About Us
What is The Smarter Athlete?
The Smarter Athlete is a business created by Coach Jason Sawicki (pictured above), dedicated to improving athletes performance no matter the age or sport. Our philosophy is based on achieving goals through consistency and hard work, but prioritizing the “why?” of training. Our goal is to get results in the most efficient and effective way based on science, research, and common sense. We appreciate and learn from classic methods while incorporating the newest concepts in performance training to achieve success. Quality and transparency are up utmost importance to us.
Who is Coach Jason?
Coach Jason Sawicki grew up in West Haven, CT around sports, first soccer and basketball and then he decided to focus on track and field in high school. After an All-State junior season of high jumping he suffered a fractured ankle and 3 torn ligaments in his jumping ankle just before his senior year started and underwent 4 surgeries over the course of 8 months, resulting in missing out on the entire year of athletics. He was fortunate enough to receive an athletic scholarship from Southern Connecticut State University, but still dealt with nagging pains, and mobility issues from his injury. He won his first individual conference championship in high jump at the 2023 NE-10 Indoor Championships, and won a total of 7 team titles during his time at SCSU.
During the struggles of his college career he decided to take on coaching, first volunteering and then being a full time assistant coach for Notre Dame West Haven, working with the jumpers, short sprinters and relay teams. After discovering this passion and seeing the success his athletes had he wanted to help more athletes, taking on multiple clients for free. This past summer he fully opened up his services to athletes from all over the area, mostly training track and field, football, and basketball players from the youth age all the way up to the professional level.
He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 2024, with a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science, having taken classes in Sports Nutrition, Biomechanics, Sports Psychology, Functional Anatomy, Exercise Testing & Prescription and numerous other Exercise Physiology courses. He will attend Chiropractic School for the next 4 years and pursue a career as a Chiropractor, helping the athletes he has been training in even more areas!