Getting the most out of your athletes starts with bringing on the right coaches.

The term strength and conditioning usually brings visions of a meathead coach loading plates, spotting athletes, and screaming motivational words.

How do you let people know that you are good at what you do and get them to believe in you?

Selling your program to the various sport coaches and administrators is one of the biggest tests you will face as a strength coach.

I didn’t have any idea that there was such a thing as a strength and conditioning coach.

If you understand simple physics, anatomy, and biomechanics, you can understand movement better.

There are so many people who say they want to become strength coaches but are unwilling or do not know how to take advantage of all the learning opportunities available to them.

If we keep pulling in opposite directions, we’ll never get anywhere.

Keep everything vanilla for that first year of coaching.

You will know if the athletes respect you when you see them in the grocery store. Do they walk the other way or come up and say hello?

Training is not a process that should be equated to randomly throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.

Be a leader, be loyal, pay attention to detail, have a strong work ethic, and do not be a weight room reptile.

Now it’s your turn. What is fitness to you?

Strength, power, and speed are all interesting concepts on their own, and each has its place in a strength and conditioning program.