Coach Ryan Arnold has been the strength & conditioning coach at Pleasant Valley since 2009, prior to his time at Pleasant Valley he was the Program Director for Quad Cities Acceleration.  He is entering his 14th year of Strength & Conditioning. Coach Arnold has an extensive education in sports performance and holds numerous strength and conditioning certifications: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Sports Performance Coach (USAW) and USA Level 1 Track and Field Coach (USATF).  He also completed his Masters of Education Degree from Kaplan University. In 2004, Coach Arnold completed his outstanding college playing career at the University of Northern Iowa by earning All-American honors from Don Hansen's Football Gazette, 1st team all-Gateway Conference, Team Defensive MVP and Team Captain.  Arnold was a 3 year starter at Defensive End for the Panthers and was a part of Two Gateway Conference Championship Teams, later reaching the semi-finals and quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. Prior to landing at UNI, Arnold was a multi-sport standout at North Scott High School (1997-2000), where he excelled in football, basketball and baseball.  For his exploits he was inducted into North Scott's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. Coach Arnold and his wife, Krysta, have two children, Brody and Tenley.

In this episode we talk about:

• How Coach gives his student-athletes a great opportunity to improve through his top notch coaching staff
• How he is implementing Readiness Surveys using Teambuildr
• His plan to use Push Bands
• How he starts the school year
• What he believes leadership development looks like
• And what Coach is excited about this year

 

Contact Info:

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @pvstrength

Phone: 563-209-3406

 

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