Carrington Beckford

Personal Trainer

A former collegiate football player who took his passion for sports and biomechanics and turned it into a business, Carrington was mentored by some of the top and respected coaches in the industry such as Pete Bommarito, Seth Forman, and Dustin Brancheau. He continued his education by studying pioneers like Dr. Peter Weyland, Leroy Burrell, Louie Simmons, Cal Dietz, and formed friendships and work relationships with some of the top coaches in the industry. In 2018, after working under Seth Forman at Advance Athletic Development, Carrington founded Overdrive Elite Performance Systems to continue his journey and passions of teaching and developing athletes.

Carrington is known to train a great number of top elite athletes in the area such as: 2023 National Champion Cornelius Johnson, a wide receiver for the University of Michigan, Kevin Pierre Louis, a linebacker for the Houston Texans, and Zaire Franklin, a linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts. Other notable trainees include NC State basketball standout DJ Burns, Travis Jones, a Baltimore Ravens 2022 third-round pick, and Tim Wilson, a former receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles. Additionally, Carrington has trained Caley Waters, a USA 2022 Lacrosse Olympic goalie select, Montana Semmel, a NY Yankees draft pick, Mr. Connecticut Jackson Mitchell, LB from Uconn, Kenny Soares, LB from Northwestern, and Omar Fortt, a former Uconn linebacker currently playing in the CFL for the BC Lions.

Under Carrington’s guidance, a large percentage of youth athletes have earned college scholarships and roster positions in all sports, especially in football, boys and girls lacrosse, soccer, track and field, field hockey, tennis, volleyball, softball, baseball, and squash. His commitment to athlete development has made him a prominent figure in sports coaching and athlete training.