This month's episode consist of multiple mini interviews I was able to conduct while at the 2024 NHSSCA National Conference at Rock Hill High School in Frisco Texas. What an incredible experience it was! Nonstop learning and networking Thurs-Saturday. If you've never been, there is nothing quite like a NatCon. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to share the experience over the weekend, and I can't wait to do this next year in Memphis for NatCon 2025! Enjoy!

List of guest in the order they appear on the episode

Tucker Platt: Wilber-Clatonia High School, X-@WC_Strength23 Insta- @tuckerplatt

Michaela Bubak: Casteel High School Insta-@michaelabubak

NHSSCA Hall of Famers Rich Lansky (X and Insta @coachrichlansky) and Mike Srock

Ronnie Jankovich: Roswell High School X-@ronniejankovich

Nic Summerfield(X- @nicosummerfield) /Brian Smith: Rock Hill High School

Steve Kiely: Boston College High School Insta-@coachstevekiely

Steven Thompson: Voodoo Power X/Insta-@Voodoo4Power

Sam Wentz: Perkins High School X-@CoachWentz_ [email protected]

John Beerbower: McHenry High School X-@johnbeerbower insta-@beerbowerjohn

Doug Ludolph: Sacred Heart-Griffin High School X-@shgstrength

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 what it's like managing over a thousand athletes, progressions through programs, their KPIs and so much more. It was truly a great experience for me getting to sit down with one of the very best in our industry and I know you'll get a ton of value out of it as well. Enjoy!

Coach Cates on X- https://x.com/PennStrength

Interview on Joe Kenn's podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ33wzLwhso

NHSSCA Natcon Link: https://nhssca.us/event/2024-national-conference-texas/

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 going through his incredible journey on how he got to Concord. We then go through what his summer program looks like and finish off talking about his podcast "Caffeinated Coaches". Coach Pherson provides a ton of value for us and does an incredible job of providing us a look at his programming in Concord in. Enjoy!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachPherson

Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skottiedoesntno/

Concord Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/concord_strong/

Link for information on the Griffen Scott Pherson Scholarship: https://nhssca.us/griffin-scott-pherson-educational-scholarship/

Video breakdown of 2024 summer training at Concord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64eoDgVHifI&t=11s

This episode is brought to you by Intek Strength and Iron Neck

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Link to Natcon registration: https://nhssca.us/event/2024-national-conference-texas/

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 trains his athletes. Don't worry, Monte gives us a little insight into his own personal training as well. Lastly we also get into the topic of coaches taking care of our own personal health. Enjoy!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonteSparkman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montesparkman/

Articles Monte has written

https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/montesparkman/

https://www.elitefts.com/author/monte-sparkman/

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 some of the things required to get into the field such as teaching licensure, certifications and more. He discusses his current role at Dyer County, how he's worked to build trust and buy in and what he envisions the program looking like down the road. Lastly, we discuss how and why he started his own podcast "Conjugate Chats". Enjoy!

Find Coach Rasberry on X- https://twitter.com/CoachRasberry

Find Coach Rasberry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachrasberry/

Conjugate Chats

Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3sJplorDBNGTtgWFzvQImA

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conjugate-chats-podcast/id1633912070

Gumroad products: https://jmrstrengthscience.gumroad.com/

Kade's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kade_mcgee7

Kade's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kade_mcgee7/

Links to other podcasts Coach McGee has appeared on-https://bigtimestrength.libsyn.com/website/size/5/?search=kade+mcgee

https://www.samsonequipment.com/samson-strength-coach-collective/kade-mcgee/

The NHSSCA state clinic calendar: https://nhssca.us/events/list/?tribe-bar-search=state

Alabama state clinic registration link: https://nhssca.us/events/list/?tribe-bar-search=state

Mississippi state clink registration link: https://nhssca.us/event/mississippi-state-clinic-clinton-high-school/

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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 private sector vs school employed strength coach. What we can do to better build relationships on both sides and how our athletes can benefit. Pete offers a ton of wisdom and value in this episode, enjoy!

Pete Arroyo Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePITPete

Pete Arroyo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p.i.t.ssp/

Coach Arroyo's gumroad: https://thepitpete.gumroad.com/

Coach Arroyo is graciously offering a $100 discount on his programs bundle for all listeners with code "4COACHESBYCOACHES100"

You can also take 20% off any program or book with code "CONJUPIT20"

Pete's articles on Simplifaster- https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/petearroyo/

Pete's articles for EliteFTS- https://www.elitefts.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pete+arroyo

Our partner spotlight for this episode are Output and Vitruve

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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 sales, the arguments for and against sport coaches running the weight room and more. Missy provides a ton of value during this episode so enjoy!

SaFe Iron Training-https://www.safeirontraining.com/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/missyMmcbeth

Articles on Simplifaster-https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/missymitchellmcbeth/

This episode is sponsored by Strength Coach Pro and Sorinex

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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 pleasure getting to sit down with Christi! Enjoy!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luckystreakfit1/

Our sponsors for this month's episode are Perform Better and Hawkin Dynamic

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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 positive coach. It's a great episode and Coach Toy gives some fantastic perspectives. Enjoy!

Coach Toy's IG: https://www.instagram.com/coach_toy_/

Here's a great article that was written about Coach Toy while at her previous school: https://www.bcp.org/news/bellarmines-michelle-toy-recognized-state-strength-coach-year

A previous podcast episode she appeared on: https://bigtimestrength.libsyn.com/bts-161-spreading-joy-with-michelle-toy-bellarmine-college-preparatory-ca

This episode is sponsored by Hammer Strength and GymAware/Flex

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