Really fun conversation with
@CoachConnorSC
on the
@SAMSON_EQ
podcast. We talk about how what you watch on TV effects your programming, salary negotiation, and when it’s time to leave a job. Give it a listen!
I just had a High School S&C position come open. $55,000, full benefits, 5% raise every year. No teacher license needed. Awesome weight room. Hours: 7:30-4:30. No nights or weekends. Amazing work life balance. Looking to hire ASAP
@NHSSCA_IN
@nhssca_oh
@NHSSCA_MI
PLEASE RETWEET!
I made $38,500 as an Assistant S&C at Ohio State in 2008!! Adjusted for inflation that’s $57,000 today.
This salary rage is incredibly WEAK for a school that prides itself on being the best at all things. Embarrassing.
I met
@TommyMoffitt
once while visiting Baton Rouge.He was walking out of 🏈 practice facility while I was walking in w/ my kids.Told him I was an S&C coach & I knew who he was. Invited me in & let kids play catch on field while I went to weight room.he could not have been nicer
The more I coach young athletes, the more I realize coordination is the cornerstone of athleticism.
“Lots of people warn about not adding strength on dysfunction, but many are quick to add strength before coordination,”says
@JeremyFrisch
. via
@SimpliFaster
Imane Khelif is an excellent female boxer who trained hard which Angela Carini (aka Cryini) isn't & didn't. Shame on all who demonised
#ImaneKhelif
as a Man cheating/beating a Woman in a Women's Sport. Her sex is female & gender is woman. You haven't taken down your malicious
When training athletes, if all your time is spent building strength (squats, presses) and none is spent expressing strength (sprint, jump, agility) what's the point?🤷♂️
"The first refuge of a poor strength coach is strength gains"- Steve Myrland. Couldn't agree more.There's nothing wrong with being strong, there is something wrong w/ being only strong.Great Gaincast
@coachgambetta
@hmmrmedia
Al Vermeil on how he got buy in from his athletes:”I believed in what I was doing, and I was friendly.” Wonderful advice especially for all the “tough guy” strength coaches out there. Great interview here.
This Podcast has me fired UP! I can't stop listening to it!
Josh Bryant & Al Vermeil: Cutting Though the Fads & Gimmicks of Strength & Conditioning • Zach Even-Esh
“There’s a lot to be learned by going out there and spending 5,6,7 years coaching 11-14 year olds. If you want to coach at the elite level, You’ll be so much better if you do that.”
@coachgambetta
@PSM1Team
getting better every day.
Are female strength coaches & strength coaches from minority groups welcome at this event? I mean the speaker line up looks all white….. oops I mean alright.
@NHSSCA_AL
I started my S&C career in AL.I can recommend some great S&C’s from underrepresented groups if you need me
Our keynote speaker for the Alabama State Clinic will be
@UA_CoachBallou
, the Director of Performance for the Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team.
Coach Ballou is a former HS strength coach and among the best in the S&C industry.
Don’t miss out! 👉🏽
This is a Women’s Soccer position. I applaud
@LSUsports
for posting the salary! If you’re a power 5 Olympic S&C coach & aren’t making 75k, time to ask for a raise. Posting job descriptions, WITH SALARY, is one way we can lift salaries in this profession. Please share this posting
This young lady didn’t think she could jump over the hurdle, so her teammates all got behind her to cheer her on. You’ve got to believe!
@EmpoweredSC
@ProBeachJuniors
“If you have a bachelor’s degree and a CSCS, you shouldn’t make a dime under $50,000 a year.”
What should a HS starting salary be?
Whats my salary history from assistant S&C, to Head S&C coach &now manager in private sector? I discuss it all here.
If you’re coaching at a high level (moving, queuing, demonstrating, encouraging, working the room) then 1 hour of coaching = 2 hours of desk work. IMO 4 hours of coaching is equivalent to an 8 hour day and about the max one can do.
