I talk with Coach Paul Kolody fron Hunterdon Central Regional high in New Jersey. I spoke with Coach Kolody at the NHSSCA conference and he was a great coach to catch up with. Lots of great things going on at HC that I had to have coach on and talk about. We talk about his programming , scheduling, movement exercises and all the other exciting things going on with his school and some upcoming conferences going on in his area that are going to be epic.

Paul Kolody earned his Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training and his Masters of Science in Physical Education, with a concentration in Exercise Science as well. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association, (NATA/ATC), as an Athletic Trainer, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, (NSCA/CSCS), as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, and USA Weightlifting as a Level One Club Coach.

Paul started his career as an Athletic Trainer in 1995 at Metuchen high, then became the Athletic Trainer and Strength Coach for the Somerset Patriots Baseball Club in 1998 and worked directly with the team through the 2004 season. In 2003 he helped open Somerset Medical Center’s Sports Performance & Rehab Center, managing that facility until March of 2011. At the center, Paul trained athletes at the middle school, high school, college and professional level. He then became the strength coach at Hunterdon central regional high where after years of hard work the board of education and administration are going to now construct a new 5000 sq/ft performance center set to open in the Summer of 2017.

Contact Coach Kolody:

email: [email protected]

twitter: https://twitter.com/HCSportsPerform

Facebook: Paul Kolody

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

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I talk with Garson Skelton from Harker Heights High school out in Texas. Had a chance to talk with coach over the weekend at the National high school strength coach association national conference down in Atlanta. Coach Skelton has a unique situation he is in being located right next to Fort Hood and having to deal with Military kids coming and going all the time. He needs to be ready for new athletes all the time at varying training ages. We talk about programming, motivation, being flexible, how to get the most out of your athletes and more. Very interesting stuff.

Garson Skelton is in his 3rd year at Harker Heights High School.  He started his coaching career assisting the strength and conditioning staff at Baylor University in 2009, primarily working with Men and Women’s Basketball Teams. He also spent time working in the Exercise Biochemical Nutrition Laboratory. In 2011 he spent time at the University of Houston assisting their strength staff during the offseason for football, volleyball, women’s basketball, and swimming. Coach Skelton attended Baylor University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s degree in exercise physiology. He currently holds his CSCS with the NSCA, as well as completed the certification requirements of the Level 1 Olympic Lifting Coach through USA Weightlifting, and as the requirements to be a certified sports nutritionist with the ISSN.

Contact Coach Skelton:

email: [email protected]

twitter: personal: www.twitter.com/wgskelton

twitter: Knight Strength: www.twitter.com/Knight_Strength

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

I talk with Travis Lombardozzi from Brunswick high blue devils in Brunsick Ohio. Very excited to share this one with you. Coach Lombardozzi gives some great insights into his program and has some really good takeaways that you can use with your own program and athletes. Some topics we discuss are how to create your program from scratch, how to great relationships with admins, board members and other funding resources, using heart rate training tools, how to know if your programming is working and much more. Coach L also gives some great advice on how to keep the athletes motivated as well.

Travis Lombardozzi enters his fourth season as Head Coach Strength & Conditioning coach with the Blue Devils.  Travis has been a prominent figure within the Cleveland Coaching/training scene in both high school and NCAA for over 8 years. Prior to his coaching career, Travis swam at Cleveland State University for four years.

Outside of Brunswick, Travis is a CSCS certified strength and Conditioning coach with years of training experience as an intern for the Cleveland State University, The University of Notre Dame, and Nike Football Training Camps. Prior to coaching at BHS, Travis has had experience coaching on all levels including High School, College, and professionally with a stint in the Milwaukee Brewers baseball organization. 

Bachelors degree in Health & Physical education from CSU,  and a Masters in Exercise Physiology from The University of Akron. 

Contact Coach Lombardozzi

email: [email protected]

twitter: https://twitter.com/Travisdozzi

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

 

I talk with Shawn Powell from Cannon School located in Concord North Carolina. If you are from the southeast region you may know of coach Powell and his background and it is a pretty cool one that a lot high school strength coaches haven’t had the chance to experience. Coach Powell brings a lot of knowledge in coaching to the high school level, but he says he is always learning and wanting to better himself and his program everyday. There are lot of great nuggets of info in this one, so you may want to listen to this one again. 

