Tony Villani

Tony started his education at Clemson University in South Carolina and attended graduate school at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It was there that he received a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and graduated in the top of his class. His thesis was published by The European Journal of Applied Physiology and dealt with the benefits of exhaustive interval training. During this time, he interned with NHL's Washington Capitals and was set to help the Washington Wizards prior the NBA lockout. From Washington, D.C. Tony moved to Orlando, Florida and quickly obtained a job helping the Head Strength Coach of the Orlando Magic for a basketball season. From there, his experience led him to Boca Raton, Florida where he becomethe Director of Human Performance at Cris Carter's FAST Program. While at FAST he focused on sport specific
speed, agility, and strength training. During the spring of 2002,

Tony utilized his experiences and created XPE Sports.

Tony has helped grow the XPE professional client list

from a mere four athletes to over 120. More importantly

he has trained thousands of high school/college athletes

and fitness enthusiasts with the same techniques

the professionals trust. He has also developed and conducted sports camps for such NFL stars as Jamal Lewis, Hines Ward, Wayne Gandy, Deshae Townsend, and Jason Allen. Numerous other athletes have appeared at various XPE camps held each year. Camps have been completed in Atlanta, Orlando, Myrtle Beach (SC), South Florida, Northern California, Mississippi, and Alabama. In total, over 8000 young scholastic athletes have had a chance to train with their professional role models. These camps serve as a way to influence athletes in a positive manner on and off the field.

Tony's professional references before creating XPE included such athletes as: NFL Super Bowl Champion/ All-Pro/ Pro Bowl Jermaine Lewis, 2XWorld Series Champion/ Playoff MVP Craig Counsell, World Series MVP/ 2XAll-Star/ MLB manager Bucky Dent, and tennis superstar Ivan Lendl. Now, Tony has made XPE's references both numerous and unmatched.  He has trained well over 200 professional athletes in sports including but not limited to: football, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and fitness. He has been featured on ABC, ESPN, NFL Films, SKY Network (European Fox), Raycom Sports, CBS-Atlanta, and WPDE-Myrtle Beach and in USA Today, NFL Insider, USA Today Sports, The Sporting News, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Palm Beach Post, The Boca News, The Sun News, SCORE Atlanta, Atlanta Sports and Fitness, and the Princeton Review. His ability to train athletes to reach their fullest potential is unparalleled.

TJ Jackson President, XPE Sports-South Florida

Tavarius Jackson, known by his friends as TJ, started his life in Delray Beach, FL.  Here he developed his love for sports. He attended Olympic Heights High School, located in Boca Raton, FL and excelled in the sports arena as an outstanding student and athlete.

TJ is a Certified Sports and Personal Trainer. 

He was the Palm Beach County Player of Year as       quarterback at Olympic Heights and was also a 2 year starter at outside linebacker for Virginia Tech University. There he was also the Player of the Game on nationally televised games against Boston College and University of West Virginia. At his NFL workout, he was 218 pounds and ran a 4.42 40 yard dash, jumped a 39 inch vertical, and benched 225 pounds 18 times.

While playing football, he learned that sport activities motivated him and he decided to dedicate his career to fitness and sports.  After spending 8 years of his life with Tony Villani, founder of XPE Sports (Atlanta, GA), TJ acquired

the experience and determination to bring this XPE training approach to the athletes of South Florida.  The XPE experience improves all aspects of athletes - from speed, agility, power and explosion to learning to motivate and help others on and off the field.

For the past 3 years, TJ has provided a week long camp to children in South Florida, where they

learn varioius athletic skills along with life skills.  At the end of these camps, the athletes are given

the opportunity to workout with various NFL Football players, like Jamal Lewis and Wayne Gandy.