Youth Strength Training for Downers Grove Families

Downers Grove is the largest group of families at Mighty Oak Athletic, by a wide margin. Roughly one in three kids on the floor on any given night lives in Downers Grove, and Downers Grove families convert from a free session to membership at a higher rate than any other large town we serve. The gym is about ten minutes away, straight south on Cass Avenue.

The connection runs through the schools. Mighty Oak runs summer sessions for both Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South athletes, and coaches the Downers Grove South Mustangs' team strength program. Middle schoolers from Herrick and O'Neill are in nearly every after-school session, and District 58 elementary kids come in as the younger siblings of athletes who started here first.

Downers Grove sports we see most: DGN and DGS football, wrestling, volleyball, and track; Downers Grove Panthers youth football; Downers Grove Rebels softball; Downers Grove youth baseball; club soccer and volleyball; travel hockey. Teams of ten or more from any of these can book team training at $10 per athlete per session.

Questions Downers Grove parents ask:

My kid is at DGS. Is the Mustangs program the same as regular membership?
No. The Mustangs team program is a separate team-training block for DGS athletes. Regular membership is open to any Downers Grove kid ages 6–18 and runs year-round.

We're in District 58. How young can my kid start?
Age 6. Younger kids train with bodyweight, light kettlebells, and an empty bar, and start at Level 1 like everyone else.

Is there a summer option for DGN kids, or only DGS?
Both. Dedicated Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South sessions run June through August.

How do we get there from Downers Grove?
South on Cass Avenue through Westmont, past Ogden and 63rd Street. We're in the back of the brown building just north of Belle Tire. Ten minutes from downtown Downers Grove, parking right outside the door.

Hours, pricing, and programs are the same for every town — see mightyoakathletic.com/facts. Every new athlete's first session is free: a 60-minute coached session, a training shirt to keep, and a parent debrief. Book it here: https://calendly.com/mightyoakathletic/youth-strength

Questions: coach@mightyoakathletic.com or 630-464-9498.