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  • College Coaching BROKE Me and Here's How I fixed it
    Jan 28 2026

    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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    1 h et 23 min
  • Why Your Fascia Training Might Be BS (And What Actually Works)
    Jan 21 2026

    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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    Dashr is a performance testing company best known for its laser timing, but also integrates with Teambuildr and offers a free Player Profile app used by 6k+ athletes. Beyond timing, they provide a full suite of testing solutions including verticals, broad jumps, RSI, biometrics, reaction, and AMS.

    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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    TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete training in a simple and manageable way.

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    1 h et 9 min
  • High School Strength Coaches Reveal What Schools Don't Understand About Training Athletes
    Jan 14 2026

    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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    Dashr

    https://www.dashrsystems.com/

    Dashr is a performance testing company best known for its laser timing, but also integrates with Teambuildr and offers a free Player Profile app used by 6k+ athletes. Beyond timing, they provide a full suite of testing solutions including verticals, broad jumps, RSI, biometrics, reaction, and AMS.

    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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    1 h et 50 min
  • Multi-Sport Athlete Programming
    Jan 7 2026

    Keith Swift is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Wofford College, overseeing performance programming for all 20 varsity sports. Prior to Wofford, he held collegiate roles at Purdue and South Carolina State, where he directed strength and conditioning for 14 programs and coached athletes who went on to the NFL and Olympic podiums; including NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Darius Leonard and Olympic gold medalist Jeff Henderson.

    Keith has also spent time in professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners organization. A former collegiate defensive end at Tennessee Tech, he brings experience across high school, college, and professional sport.

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    Power Lift

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    Power Lift is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of American-made strength and conditioning equipment. They understand that your Brand is important and offer several diverse ways to incorporate that Brand into your strength equipment.

    Dashr

    https://www.dashrsystems.com/

    Dashr is a performance testing company best known for its laser timing, but also integrates with Teambuildr and offers a free Player Profile app used by 6k+ athletes. Beyond timing, they provide a full suite of testing solutions including verticals, broad jumps, RSI, biometrics, reaction, and AMS.

    PlayerData

    :https://www.playerdata.com/en-us

    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.

    TeamBuildr

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    TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete training in a simple and manageable way.

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    1 h et 18 min
  • Read Supertraining in a Year | Pages 46-60
    Feb 2 2026

    In this episode we talk about muscle fiber shifting, muscle contraction types, collagen, energy storage and more. It is wild all this comes up in only pages 46-60 of Supertraining.

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    Power Lift is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of American-made strength and conditioning equipment. They understand that your Brand is important and offer several diverse ways to incorporate that Brand into your strength equipment. For more about Power Lift click the link above.

    Dashr

    🌎Site: https://www.dashrsystems.com/

    Dashr is a performance testing company best known for its laser timing, but also integrates with Teambuildr and offers a free Player Profile app used by 6k+ athletes. Beyond timing, they provide a full suite of testing solutions including verticals, broad jumps, RSI, biometrics, reaction, and AMS. For more about Dashr click the link above.

    PlayerData

    🌎Site:https://www.playerdata.com/en-us

    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. For more about PlayerData click the link above.

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    TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete training in a simple and manageable way. Be sure to check them out in the link above.

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    1 h et 9 min
  • Heavy Box Squat with No Coach | THIS is why ALL High Schools Need a Full Time S&C Coach
    Jan 30 2026

    This kid is strong, very strong. This is not the safest thing for them to be doing alone. This could have ended poorly. Thankfully it did not. Hear from Director of Athletic Performance at Opelika High School and NHSSCA Alabama State Director Kade McGee as to how this can be avoided.

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    Power Lift is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of American-made strength and conditioning equipment. They understand that your Brand is important and offer several diverse ways to incorporate that Brand into your strength equipment. For more about Power Lift click the link above.

    Dashr

    🌎Site: https://www.dashrsystems.com/

    Dashr is a performance testing company best known for its laser timing, but also integrates with Teambuildr and offers a free Player Profile app used by 6k+ athletes. Beyond timing, they provide a full suite of testing solutions including verticals, broad jumps, RSI, biometrics, reaction, and AMS. For more about Dashr click the link above.

    PlayerData

    🌎Site:https://www.playerdata.com/en-us

    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. For more about PlayerData click the link above.

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    20 min
  • Read Supertraining in a Year | Pages 16-30
    Jan 19 2026

    This week Yosef and I dive into pages 16-30 of Supertraining and the conversation revolves around 1*20, maximal effort training, and Yosef even shares about the relationship between Mel and Yuri and how Mel kept over $1M from Yuri.

    If you have not downloaded the reading list here it is:

    https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/st

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    Power Lift is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of American-made strength and conditioning equipment. They understand that your Brand is important and offer several diverse ways to incorporate that Brand into your strength equipment. For more about Power Lift click the link above.

    Dashr

    🌎Site: https://www.dashrsystems.com/

    Dashr is a performance testing company best known for its laser timing, but also integrates with Teambuildr and offers a free Player Profile app used by 6k+ athletes. Beyond timing, they provide a full suite of testing solutions including verticals, broad jumps, RSI, biometrics, reaction, and AMS. For more about Dashr click the link above.

    PlayerData

    🌎Site:https://www.playerdata.com/en-us

    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. For more about PlayerData click the link above.

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    1 h et 12 min
  • Read Supertraining in a Year | Pages 1-15
    Jan 12 2026

    Ever try to read Supertraining and stop after a few pages? We get it - so we are here to fix that.

    The reading is broken up into 15 pages per week M-F (3 pages per day). This pace makes it easy to follow along.

    This episode is pages 1-15 where Yosef and I explain the reading and why it matters for S&C coaches in all sports.

    Every Monday there will be an episode that explains the weeks readings. Here is episode 1.

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    Power Lift is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of American-made strength and conditioning equipment. They understand that your Brand is important and offer several diverse ways to incorporate that Brand into your strength equipment. For more about Power Lift click the link above.

    Dashr

    🌎Site: https://www.dashrsystems.com/

    Dashr is a performance testing company best known for its laser timing, but also integrates with Teambuildr and offers a free Player Profile app used by 6k+ athletes. Beyond timing, they provide a full suite of testing solutions including verticals, broad jumps, RSI, biometrics, reaction, and AMS. For more about Dashr click the link above.

    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. For more about PlayerData click the link above.

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    56 min