Season 3! Excited to kick off another fantastic season for the podcast with a live recap from Natcon. My microphone and I had the privilege to travel down to Christian Brothers High School in Memphis this past weekend and discuss the experience with a multitude of guests. You get to hear from venders, hall of famers, first timers, and more. Number one takeaway: There is nothing like experiencing a NHSSCA Natcon. Enjoy!

Guest on this episode

Jake Purdy-Stray Dog Strength : https://www.instagram.com/straydog_jake/

Michael Bewley- NHSSCA Administrative Assistant/Critical Reload: https://www.instagram.com/criticalreload/

Rashid Gayle- Rocky Bayou Christian

Brigid Freitag- Kennedy Catholic High School: https://www.instagram.com/coach_b_freitag/

Ryan Lott-Pinkneyville High School: https://x.com/CoachRLott

Cody Coley-Christian Brothers High School: https://www.instagram.com/coachonemore/

Tucker Platt- Rise Pole Vault/Oswego High School: https://x.com/tuckplatt https://x.com/Panther_Power25 https://www.instagram.com/tuckerplatt/

Christie Smith-Ryan-Central Catholic High School: https://www.instagram.com/luckystreakfit1/

Brian Koldoy-Springfield College: https://www.instagram.com/kolodybrian/

Leo Totten-NHSSCA Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Inductee: https://x.com/tottentraining https://www.instagram.com/tottentraining/

Brandon Herring-Hewitt-Trussville High School: https://x.com/BrandonHerring0

My guest this month is Paul Kolody, the strength and conditioning coach at Hunterdon Central Regional High School located in New Jersey. Coach Kolody is the 2025 NHSSCA National Coach of the Year award winner. He has previously won the regional coach of the year award in 2020. Coach Kolody will be recognzied and presented his award Friday night of Natcon in Memphis on June 27th. We dive into his background and he went from working major league baseball to ending up at HCRH. We then get into the Xs and Os of how he programs for his athletes. So many great nuggets of information and wisdom from this fantastic coach. Enjoy!

Coach Kolody on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkolody/

Red Devil Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reddevilstrength/

Article on Coach Kolody receiving his National Coach Award: https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2025/02/hunterdon-centrals-kolody-named-national-strength-and-conditioning-coach-of-the-year.html

My guest this month is Coach Emily Schilling. Coach Schilling is the director of strength and conditioning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She works specifically with men's and women's golf as well as volleyball. On top of her role at U of I, she also serves on the Illinois NHSSCA advisory board. It was great to be able to have someone on who is in the collegiate sector and involved with the NHSSCA. We go over her background in strength and conditioning. Her journey from starting out at Wisconsin-La Crosse to ending up at Illinois. We cover various topics from mentorship, transitioning athletes from high school to college, keeping training simple, and more. Emily provides a tremendous wealth of knowledge and wisdom from her years of experience at the collegiate level. She provides a great perspective as she works to help bridge the gap between high school and collegiate strength coaches. Enjoy!

Instagram: @illinois_strength

Coach Schilling presenting on volleyball training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4zUTxyluQ

My guest this month is Michelle Hart-Miller. A 2023 NHSSCA Hall of Fame inductee, Michelle coaches at Londonderry High School, located in New Hampshire. We discuss her background as an athletic trainer and how she also became a strength and conditioning coach to better serve the athletes at Londonderry. I think her duel role as an AT and a strength coach gives her such an incredible perspective on training student athletes. She gives so many wonderful insights into the world of athletic training that applicable to strength and conditioning coaches. Enjoy!

Coach Hart-Miller on Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/lancer_power/

Coach Hart-Miller on X: https://x.com/lancer_power?lang=en

NHSSCA article on her HOF induction: https://nhssca.us/2023-hall-of-fame-inductee-michelle-hart-miller-2/

My guest this month is NHSSCA Hall of Famer Richard Lansky. Rich is the owner of RCL Sports Performance Services, INC. He is also a USAW international coach, and instructor. Coach Lansky is currently the strength and conditioning coach at Manatee High School in Bradenton Florida. He is also the coach for Florida Gulf Coast Weightlifting. He was a 2022 NHSSCA Hall of Fame Inductee. He has won multiple coach of the year awards through various organizations such as Special Olympics, NSCA, and the NHSSCA. We go over his hall of fame background then dive into all things olympic lifting. Benefits, regressions and progressions, olympic lifting for team sports and more! Whether you are a proponent of oly lifting or not you are sure to take something away from this interview. Enjoy!

