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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: pkolody@hcrhs.org
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 hsstrengthcoach365@gmail.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/strengthcoachHS
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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: garsonskelton@gmail.com
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 hsstrengthcoach365@gmail.com
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: tlombardozzi@bcsoh.org
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 hsstrengthcoach365@gmail.com
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: spowell@cannonschool.org
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 hsstrengthcoach365@gmail.com
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: TylerW@ShilohSaints.org
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 hsstrengthcoach365@gmail.com
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: mckenna@ndnj.org
 
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 hsstrengthcoach365@gmail.com
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!