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' With Coach Noonan" which I highly recommend and is linked below. We sit down and discuss his coaching journey and how he ended up at Hendrickson, how his coaching jobs and duties have evolved over time. We also discuss the balance and time management necessary to be a sport coach as well as a strength and conditioning coach. He and I discuss inclusion and diversity within the field of high school strength and conditioning. Lastly we touch on the 2024 NHSSCA Natcon being in his home state of Texas. Enjoy!
Coach Noonan's Twitter- https://twitter.com/CoachNoon45
Hangin With Coach Noonan Podcast- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hwcp-podcast
Thanks to our two sponsors for this episode! Perch and Samson
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