The NHSSCA Podcast

Summer is here and with it another great episode to listen to. My guest this month is coach Matt Cates, strength coach at Penn High School located in Mishawaka Indiana. Coach Cates is the NHSSCA's National Coach of the Year award recipient. We kick things off with a little background information. After that we dive into the nuts and bolts of all things Penn Strength and Conditioning. Including...

Episode 12! It's been such an amazing journey this past year putting out great content for you, the NHSSCA members. Running it back this month with another fantastic episode. My guest this month is coach Scott Pherson, director of fitness and performance for Concord High School in Elkhurt Indiana. Coach Pherson also serves on the Indiana state advisory board for the NHSSCA. We kick things off...

My guest this month is arguably the strongest high school strength coach in the country-Monte Sparkman. Monte is an athletic performance coach at Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville Texas. We sit down and discuss his journey from powerlifter to high school strength coach. Coach Sparkman discusses how he separates his own personal powerlifting training from how he programs for and train...

Episode 10! We hit the double digit episode mark with coach Jonmarc Rasberry of Dyer County High School located in Newbern Tennessee. Coach Rasberry is an incredible up and coming strength coach who has been absolutely crushing it the past few years. We sit down and discuss is journey from Tennessee to Illinois, to back to Tennessee where he began his teaching and coaching career. We talk about so...

My guest this month is Kade McGee of American Christian Academy located in Tuscaloosa Alabama. Coach McGee is also the NHSSCA state director for Alabama. With it being clinic season, I sent down with Kade and discuss the organizations two types of clinics - state and #family days. Kade gives us a run down on what people can expect at these types of events. He also, as state director, is able to gi...

First episode of 2024! I am kicking off 2024 with coach Pete Arroyo. Coach Arroyo is located in the Chicago area and has been coaching in the private sector for over 20 years. He has worked with all levels, from youth to professional. We discuss his background in strength and conditioning, his evaluation process for new clients, and his training principles. We then get into a discussion about the...

This month's guest is coach Missy Mitchell-McBeth. Missy is a private strength coach located in Texas. She has her own private company called SaFe Iron Training where she offers custom programs, program audits, consultations, speaking engagements and more. Link is below. In this episode, we cover a myriad of topics such as her journey into strength and conditioning, what she has learned from s...

This month's guest is Coach Christi Smith-Ryan. Coach Smith-Ryan is the strength and conditioning coach for Central Catholic High School in Portland Oregon. We sit down and discuss her journey in strength and conditioning from collegiate setting to her current roll. We also discuss her accomplished track and field career and other various topics. It's a great interview and it was such a pl...

This month's guest is coach Michelle Toy. Coach Toy was previously at Bellarmine College Prep in California. She has recently relocated to the Houston Texas area to join the private coaching sector. Michelle was the 2023 California state coach of the year award recipient from the NHSSCA. We sit down and discuss her journey as a strength coach, women in strength and conditioning, and being a po...

This month's guest is coach Peter Noonan of Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville Texas. Coach Noonan is the strength coach for Hendrickson football as well as assisting with strength and conditioning for various other sports. He coaches outside linebackers as well. Coach Noonan is also Hendrickson's powerlifting coach. On top of that he hosts his own podcast, called "Hangin' Wi...

Episode 3 our first full length episode! I had the pleasure to sit down with Coach Zach Even-Esh. Coach Even-Esh is a high school strength and conditioning coach working out of Middletown High School South in Middletown New Jersey. He is also the owner of the training facility The Underground Strength Gym. Zach is the current New Jersey state director for the NHSSCA. We go over his storied coachin...

Episode 2! Thanks for tuning in again to episode 2 of the NHSSCA Podcast. This was recorded live at the 2023 Natcon at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. What an amazing weekend of learning and networking. My first interview was with 2023 NHSSCA National Coach of the Year winner Mike Crissinger. After that I sat down with various attendees from the convention. Coach Crissinger's twitter- https://...

Thanks for tuning in to the first episode! I sit down with NHSSCA president Dr. Eric Cash and NHSSCA executive director Rich Grey. We discuss the upcoming Natcon, held June 22nd-24th at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, just south of Chicago Illinois. Tickets can be purchased here: https://nhssca.us/event/nhssca-national-conference-2023/ . We also discuss the upcoming certification being released th...