Proteus Athlete

Our most recent Athletes of the Month have been awarded to Azaleah and Thomas!

These two have trained consistently in both our Youth and Middle School programs, and our Rugby Skills sessions with Coach Charlie and Coach Marcel.

They embody the discipline, character and leadership that we strive to instill in our young athletes. They are on the right trajectory, both on and off the field, and we are so proud to be a part of their development journey!

Rugby is arguably the most complete sport, requiring strength, power, speed, agility, endurance and durability. On top of that, it requires intelligence, quick decision-making, bravery and resilience.

These two athletes have shown relentless commitment to the process of cultavating those qualities, with such positive energy and constant smiles.

Culture shapers in the making.

Congratulations to “Tommy Skills”, and the “Princess of Proteus, Ms. Azi…

…your Proteus Athletes of the Month.

VISION.
 
“I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.” 
 
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
 
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The dream for the Proteus Rugby Academy germinated back in 2019, after took a professional development trip to England and spent time inside the top Premiership Clubs and their Academies. 
 
He came back with the vision to build a permanent, year-round high performance academy for aspiring rugby players, youth through professional.
 
We wanted to inspire a generation of young American athletes to give rugby a shot, and provide the best coaching possible for developing the skills and physical abilities required in the sport.  
 
We would develop the most passionate and committed rugby players in Southern California, aspiring to eventually earn the USA jersey on a Men’s or Women’s National Team. 

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While we started with what we could in a park, we envisioned a permanent home and training pitch for rugby, under lights, so that rugby would always have a home and never again be displaced by soccer’s seeming monopoly in San Diego field space.  
 
We also envisioned having our weight room adjacent to the training pitch so that our athletes could pursue their physical development, strength & conditioning and recovery all at the same place, on the same day/night.

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Fast forward five years...
 
We have a full-time, year-round permanent home for developing rugby talent, with arguably one of the most prolific training grounds and fitness complexes (for Mom and Dad as well) in all of San Diego.  
 
Under , our standards are unapologetically high, we are relentlessly consistent in our training and the culture is absolutely contagious. 

Five years from now the Rugby World Cup will be on home soil in America.  We fully expect that you will see at least one Proteus Athlete on the Eagles squad; on both the Men’s and Women’s teams.
 
Then even more four years later, at the pace we’re going now.
 
Will it be you?

Warmest wishes to all of our athletes, families, coaches and teams throughout this holiday season!

We are richly blessed by every one of you, and the privilege it is to journey with you.

Team Proteus

Alex Waisbord was our Athlete of the Month for October.

An outstanding baseball player from Torrey Pines High School, Alex has been training here at Proteus Athlete since Middle School.

He rarely misses a session, drives himself and his sister to train here at 6:30am and finishes training with a feed and gets to school on time.

His effort, consistency and belief has just landed him a Division 1 baseball commitment to St. Peters University in New Jersey.

We couldn’t be more proud of this young man.

Congratulations, Alex!