My daughter has been taking camps and lessons at Pure Performance for over a year with fantastic…read moreresults. We have tried many different facilities and coaches over the years for my older son and for her and I am truly impressed by the level of attention my daughter is given during well thought and organized camps. Her private instruction is not "cookie cutter" but tailored to meet her needs and enhance her strengths as well as develop new approaches, drills and thought process to her weaknesses. The facilities are spacious with multiple areas for instruction and drill. Even enough room to run infield drills in bad weather with a team! There are multiple instructors for various skills for pitching, hitting, catching and fielding. Instruction does not only focus on the physical aspects of the game (softball in this case) but also mental and preparation. Discussion about nutrition, workouts beyond coaching, and habits also is included as part of helping my athlete be ready to compete. Pure Performance meets the athlete where they are and prescribes a program to help them achieve their goals. I am very impressed with the comprehensive program provided by Pure Performance and it's coaches.

My 11 yr old daughter has been taking lessons and attending camps at Pure Performance for 18…read moremonths. Given the space, instructors, coaches, location; the pricing is great. She was struggling with hitting and I knew enough that as a travel player, she passed my ability to help her. She was nervous going in for her first lesson with Coach Ryan - more so when he said I had to stay in the waiting room. After the lesson, Coach Ryan gave me a tour of the facility and sent us home with several drills. On the ride home, I asked my daughter what she thought - she was sold and couldn't wait to go back. She noticed a difference between the start and finish of her lesson based on Coach Ryan's corrections. And although Coach Ryan intimidates her - she never wants to disappoint him - she's excited for every lesson, with no sign of stopping. Last Fall, she moved up to 12U travel as a 10 yr old. The change in ball size was a struggle batting and as a catcher. So, we upped our visits with Coach Ryan but she also started lessons with Coach Morgan. An amazing catching coach, that has helped her with the transition and to excel behind the plate. My daughter lights up whenever she sees Coach Morgan; and although she is drenched in sweat after every lesson, she never wants them to end. In addition to the private lessons, Pure Performance's clinics and camps are great for players of any skill or age. Last summer, I sent both my daughters (the younger plays rec ball) to the summer camp. They do some things as a group but others are based on skill/team age. They had a great time and were never short of stories about the drills, conditioning, games, competitions of the day. They were exhausted but excited for the next day. They enjoyed it so much that they asked to attend again this summer and are bringing friends. We are always on the lookout for new camps and clinics. Overall, I cannot say enough about Pure Performance; the facility, coaches, instructors, camps, clinics, cage/lane rentals. Thank you

We had a terrible experience with the Flag Star program in the DC area. There is a chummy clique of…read morecoaches and referees that create an environment of favoritism and bias. I will not give them any more of my money for camps or leagues until they address the issue.

Flagstar provides an important outlet for kids to be able to play sports. However, I have serious…read moreconcerns about their attitude towards player safety. This is a flag football league, meaning contact and dangerous plays should be minimized. A few instances have arisen that point out gaps in their rules that allow dangerous play to go on. For example, a player that jumps and kicks his legs at others' faces is not doing anything illegal unless he makes contact. Other players naturally try to avoid being kicked. Which is why high kicks are banned in most flag football leagues (as well as in soccer, where there's a legitimate reason to kick a leg out). It's normal for rules to miss some situations and need to be revised, but when I pointed out the problem to the league, they did not care. I've encountered this attitude towards player safety one too many times to keep my kids in the league. I'll be looking for other opportunities for them to play.

Anytime Fitness is convenient and has enough for the right workout. Always losing the keyread more

absolutely amazing experience, always a very clean environment And even better customer serviceread more

This review is based on the Christmas trees that they sell. When I saw a trailer and a nursery of…read moreXmas trees, I beamed. Although there weren't any Douglas Fir trees, there were rows of spruce, fir, and pine trees to choose from. The trees are already cut and look fresh and in good condition. They were shipped from Indiana, PA. The owner Gregory Germane kindly pulled out a bunch of trees for us. With his help, I found the perfect spruce fir tree! He even clipped off some of the branches from the bottom and the top. It was originally 9 feet and with some trimming, he was shortened to 6 feet. We were originally going to pay $90 for the tree, $10 per foot. But with the cutting (there wasn't a smaller tree), Greg charged us $80 + tax. In the spirit of Xmas and his kindness, we just gave him $90. The best part is all the profits go directly to Annandale Boys & Girls Club. It feels so good to support the club. Greg's father started ABCC and I could feel the passion and pride from Greg as he told us about the history and accomplishments of the club. Bring cash! They don't accept credit cards (there's a Capital One ATM right next door). I recommend bringing netting, linens, blanket or something to wrap the tree in. There are no wrapping or shaking services. They also don't sell stands or wreaths. Will be back next year for another beautiful tree and looking forward to seeing Greg! Highly recommend getting a tree here.

this post is based only on their receptionist/secretary at their office. my sons father called to…read moreinquire information for when the season started since we had enrolled our 6 y/o son already and hadn't heard any word. he called to see why we hadn't received any emails and even checked our junk mail, tried verifying our email addresses. the lady was rude and unprofessional. after a 5 min phone call it ended with her saying, "Well I know we sent the email so do you want the coaches information or not". I work in the customer service field and regardless of how ones day is going you never speak to a paying customer like that. the fact that you have this person as the head of your business, the one that puts a face and voice to your business is disturbing. in final, we plan on finishing off this season and parting ways due to the lack of professionalism considering we already paid for the season. i hope this does get acknowledged and dealt with.

All three of my grandchildren learned to swim at SwimKids and loved it. Excellent age-appropriate…read moreinstruction on other swimming skills and water safety. I cannot recommend swim kids highly enough, especially the Gainesville pool and Coach Allison.

Such an amazing operation. Props to the owners of this business. They care and their staff reflects…read morethat.