 Shawn Powell was named as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Cannon School in May 2014.

Coach Powell joined Cannon after spending five years as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Penske Racing and seven years as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Carolina Panthers.

Coach Powell, a North Carolina native, holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an Associate of Arts in Health Fitness Technology from Brevard College. He has been a speaker, a mentor and a great coaching friend to be able to connect with in this strength coaching industry.

Contact Coach Powell

email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CannonStrength

Instagram: Cannon Strength

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

I talk with Tyler Weddle from Shiloh Christian high School located in Arkansas. Coach Weddle runs a great program and Shiloh is known for state championships not only in football but other Olympic sports as well. Lots of great things going on there. If you want to check out the football site, go to Shilohchristianfootball.com. 

Coach Weddle enters his third season at Shiloh Christian. He graduated from OBU in 2012 with a B.A. in Kinesiology. In August of 2012, Coach Weddle joined the University of Arkansas football strength and conditioning staff. During his two years with the Hogs, he also completed another degree with a M.S. in Exercise Science.

We talk about motivation for the athletes, programming, how to be a successful strength coach, and how to audit and adjust your program as you continue your coaching career

Contact Coach Weddle:

email: [email protected]

Twitter: Shiloh Strength

Instagram: Shiloh Strength

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

 

I talk with John McKenna and get some valuable nuggets in this episode. Coach McKenna has so much knowledge and experiences and is very valuable to the strength and conditioning community. He loves the field and wants to not only get his athletes better everyday but also make the industry for high school strength coaches better as well. 

John McKenna is in his 18th season as Athletic Performance Director at Notre Dame High School, and has been a strength coach and football coach for over 32 years. At Notre Dame High School in his full time role he trains all physical education classes and teams in season and out of season. Coach McKenna was the first strength coach inducted into the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame and just recently was honored by the National Football Foundation for his Contribution to Amateur Athletics, and was just inducted to The Sports Faith Hall of Fame in Chicago. Coach had received honors from the New Jersey National Guard and Trenton Fire Department for his service to these organizations. Coach also is the moderator for Notre Dames Catholic Athletes for Christ(Trenton Diocese). Over the past 32 years Coach McKenna has trained professional, college, and high school athletes. He has also developed the popular (Building Your Foundation Youth Program) for the development of younger athletes. Coach has been a featured speaker throughout the country as a Strength Coach and a Faith Coach. Coach McKenna was just recently named to The Board Of Directors, Region 8 Northeast(ME, VT, NH, RI, CT, NY, PA, VA, WV, MD, DE. And NJ of the National High School Strength Coaches Assoc. Coach resides in New Jersey with his wife of 42 years Charyl , has three daughters, a son, and 9 grandchildren.  Coach bases everything off this saying: Strong Mind-Strong Body-Strong Faith=Strong Life.   Contact Coach:   email: [email protected]  

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

 

I talk with Gary Schofield in this episode about the new NHSSCA which is the National High School Strength Coaches Association. This new association is going to be epic and a huge game changer for the high school strength coach. There is going to be so much value given from this new association. The website is nhssca.us and check out the NHSSCA Facebook page as well! Don't forget Natcon 2017 located at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Atlanta. With a special guest appearance of ??? Ok I guess to find out you will have to attend this amazing experience!

 

 

Contact Coach Schofield: [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/coachschofield

Facebook: Gary Schofield

GACS Facebook: GACS Strength

 

In this episode I talk with Coach Patrick Nolan from Ponderosa high school in Parker Colorado. Coach Nolan is a strength coach for both a sports performance center and Ponderosa Mustangs. He has got a great program implemented and makes sure that each athlete is developing the way they should be with movement first.

 Before his current position he was the head strength and conditioning coach at Glenbrook South H.S. in Glenview, IL. And he was also a sports performance coach at TCBOOST Sports Performance in Northbrook, IL. He received his B.S. in Exercise Science at Florida State University while playing club hockey.  He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA along with having his XPS through EXOS and the FMS cert as well.

Contact Coach Nolan:

email: [email protected]

twitter: www.twitter.com/coach_pman

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Ponderosa Strength & Conditioning

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

I talk with coach Cody Ellet from Broken Arrow high located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Coach Ellet has some amazing facilities and the admins and parents of that district are definitely on board for the tigers. Lots of good topics we discuss like programming for tiger athletes, training tools he uses, speed and agility workouts, mobility drills, and recovery as well. Lots of good insight into his program.

