Former NFL star Donald Driver opening second fitness facility at HOF Village in Canton

CANTON − Former Green Bay Packers star Donald Driver is opening a second Driven Elite fitness facility at the Hall of Fame Village this spring.

The Village entertainment complex is entering into a multi-year agreement with Driver to open a Driven Elite Performance training program site.

Hall of Fame Village, owned by the Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Co., made the announcement Tuesday.

Driven Elite Performance will be inside the Hall of Fame Village’s Center for Performance at 2101 Champions Gateway.

Driven Elite Performance will complement Driver’s Driven Elite Fitness, a fitness and sports training facility for all fitness levels with memberships available to the public. Also scheduled to open this spring, Driven Elite Fitness will be at Hall of Fame Village’s Constellation Center for Excellence at 2014 Champions Gateway.

Both Driven Elite Performance and Driven Elite Fitness will be on the Hall of Fame Village campus, which includes a host of entertainment components. The campus wraps around the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

This will be Driver's first Driven Elite Fitness facility in the Midwest, which is also under a multi-year agreement with the Village. News releases did not disclose terms of both agreements.

Other facets of the Village campus include a Don Shula restaurant, The Brew Kettle craft brewery and a TopGolf suite.

Still under construction is the Fan Engagement Zone, which includes a retail promenade. The area also will include BetRivers, a retail sports betting site featuring food and beverages.

BetRivers is expected to be open this summer, Village officials have said.

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Training program is for recreational and school teams

Driver, a member of the Packers Hall of Fame and the franchise's all-time leading receiver, was on the Packers 2010 Super Bowl championship team. He also appeared on the "Dancing with the Stars" television show.

“After spending time at the campus at the end of this past year, I knew I wanted to deepen this relationship between Driven Elite and the Hall of Fame Village," Driver said in a prepared statement. "I’m excited about this opportunity to bring our unique brand of championship-level performance training and facilities to Canton, a city known for legendary champions."

Driven Elite Performance will offer group training to recreational and school teams, as well as to adults, within the Village’s 100,000-square-foot sports dome, also known as the Center for Performance, the Hall of Fame Village said in a news release.

"The program’s focus will be on improving performance and fitness levels for participants of all ages and in an array of sports," the release said.

Youth performance training will include youth league, elementary, middle school and high school participants. "Adult training will be for all fitness levels, from the weekend warrior and general overall fitness and/or strength improvement, to college and professional players and elite amateur athletes," the Village said.

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The football-themed Village campus also includes Play-Action Plaza, which provides space for outdoor events and includes a zipline called "The Forward Pass," as well as a Ferris wheel-style ride.

Construction also started late last year on a 147,000-square-foot indoor water park at the Hall of Fame Village that will feature high-thrill rides, football-themed decor, swim-up bars and giant television screens. The water park project totals around $117 million, according to Village officials.

The water park will be next to a 180-room Hilton Tapestry hotel that will be separate but connected.

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