Welcome to PPST Academy

Train Smarter. Perform Stronger. Stay Safe.

Essential training for athletes, professionals, and everyday performers—learn to optimize health and prevent life-threatening emergencies like exertional sickling. Register today and save up to 200%! Programs begin September 1, 2025.

About the Program

What is PPST?

Peak Performance Safety Training (PPST) is a dynamic one-hour educational program designed for everyone: athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, first responders, educators, parents, and health professionals. It delivers essential knowledge on optimizing health and performance through proper nutrition, hydration, sleep, and safe training practices. The training also includes critical guidance on recognizing and responding to life-threatening emergencies such as sudden cardiac arrest, exertional heat stroke, exertional sickling due to Sickle Cell Trait (SCT), and exercise-induced asthma.

Why It Matters

Those involved in athletic and tactical environments must understand how overall wellness impact physical performance, whether on the field, in the gym, or working behind the scenes. Our mission is rooted in prevention—specifically, preventing deaths caused by sudden cardiac arrest, exertional heat stroke, exertional sickling due to SCT, and asthma. Since 1998, these conditions have taken the lives of 200+ high school athletes, collegiate athletes, and first responders.

Meet The Instructor

Dr. Roosevelt G. Daniel, MD, FAAP, BCIM

Chief Medical Officer, Peak Performance Safety Training (PPST)

Dr. Roosevelt G. Daniel, MD, FAAP, BCIM, is a board-certified internal medicine and pediatrics physician with over 20 years of clinical experience. He serves as Chief Medical Officer and lead trainer for PPST, where he develops training on nutrition, hydration, sleep, and sickle cell safety. Dr. Daniel is also the medical director of North Central Family Medicine in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Training Tracks

For Professionals

Who It’s For

  • Athletic Trainers
  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • EMTs
  • Tactical Trainers

  • Other licensed professionals

Includes

  • Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
  • Certificate of Completion

  • Emergency protocol simulations

  • Case studies in clinical response
  • Role-specific best practices

Learning Objectives

  • Diagnose exertional sickling vs. other emergencies
  • Lead safe training programs for SCT-positive athletes
  • Advocate for policy adoption within organizations

  • Understand how SCT affects performance

For non-professionals

Who It’s For

  • Middle & High school student athletes
  • Collegiate student athletes
  • Coaches
  • First responders

  • Parents

  • General participants

Includes

  • Certificate of Completion
  • Interactive learning sessions
  • Scenario-based drills
  • Tools for self-advocacy and peer safety

  • Emergency protocol simulations

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how SCT affects performance

  • Spot early warning signs of sickling collapse
  • Practice hydration and recovery protocols
  • Learn how to respond confidently in emergencies

What You’ll Learn

  • The science behind SCT

  • SCT in High-Performance Training

  • SCT Testing and Screening Policies
  • How exertion impacts muscle oxygenation and risk
  • Hydration, nutrition, and recovery strategies
  • Nutrition & Muscle Oxygenation
  • Sleep & Recovery Strategies
  • Differentiating cramping from sickling collapse
  • Risk management plans for sports and tactical environments
  • Case studies from the NCAA, military, law enforcement, and fire departments

Course Modules

  • Module 1: Understanding Performance & Safety Science
  • Module 2: SCT in Athletic & Tactical Readiness
  • Module 3: The Role of Hydration, Nutrition, & Recovery
  • Module 4: Performance Optimization & Risk Mitigation Strategies
  • Module 5: Emergency Response & Tactical Action Plan

Why It Works

  • Co-developed with medical professionals and tactical trainers
  • Backed by science and case-based learning
  • Tailored for high-risk environments
  • Proven to prevent fatalities from exertional sickling

Why It Works

  • Co-developed with medical professionals and tactical trainers
  • Backed by science and case-based learning
  • Tailored for high-risk environments
  • Proven to prevent fatalities from exertional sickling

Testimonials

The PPST program changed how we train and respond on the field. It should be mandatory for all coaches.

— Bobby Jones, Certified Athletic Trainer, Rock Hill, SC

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Choose your program

CEU Certificate Program

for professionals ($49.99 per person)

50% off

  • 100% Online Course
  • State-of-the-Art, Digital Learning Platform
  • High-End Learning Videos
  • CEUs
  • Accredited Certificate on completion

Non-CEU Certificate Program

for non-professionals ($29.99 per person)

50% off

  • 100% Online Course
  • State-of-the-Art, Digital Learning Platform
  • High-End Learning Videos
  • Accredited Certificate awarded on completion

Non-CEU Certificate Program Bundle

for Colleges, Universities, First Responder agencies, etc. ($999 per 100 persons)
200% off
  • 100% Online Course
  • State-of-the-Art, Digital Learning Platform
  • High-End Learning Videos
  • Accredited Certificate awarded on completion

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