The coach who’s philosophy is to bring different groups together (track&football) and keep athletes fresh by not working them to death, yet gets constant blow back from establishment coaches, supports Bernie. This couldn’t be more appropriate 🙂
I got the chance to speak at a
@BernieSanders
rally tonight in Joliet. Big crowd! And...
#2
@pntrack
all-time discus thrower, Caleb Donaldson was in attendance.
#NotMeUs
I am LOVING the new
@MoffittMethod
podcast! If u miss the old
@RMcKeefery
IGCT this is for you. Hearing stories of each coaches journey in the profession is so much more interesting than another podcast on programming.
@TommyMoffitt
I GUARANTEE this is the most uniqueS&C podcast you’ll ever hear! No talk of sets, reps or exercises. This conversation w/
@RobTrainSystems
is devoted to taboo topics of pay, negotiating salary, work life balance, networking, jerks the profession…
@Challenger_ST
The amount of time spent doing nothing and just waiting in line is actually worse than the drill. Practice killers- laps, lines, and lectures
@coachgambetta
The alternative is the microwave approach which numerous sport coaches and parents would prefer. Just Increase performance as fast as possible. Unfortunately, it leads to burnt outside (injury) and frozen inside (no robust development)
Thought of day:
As coaches we tout a “slow cook” approach but if we strip away the labels isn’t it really just athlete appropriate training? What’s the alternative? Fast cook? Pressure cook? Deep Fry? Barbecue?
Calling high school athletes “men” and “women” & their sports teams “men’s” and “women’s” is a pet peeve of mine. There are no men and women in high school, only boys and girls. If as strength coaches, we could grasp this fact, it may lead to less idiotic programming errors.
No one got into S&C coaching to become rich. However, no one also got into S&C coaching to live in a 2 bedroom apartment w/ 3 other guys when your 30, or drive a beat up car forever, or never take a vacation. How can we change this? I’ll be addressing topic
@NSCA
#NSCACoaches2024
@Coachgriffin88
At some point - it comes down to money, like all jobs. Take skills you learned as a coach, and transfer them to other fields (the same way we all preach athletics translates to life). Or if $$ isn’t important, stay coaching.
It’s hard 2 get the whole
@PSM1Team
Performance staff together but we almost did it! In 3.5 years we’ve grown from nothing to the largest sports performance provider in Indiana! 19 coaches providing S&C services to 9 youth sports clubs, 2 universities and multiple high schools.
100%. Poor coaches will look at a system and say “this is a cookie cutter program” not realizing the time that went into perfecting the system. No one complains about the Mercedes Benz rolling off the assembly line, but it’s a “cookie cutter” too.
Little secret: great coaches have systems in place to make things as efficient as possible.
All these jokers out here speaking absolutes: “doing X makes you a lazy coach” might be the lazy ones as they have not taken the time to create/implement systems that free them to coach
“The only exercise that can duplicate the way in which the hamstrings are loaded in sprinting is sprinting itself.” If you train athletes, and sprinting isn’t a major part of your S&C program, you are really doing a disservice to your athletes.
We often look at strengthening the hamstring in order to prevent injuries, but strength isn't that straightforward with such a complex area.
@woozleyoung
takes a look at some research and factors to consider when training hamstring strength:
Love this! I trained many college athletes who could go through a full foam rolling routine and explain the virtues of normatec boots, but could not properly execute a body weight squat or jump rope.
I couldn’t have taught these 12u
@FWAmateurHockey
guys to bound to save my life. So I just told them to jump into orange rings and stay out of the lava. Worked pretty good.
This is one of final squat progressions we use in our warm ups
@PSM1Team
Rolling single leg squat. Balance, mobility, strength, coordination, stability. Great job
@FWSportClub1927
athletes!
$80,000/ year tactical job in ITALY!!! 3 weeks paid vacation,11 paid holidays & relocation assistance. No weekends!There are other options besides underpaid college S&C jobs!
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (Overseas Military Setting) -
Easily one of the most impactful articles in the history of S&C. If you think Twitter is salty now, you would not have survived the T-nation message boards! An absolute must read.