 Cody Ellett has been the director of Strength and Conditioning for Broken Arrow Public Schools since January 2014. As director, he works with all 20 varsity sports as well as many junior high sports in developing strength, speed, agility, conditioning, mobility, flexibility, recovery, and nutrition. Cody came to Broken Arrow in 2014 from The University of Tulsa where he spent two and a half years as a graduate assistant for strength and conditioning.   While at Tulsa, he assisted with the football’s training sessions, along with directing all facets of the women’s rowing, men’s golf, and both cross country teams training. He earned his Master of Arts in Education in December, 2013. Prior to his tenure at Tulsa, Cody spent a summer working with The University of Louisiana- Lafayette strength and conditioning department, working exclusively with the Cajun football team. In the spring of 2011, Cody served as an intern at North Dakota State University, working with the Bison football, wrestling, softball, and track and field teams. Prior to his career in strength and conditioning, Cody was a student athlete at The University of Central Oklahoma, playing five years of varsity football and earning his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Cody graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 2006.

Contact Coach Ellet: 

email: [email protected]

twitter: BAstrength

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

I talk with Coach John Garrish from North Broward Prep in Florida. Coach Garrish has a movement based approach program which means movement precedes strength. He really wants to make sure that strength is not loaded on top of mobility deficiencies as you will hear him talk about. He really has a passion for coaching and having a huge impact on the athletes he coaches to succeed later in college sports or in life. We talk about Hockey in Florida, the new facility coming, athletic development, training the mulitsport athlete, the APRE system, coaching cues, and the HS Roundtable with featured coaches. We had a great talk, here is more about Coach Garrish.  

John Garrish is serving in his third year as the Director of Athletic Development & Performance. A graduate of Wagner College and the University of North Texas, he is certified through the NSCA as a CSCS and through USAW as a Level-1 Sports Performance Coach. In addition to his role at North Broward, John serves as the Director of Athletic Performance with the Florida Rugby Union’s High Performance Program 7’s team and as a volunteer coach with Delray Beach Sports’ Exhibitors. Coach Garrish has spoken at several state and national events and has just been elected to the the National high school strength coach association board of directors for region 1. So many great things in this episode! Thanks John for coming on!

High School Coaches' Roundtable with Greg Vandermade, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Ca. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMx352cstB8

 

Contact Coach Garrish

facebook: John Garrish

email: [email protected]

instagram: coach_garrish

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

I talk with Coach Michael Snyder from Trinity High in Louisville, Kentucky. He coaches at an all boys schools with all kinds of sports available to the athletes like bass fishing, archery, bowling, lacrosse, rugby, hockey, as well as all the traditional sports. In this episode some topics include, why coach Snyder is a strength coach, lessons he has learned, his school schedule, programming, fundraising, and advice to a new strength coach. Very cool interview and coach Snyder has some great insights into his program. 

Mike was named Trinity's Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2012. He is a 2002 Graduate of Trinity, where he was a three-year varsity starter, two-time All-State selection and a member of the 2001 State Championship team.

Mike graduated from the University of Louisville with a degree in Exercise Science. In 2010-11, he was a member of the United States National Bobsled team and competed internationally.

Mike is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

And he also receive the Athletic Coach of the Year Award in (2016)

Contact Coach Snyder

facebook: Mike Snyder

email: [email protected]

instagram: mike_snyder35

 

My name is Dane Nelson. I am a former college and high school strength coach. I created this podcast for strength coaches at any level but more specifically for High School Strength Coaches. I want strength coaches to be able to connect to each other and learn more about the growing field of full time high school strength coaching.  Thanks for checking out the website.  It would be great to connect with other strength coaches and talk about what works and what doesn’t work when training high school athletes.  This is why I created this podcast. I hope  you find it useful and valuable!

 Website: www.hsstrengthcoach.com

 Contact me at [email protected]

Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS

Thank you so much for listening and I would appreciate it greatly if you could leave a 5 star review in iTunes and Google Play as well as this really helps boost the show rankings and spread the word about the High School Strength Coach Podcast. That way other Strength Coaches like yourself can find the show and benefit from it too.

 Thank you very much if you have already left a rating and feedback, I appreciate it greatly!