OUR TEAM
Dan Fichter 
Phone: (585) 749.8636
Dan Fichter owns and operates Wannagetfast Power/Speed Training, a performance training business in the Upstate NY area that offers training to elite athletes. Fichter's clients have included pro hockey players Rory Fitzpatrick (Buffalo Sabres) Chris Thorburn (Atlanta Thrashers), Stanley Cup champion Brian Gionta (Montreal Canadians), runner up Hoby Baker Award winner Chris Collins (Pittsburgh Penguins), Kevin Montgomery (Edmonton Oilers) Ryan Callahan (NY Rangers, US Olympic Team) and Olympic track and field star Victoriya Rybalko from the Ukraine. She is currently ranked 10th in the world in the long jump. UFC fighter Mike Massenzio, and the San Diego Padres 2nd baseman Andy Parrino along with Notre Dame pitcher Brian Dupra are among the most notable athletes You will find training at The Pit, a specially designed facility for athletes in upstate NY.
Dan has coached athletes in all sports from all over the country: Duke, Edinboro, St Francis, Albany, James Madison, Syracuse, St Bonaventure, Siena, Boston University, Brown, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Loyola, Connecticut, U Mass, Notre Dame, Boston College, Holy Cross, Cornell, Air Force, Maine, New Hampshire, Colgate, Virginia, Lemoyne, Mercyhurst, Stone Hill, Bentley, Penn, Army, John Caroll, Ithaca, Maryland and Albany.
Fichter has traveled the country speaking to numerous coaches on speed training, strength training, and nervous system development and how to pull these elements into a comprehensive package that can substantially elevate an athlete’s speed and strength and be devastating to opponents. Uniquely, Fichter's system attacks the athlete at the individual specific level (SBN-Specific body needs) unlike most programs that offer the cookie cutter approach.
Dan has coached football at the high school and college level for over 15 years and is currently the Defensive Coordinator at McQuaid High School in Rochester NY.
Speaking engagements for Dan Fichter
1. The Nike Indoor Nationals- http://nikeindoor.nationalscholastic.org/sprint.php
2. NYS Football Clinic (Mike Foster)
3. Upstate NY Lax Clinic (Matt Kerwick)
4. NYSPHADA- New York State Athletic Directors Conference Seneca Falls
5. National Lacrosse Clinic Philadelphia PA
6. No Frills Football Clinic Gates NY
Honorary Coach for Team Ukraine at the World Championships in Sweden.
Chris Korfist 
Chris Korfist started out as a Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University in the Strength and Conditioning Program. He then went on to a suburban Chicago high school, Hinsdale Central, where he took over the strength and conditioning program. He also was an assistant varsity football coach as well as the sprint coach for the boys track team. During his 12 years as a football coach, he helped 27 student-athletes go on to play Division 1 football. He also coached 9 All-State Football players. In the last 5 years in football, his teams have complied an overall record of 46-8.
As a track coach, his sprint relays qualified for the state meet every year since 2000. During his track coaching career, he has coached 17 all-state sprint relay teams with bests in the 4x100 of 41.69, 4x200 of 1:26.06 FAT and a 3:17.86 in the 4x400, some of which are the fastest times in the history of Illinois track and field. While currently the sprint coach at York HS in Elmhurst IL, Chris runs Slow Guy Speed School. His clients include 25 All-state athletes, 9 All-Americans and has worked with 6 Olympians and 1 World Champion.
Chris Amico: Performance Coach
Email: camico@wannagetfast.com
Chris comes to WGF Via Edinboro Pa where he was an 2X-All-American football player and named PSAC defensive player of the year. Chris's attitude for preparation is quite impressive. His Youtube video has over 20,000 hits show casing his incredible strength on the bench press. At 290 lbs Chris was able to jump 27.5 inches in the vertical jump, run a 4.9 40 yard dash, broad jump 8'10'', and rep 225 42 times. With countless hours spent under Dan Fichter's tutelage Chris has become quite the trainer. Having been in the trenches with various techniques and protocols, Chris knows what works and what doesn't. His enthusiasms for training and producing the best quality athletes has permeated through everyone at WGF.
Matt Rizzieri: Director of Operations/Performance Coach
Phone: (585) 905.9611
Email: mrizzieri@wannagetfast.com
Matt comes to Wannagetfast with a great athletic background. He was an All-County football selection at Way-Co as a rugged two-way player. He was also a wrestler in high school with an impressive win-loss record and hold the fastest pin in school history of :07 seconds. On a daily basis Matt made the hour and a half haul one-way from Cohocton N.Y. to Rochester to train at Wannagetfast at the time WGF first opened to the public. He knew back then the commitment it takes to maximize ones genetic potential. Owner Dan Fichter said, “I knew right away Matt fits the mold of someone we want at the forefront of our company”. “His commitment to the athletes and the well being of Wannagetfast are second to none.“ Matt does it all, from payroll to new business opportunities, to long hours working with athletes in the gym.
Matt holds numerous academic accolades from St. John Fisher College in Rochester. Matt will conclude his education with them completion of his MBA in the fall of 2011 at Fisher, with aspirations to take WGF to the next level as the premier training facility in Rochester and beyond. Along with a sound background in the fundamentals of the system here at WGF, Matt is making a tremendous difference in our athlete’s performance everyday.