{"id":71167,"date":"2018-06-10T22:30:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T03:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=71167"},"modified":"2018-06-10T22:30:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T03:30:53","slug":"medill-newsmakers-eft-sports-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/medill-newsmakers-eft-sports-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Medill Newsmakers: EFT Sports Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Connor Yahn<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Medill Newsmakers EFT Sports Performance\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/274399248?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">EFT Sports Performance has become a renowned training facility in part because of the famous athletes that have trained there. The jerseys of Matt Forte, Devin Hester and Rashaan Melvin hang on the walls among many others, but EFT has developed into much more than just a gym for the big names. Through the Beyond Sports Foundation, EFT continually helps under-resourced families provide tutoring and physical training to high school student-athletes in the hopes of them earning life-changing college scholarships. This edition of Medill Newsmakers gives you an inside look at the EFT and the Beyond Sports Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Wisconsin wide receiver Adam Krumholz working out in the offseason at EFT Sports Performance. (Connor Yahn\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Connor Yahn Medill Reports EFT Sports Performance has become a renowned training facility in part because of the famous athletes that have trained there. 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