COOPERSBURG, Pa. – Resolving to lead a more active lifestyle in 2023? A new fitness facility in Coopersburg may be just the ticket.
Perfect Touch Sports, offering a variety of sports training and fitness programs, is nearing completion of a 2,400-square-foot venue at 112 Springfield St., near the Saucon Rail Trail.
Owner Matt Baker, a former professional soccer player, established Perfect Touch nearly a decade ago and has been renting space throughout the Lehigh Valley to conduct his soccer training and other programming.
Perfect Touch Sports, offering a variety of sports training and fitness programs, in January will open a new 2,400-square-foot venue at 112 Springfield St. in Coopersburg.
Services include private, small group and team training for soccer and lacrosse, as well as a cross-training program, SportFit, that improves speed, strength, agility and overall performance for athletes of all sports.
“We’re excited to continue helping people in big ways,” Baker said. “We love what we do, and what we’re doing actually hasn’t changed much. However, this new facility gives us a homebase, and it gives the community another space to develop their fitness and skills.”
Baker, who lives in Coopersburg, purchased the former pole barn in July and spent the past several months overhauling the structure with new concrete and turf flooring, insulation, lighting and more.
Perfect Touch Sports, offering a variety of sports training and fitness programs, in January will open a new 2,400-square-foot venue at 112 Springfield St. in Coopersburg.
He painted a business motto, “hustle every day,” on one of the walls, and he plans to finish a lobby area with bathrooms in the coming weeks. Equipment such as kettle bells, medicine balls and push sleds also will be arriving in time for the facility’s grand opening in January.
“Our goal is to help change lives through sport and fitness,” Baker said. “We have been blessed to do what we love for almost 10 years now and can’t wait to see the impact we can make moving forward.”
Baker has been playing soccer since he was 3 years old, and he’s been a member of several local travel and premier teams, including Lehigh Valley United.
Perfect Touch Sports, offering a variety of sports training and fitness programs, in January will open a new 2,400-square-foot venue at 112 Springfield St. in Coopersburg. Pictured is founder Matt Baker.
After playing Division 1 soccer at the University of Pittsburgh, he continued his playing career professionally with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USLPRO.
He later joined other teams such as Cardosa Moriera in Brazil’s 2nd Division and The Philadelphia Union reserve team of Major League Soccer, but a torn ACL forced him to change course and further his passion by developing Perfect Touch Sports.
With his wife, Brianna, Baker also operates the three-year-old Refinery Fitness, a boutique fitness studio offering personal and small group training, on Station Avenue in Coopersburg.
“Perfect Touch Sports has a staff of about 12 coaches, and we all love what we do,” Baker said. “Now, we’ll have the opportunity to do more of it. By having coaches here and continuing to rent space at other venues, we could conduct programs in multiple locations on the same night.”
Perfect Touch Sports, offering a variety of sports training and fitness programs, in January will open a new 2,400-square-foot venue at 112 Springfield St. in Coopersburg.
The new venue, which features a garage door that can be opened during nice weather, also can be rented for team practices, birthday parties and other functions.
To stay up-to-date on Perfect Touch Sports happenings, including a grand opening announcement, follow the business’ social media pages, facebook.com/perfecttouchsoccer and instagram.com/perfecttouchsoccer. Info: 610-442-5039; perfecttouchsports.com.
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