For most of his life Les Wincher has been involved in sports, from playing football at Dobie High School, to being a collegiate tight end for Texas-El Paso, and moving into the ‘pro ranks’ for the NFL in Europe and Canada, to getting his Bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. Now he is bringing his love and expert knowledge of sports and training to Pearland with Athletic Dreams training facility.

Wincher was inspired by Pearland’s love of sports and decided to open his new business in the thriving and growing city. The 16,000 sq ft facility at 3216 Broadway in Pearland used to be a 99 Cent Store, but what the building now houses for athletes is priceless. Athletic Dreams is a unique training facility created to help people of all ages, at all levels, and in every area of sports fitness.

Athletic Dreams will have a dietician on site, along with a nutritionist and personal trainers. “Our trainers have athletic backgrounds, a couple of our trainers played for the UCLA in volleyball, one played with Colorado in football. They have the background, they know what it takes to be the best, and that’s what I want to bring,” Wincher shared. Most employees will be subcontracted with five full time employees. These are all the tools that anybody would need to lose weight, gain muscle, to tone up, and “to be more explosive” as Wincher puts it.

The building’s interior was rebuilt by Brian Williams’ Renovative Construction Services, LLC. Where they used to sell dollar items you can now find top of the line equipment that will prepare athletes to be at the top of their game. The facility now holds netted batting cages, open space for fielding and hitting, five Iron Mike pitching machines that can hold 300 softballs or 400 baseballs, and two Beta pitching machines that can pitch up to 115mph. They also offer equipment that teaches kids how to slide, Power Bags to teach kids to bat with a strong follow through. Athletic Dreams has “all the top line equipment, everything you need to train like a pro.”

“(Playing pro football) was a great experience; I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. Athletics involves discipline, and I’m big on discipline,” Wincher shared. His love of sports has brought him here and he is ready to share that discipline and his lifelong dream. “To me, playing athletics is a dream, it’s a happy dream. Athletic Dreams is a sports training facility. We train football athletes, baseball, softball, track… we do personal training for adults and youth - anybody that wants to get faster, more explosive. We help you lose weight, tone up, we do it all.”