Meet Our Coaches
Great training comes down to great coaching. At St. Pete Sports Performance, our staff blends performance coaching with clinical sports expertise — so every rep you do is coached with a reason behind it. Our programs are overseen by doctors of physical therapy who specialize in sports, and delivered by coaches who know how to get the most out of athletes.
Melissa Schorpion, PT, SCS, OCS
Melissa is a dual board-certified sports and orthopedic clinical specialist with 17 years of experience in youth sports physical therapy and the strength and conditioning of young athletes. She oversees our Youth Athletic Development program and helps guide the clinical standard behind everything we do.
Jan Schorpion, PT, DPT, SCS
Jan is the founder and owner of St. Pete Physical Therapy and St Pete Sports Performance, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and a board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS). Over 17 years he’s done both halves of an athlete’s journey — rehabbing them from injury, then building them back stronger through strength and conditioning. Much of that performance work has been with endurance and field athletes: runners, cyclists, triathletes, soccer players, swimmers, volleyball players, and baseball athletes. That combination is the foundation everything here is built on — training designed by someone who understands both how the body breaks down and how it reaches its ceiling.
Jan trains the way he coaches. A multiple-time Ironman finisher, lifelong cyclist, and youth baseball coach, he knows firsthand what it takes to prepare for a start line — and to keep showing up for it, season after season.
The Standard Behind Every Session
No matter who you train with, your plan is built on the same foundation: an objective assessment, a program targeted to your weak links, and regular retesting to prove it’s working. That’s the difference between coaching and just counting reps.
Train With Our Team
Ready to get started? Book your performance assessment with St. Pete Sports Performance in St. Petersburg, FL today, or call 727-228-3294.
Start With a Performance Assessment
See where you stand and what it will take to reach your goals.
You don’t have to figure this out alone. We will build a plan around your goals so you can get back to doing what you love with confidence.