The Strength Game

Grant Broggi is a Marine Officer, owner of The Strength Co., Starting Strength Coach and a member of the Starting Strength Seminar staff. Working in multiple other industries initially, Broggi joined the Marine Corps in 2012 and commissioned as an Artillery Officer the following year. Over the course of his nearly twelve year career in the service, he has moved up the ranks and has held many diffe...

Will Ratelle is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of North Dakota working with the volleyball and softball programs along with assisting the football team. Ratelle returned to his alma mater, UND, as a full-time coach in 2018 after previously serving as an intern in the department from 2015-2017. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Ratelle is the owner...

Bryan Woolson is the Regional Director of the MedStar Health Sports Performance program in Forest Hill, MD where he oversees the day-to-day operations of the Harford County facility. In addition, Woolson is the head strength & conditioning coach for the John’s Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse team. Woolson has been working with the JHU lacrosse program for over 10 years now, first starting with the wo...

Matt Hickmann is the Head Strength Coach for Football at Middle Tennessee State University. Hickmann arrived at MTSU in 2018 after spending two years as an Assistant Coach at NC State. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Cumberland University as an intern coach and soon after a similar position at Vanderbilt University working with the Commodore football and baseball programs. In 2010,...

Bryce Taylor is an Instructor of Physical Education and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the United States Air Force Academy. There he leads training for the women’s soccer, wrestling, and men’s and women’s gymnastics teams in addition to being a course director for PE Advanced Physical Development courses for Air Force cadets. Prior to arriving at the Air Force Academy in 2018, Tayl...

Kendrick Pratt is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Jackson State University working with their men’s and women’s basketball programs. Prior to arriving at Jackson State, he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the United States Military Academy West Point for the 2022-2023 season coming from serving as a paid intern at TCU. Kendrick began his coaching career working in the priva...

Jacob Behara is a Human Performance Data Scientist at the US Army. He has spent the previous two years serving in similar positions for Guardian Premier Solutions at both Kirtland Air Force Base as well as Albuquerque, NM. He transitioned into the tactical training space in 2019 after spending the start of the year as a performance specialist at EXOS. His first full-time position was at Stetson Un...

Kyle Casillas is the Lead Strength & Conditioning Specialist at Sanford Sports in Grand Forks, ND. He has served in this capacity since the summer of 2021 after a brief stint as a performance coach with Future. Casillas spent nine years in the United States Marine Corps, finishing off his last contract as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant. During that time he was able to intern with the University...

Heidi Campo has had an interesting 17+ year career in the industry, starting in 2005 when she started coaching swim teams and triathletes. Over the years her career has evolved to personal training, coaching individuals and teams, and even opening a gym. As an athlete, Campo has also had a sampling of many sports, from competitive swimming to triathlons, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and even strong...

Brennan Sweeney is an Assistant Strength Coach at North Carolina A&T working with the Aggies track & field, baseball, and football programs. Additionally, he is the Head of Performance at Proehlific Park in Greensboro, NC working with a multitude of different age group athletes, sports, and teams.  Sweeney got his start coaching as an intern at Total Sports Performance Center in Wixom, Mic...

Kaitlan Aries is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist at LMR Technical Group where she implements programs for fighter pilots and weapon system officers. Just before beginning coaching in the tactical setting in 2022, she spent the previous three years at Jacksonville University, first as an assistant coach prior to being promoted to the director of sports performance for her final yea...

Will Clayton is an Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Nevada where he oversees the training for the baseball and women’s basketball programs. Clayton returned to his alma mater in 2019 after spending the previous year and a half as a coaching assistant at Fresno State University. He began his career as an intern coach at the Parisi Speed School in Reno, NV befor...

Stu Roche is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Marquette University. In addition to his coaching role where he oversees the training for the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams as well as the men’s and women’s tennis teams, he is also the internship coordinator. Prior to joining Marquette, he worked as a Research Lab Specialist at the University of Michigan from 2012-2015 in the departm...

Justin Roethlingshoefer is the Founder and President of Own It System in addition to being the co-founder of Own It Coaching and creator of the Own It App. Justin has over 20 years of experience working with the best athletes in the world. Over that time he has worked in the NCAA, NHL, with Olympic national teams, and over 25 of the top brand name companies.  Justin has spoken at dozens of events,...

Danny Wheel is the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at UNC-Greensboro. Coach Wheel oversees the strength and conditioning department for all 15 inter-collegiate teams. He arrived at UNCG in 2011 after spending the previous 10 years at Eastern Carolina University, first as the assistant director of strength and conditioning before being elevated to the coordinator of Olympics sports in his fi...

Alex Lee is the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at American University. He oversees the strength and conditioning department and the training for all 16 varsity sports after returning to American in 2021. He spent the previous year and a half leading the Memphis University School program as the head strength coach and creating the first strength and conditioning program at the...

Haley Roberts is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Sam Houston State University where she works with the Bearkats softball, women’s basketball, soccer, tennis, and bowling teams in addition to assisting with football. She also is also responsible for their internship recruitment, program, and development. She came to SHSU in 2021 after previously serving as a graduate assistant str...

Jake Pudenz is the Owner and Head Coach of Jake Pudenz Strength & Power. Primarily located in Des Moines, Iowa, Pudenz works with all types of strength athletes both in person as well as remotely. Prior to starting his own business in 2020, he was the head strength & conditioning coach for the Denison Community School District from 2011-2020 which consisted of working with ten different va...

Cam Davidson is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Colorado College. Most recently, Davidson came to CC from Penn State University where he was the assistant director of performance enhancement overseeing the men’s ice hockey, women’s volleyball, and track & field programs. Prior to joining Penn State, Davidson was the director of strength and conditioning at the College of Charles...

Dr. RJ Boergers is an Associate Professor in the Master of Science in Athletic Training Program at Seton Hall University. Prior to arriving at Seton Hall in 2011 he was a clinical assistant professor at Stony Brook University from 2003-2010. In addition to being an AT educator for over 15 years, he is a certified athletic trainer who has worked in sports medicine at the collegiate level for many y...

Sean Doherty is an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Villanova University where he oversees the training for the men’s lacrosse, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis programs. Prior to arriving at Villanova he spent a brief stint as an assistant coach at Loyola University Maryland, following serving as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Montana from 2016-2018. Doherty got his star...

Monte Sparkman is the Head Athlete Performance Coach at Azle High School in Azle, Texas. Prior to arriving at Azle, he served multiple roles for over a decade at Richland High School as an athlete performance coach, special education teacher, assistant football coach, and head track and field coach. Sparkman also served as a physical education instructor and head powerlifting coach at the Virginia...

Steve Georgio is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Fordham University where he oversees the training for the men’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball programs in addition to assisting with football. He assumed his new position with the Rams after working as a volunteer coach in the summer of 2019 and most recently serving in a similar assista...

Mark Ellis is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Princeton University where he oversees the Tigers’ men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s swimming, men’s and women’s diving, and women’s tennis programs. Before arriving at Princeton in 2021, Ellis was an assistant athletic performance coach at Stony Brook University. He began his coaching career as volunteer strength coach at Hofstra U...

Sean Fantuzzi is a Strength Coach at Life Time Athletic in King of Prussia, PA. Prior to coaching in the private sector, Fantuzzi spent the majority of his coaching career in the collegiate realm with his most recent stop as an assistant coach at the University of North Dakota from 2016-2019. He came to North Dakota after a two year stint as an assistant coach at Loyola University (MD). Fantuzzi s...