Coach Lansky on X: https://x.com/coachrichlansky

RCL Performance on X: https://x.com/rcl_performance

Coach Lansky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachrichlansky/

NHSSCA Coaches Corner Chat: https://nhssca.us/coaches-corner-rich-lansky/#:~:text=Coach%20Lansky%20was%20the%20NHSSCA,the%20NHSSCA%20Hall%20of%20Fame.

Fantastic Clinic Presentation Coach Lansky Put on at the 2012 Tennessee Strength and Conditioning Clinic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91_o0bBvF7I

My guest this month is Coach Brandon Davis. Coach Davis is the head performance coach as well as the assistant athletic director for Southwest Florida Christian Academy, located in Fort Meyers. Prior to landing at SFCA, Coach Davis had stops in Alabama at Priceville High School and Madison Academy. We go over all sorts of things in this episode such as his start as a sport scientist, getting in administration, our love for the Zercher squat and curvilinear running. Coach Davis drops so many great tid bits of knowledge during this interview and I'm sure there is something you will take away from it. Enjoy!

Coach Davis on X: https://x.com/Brandon_L_Davis\

Coach Davis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandon_l_davis96/

Coach Davis on Rock Daisy Podcast: https://rockdaisy.com/ams/posts/podcasts/earning-it-brandon-davis-on-grit-growth-and-game-changing-training/

NHSSCA Clinic Registration Page: https://nhssca.us/events/list/?tribe-bar-search=state

My guest this month is Coach Tucker Platt. Coach Platt is the strength and conditioning coach at Wilbur Clatonia High School in Wilbur Nebraska. We discuss a little background info, how he went from college track into s&c. From there we dive into VBT. Coach Platt was able to secure some VBT devices in his weight room this past year. It was great hearing how adding VBT has changed, or hasn't changed some of the things he does at WC. We talk pros and cons of VBT, buy in from his athletes, how he utilizes it with Triphasic training and more. Coach Platt does a great job walking us through how he does things at WC and I think this is a very informative episode for anyone considering adding VBT . Enjoy!

Coach Platt on X: https://x.com/tuckplatt

Wilbur Clatonia HS on X: https://x.com/WC_Strength23

Peak Performance on X: https://x.com/peak_perform24

Peak Performance Website: https://peak-performance.carrd.co/

My guest this month is Ronnie Jankovich. Coach Jankovich is the head strength coach at Roswell High School, located north of Atlanta Georgia. He is also the offense line coach for their football program. Ronnie also serves the NHSSCA as the southeast regional director. Had a blast getting to sit down and talk shop with Coach Jankovich. We talk his background as a college football player and transitioning into the strength and conditioning field. He gives an overview on what strength training at Roswell looks like, great interveiw advice and more. Enjoy!

X: https://x.com/RonnieJankovich

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roswellhornetssc?igsh=ZmtwY2JhYWR5MW0y&utm_source=qr

Simplifaster Article: https://simplifaster.com/articles/simplicity-communication-competition-ronnie-jankovich/

My guest this month is Brad Jenisch. Coach Jenisch is the strength and conditioning coach at Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect Illinois. On top of being the strength and conditioning coach, he is also an assistant football, wrestling, and track coach. Coach Jenisch was also recently appointed to the NHSSCA Illinois State Advisory Board. We sit down and discuss what it's like having a dual role as both a strength coach as well as a sport coach. He then goes on to give a great overview of his programming at Prospect. Enjoy!

Coach Jenisch on X: https://x.com/CoachJenisch

Coach Jenisch on Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/coachjenisch/

My guest this month is Coach Kevin Vanderbush. Coach Vanderbush recently retired after an incredible 40 year career at Ben Davis High School, located in Indianopolis Indiana. Under his guidance, Ben Davis saw incredible atheltic success which resulted in 25 state titles and multiple national champions. Kevin was also one of the original four founding members of the NHSSCA. We discuss his beginings into high school strength and conditioning, and what the landscape of high school strength and conditioning looked like at the time. Coach then tells us what the beginning of the NHSSCA looked like. Coach Vanderbush shared so much experience and wisdom in this episode, you're guarenteed to take something away. Enjoy!

Coach Vanderbush on X :https://twitter.com/coachvanderbush?lang=en

Here is a great article by the IndyStar discussing his retirement.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/05/31/ben-davis-strength-coach-pioneer-kevin-vanderbush-retires-after-40-years-high-school-indiana/73914744007/

Hour Long Presentation by Kevin Vanderbush on HS S&C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec5Q3XWNR4k