes,” Young would also add.
The physical space is, as Young notes, designed to be a private sports performance training facility. Both the indoor and outdoor areas of the facility have unique and engaging training opportunities, including a sandpit, a basketball court, and a larger green space outside that can serve as a multi-purpose sporting area.
This space and partnership with The Fitness House will allow AFCAA players not only to access this facility whenever they so choose, but Young will also offer private group training sessions to players, in addition. The Fitness House is also located just a short ten-minute drive from Concordia University, the training local of The Mighty Oak for this 2022 season.
The Fitness House, like AFCAA, is dedicated to serving the greater Washtenaw County community, as well. Young, last June, hosted a Juneteenth Wellness Fair and invited organizational guests, like AFCAA, as well as impactful locals, like Washtenaw County’s Prosecuting Attorney, Eli Savit.
Discussing AFCAA’s impact in their own right, Young would say, “One of the things that we love about AFCAA is their involvement in our local community and their impact on the worldwide sports stage.”
Young says he and his staff simply want to offer an important service to as many athletes as possible in a collaborative environment. “We aren’t in this to compete against any other trainers, gyms, or facilities – but rather to work alongside all of the amazingly talented trainers, coaches & athletes that are doing such great work in our community.”
Young says that he and The Fitness House have a soft spot for youth wellness. AFCAA’s players, at large, are part of a “younger generation” that Young and The Fitness House’s team wants to teach about living a healthy lifestyle with an emphasis on mental fitness just as much as physical. “We are motivated,” Young says, “to be a leader in youth wellness for all socio-economic communities by teaching and providing resources for them to lead happy and healthy lives!”
Young feels a deep affinity and passion for his work. “Personally,” he would share, “the thing I enjoy most about my work with The Fitness House is the people that I get to work and interact with.” Elaborating, he would say, “The high quality of professionals that I’ve collaborated with inspires me AND the positive effect that we’ve had on people's lives gives me immense satisfaction.”
Working with organizations that feel the same way that we do about our community is just one of the ways that we, as a club, continue to stay engaged with our area. We are delighted to be partnering with The Fitness House and we look forward to our players taking advantage of the exclusive training facility of the club.
About AFC Ann Arbor
Association Football Club Ann Arbor (AFC Ann Arbor) was founded in 2014 and competes in USL2 (men’s) and USLW (women’s) national amateur leagues. We are a community-based club, focused on equity, justice, and anti-racism. We consider all of our stakeholders, including supporters, players, staff, and ownership to be part of the #AFCAAFamily. Come On You Mighty Oak!