Ryan Metzger is a S&C coach with extensive experience in collegiate Olympic sports, particularly women’s soccer and tennis. She most recently served as the Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance at the University of Tennessee, where she helped lead high-performing programs in one of the most demanding environments in college athletics.

Prior to Tennessee, Ryan spent several years at Clemson University as a Senior Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, where she was directly responsible for women’s soccer and softball and played a key role in intern education and staff development. In 2022, she was named the NSCA Assistant College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year in recognition of her impact on both athletes and coaches.

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Taylor Elizondo is an S&C coach and educator with a background in applied sport science, movement assessment, and program design. He holds a master’s degree and is certified as a CSCS and CES, with a coaching approach grounded in biomechanics, training transfer, and long-term athlete development.

In the classroom, Taylor is known for using Anatoliy Bondarchuk’s Transfer of Training framework to help students move beyond exercise lists and toward true training intent. He uses Bondarchuk’s classification system to teach how general, specific, and competitive exercises actually influence sport performance and how coaches can make better programming decisions based on transfer rather than tradition or trend.

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The mission of the High School Coaches Professional Development Group is to effectively represent the needs and priorities of the high school coaching profession in support of NSCA’s mission. This is accomplished through regular needs analysis efforts, collaborative work with NSCA committees and staff, and advocacy for the growth of the profession.

Contact the Chair: Justin Loudon, CSCS, RSCC*D

Contact the Staff Liaison: Eric McMahon

NSCA Board Liaison: Jaynie Bjornaraa

Members:

Tyler Brooks, CSCS, RSCC

Jim Davis, MEd, MA, CSCS, RSCC*E

Nick Ficker, CSCS, RSCC

Justin Loudon, CSCS, RSCC*D

Jesse Padgett, CSCS, RSCC*D

Brandon Peifer, CSCS

Andrew Pichardo, PhD, CPSS, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D

Jonmarc Rasberry, CSCS, RSCC

Andrew Tirotta, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D

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PlayerData

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PlayerData is Strength Coach Network’s trusted GPS provider and a FIFA Quality–certified system, used by coaches at every level to quantify training load and understand movement demands. PlayerData delivers reliable, actionable data at a strong value point, with seamless syncing that saves coaches precious time—so the focus stays on coaching, not managing technology.

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