NoVA’s Young, Elite Athletes Train Intensely to Make Top-Tier College Teams

On Friday nights, when most teenagers are gathering with friends to fire up the Xbox, 18-year-old Kellen Clark is practicing his swing and pitch at R&D Baseball Academy in Herndon. During the three-month spring baseball season, he spends about an hour at the training facility after two hours of practice with his team at Fairfax County’s Robinson Secondary School.

Clark is one of NoVA’s elite athletes, those who train intensely to improve their odds of getting into top college sports programs.

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