Programming 201
Lower Body
We dont bilateral squat ( Except beginners)
We do Trap Bar Deadlift as long as there is no history of back pain. We prioritize “single leg unsupported” exercises like 1 Leg Sqts, Skater Sqts/ DL, 1 Leg SLDL and Slideboard Lunge.
“Strength & Conditioning is really simple but it’s been made difficult over the years by people’s egos.” -
@TommyMoffitt
The first 25 minutes of this podcast are as good as anything I’ve listened to in years.
@MoffittMethod
@WERCP
The most impactful thing I’ve been involved in during my S&C career. To bring strength& conditioning professionals to a school district w/ the demographics of FWCS is truly unique.I could not be more proud.
@NSCA
@IHSAA1
@260sports
Performance manager Scott Charland comes to
@PSM1Team
with more than 20 years of experience working with athletes through sports-specific performance training that creates a foundation for long-term development. Learn more about Scott:
👀 who’s coming!!!
2 Athletic Trainers
4 Exercise Science Professors
11 Private Performance Coaches
13 College S&C Coaches
16 High School S&C Coaches
22 Exercise Science Students
Still time to register and connect w/ this awesome group. Spread the word. Don’t miss out!!
The highlight of my 20+ year career in S&C is the friendships I’ve made along the way. Great man, great coach and a great friend. The man my kids affectionately call Ty “the tiger” to this day!
Get to know our next Missouri S&C professional, Coach Ty Van Valkenburg
@tyvanvalkenburg
Coach V is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Windsor High School, in Imperial, MO.
@WindsorStrength
Link:
Volleyball- great athletes who easily can see the correlation between their participation in S&C and the improved performance in their sport. VB athletes are usually super bought in.
Nearly 30 athletes in our
@PSM1Team
Edge Performance program Tuesday after school. Athletes of all sports, ages and ability levels working hard to get better. Don’t get left behind, sign up today!
@260sports
Message for all coaches this summer …
As your female athletes come in who may not usually train alongside your males.
Do your best to make them feel comfortable.
Do not let the boys in anyway feel like they have more control.
Yeah, and they just posted a job for a Director of Strength and conditioning that needs a masters and experience and it’s paying “up to 50k”. What a joke. There is always enough money, it’s just not for us.
Call me old fashioned but those who get paid the most in the good times should bear the biggest brunt in the tough times, not getting bonuses.
Still a whole lot of furloughed and reassigned staff out there struggling financially who are being told everyone is "in it together"
When we can’t fault the exercises,we fault the wording. If we couldn’t find fault in the wording, we’d find fault in how the athletes r dressed or how the grass is cut. Key thing though is that we must find fault!
@houndsspeed
puts out great stuff. Just appreciate & congratulate
Excited to announce I will be joining the University of St Francis, Fort Wayne as the Head S&C Coach of Football & Olympic Sports.
Thank you to the athletes, coaches & admin I worked with at Merrillville the last two years
With that being said, time to get to work!
Go Cougars
#PSMPerformance
builds athletes through sports-specific training for your age and your ability through healthy and consistent training, proper mechanics, detailed results and longterm development. Learn more:
Cool job in ⚽️ making $55,000-70,000! If you’re a college S&C working ⚽️ and 6 other teams, and making less than 50k, why?
Academy Performance Coach - Texas -
This is what dedication looks like!These 2ladies r working hard 2recover from injuries suffered last season &gain an edge on the competition this year w/
@PSM1Team
Edge Performance Class.Both drive 1 hour 2attend. Where there’s a will,there’s a way.
@EmpoweredSC
@squireathletics
I don’t think anyone with a bachelors degree, let alone a masters, plus a CSCS should ever make 30-35k. I don’t think that’s entry level. We have to set our standards higher than that. What other profession is good with a 30k starting point?
It is okay to pay an entry-level coach an entry-level wage.
However, no one earning $30-35,000 should be expected to stay forever. A coach should not be made to feel or look like the bad guy if and when he decides to move on to a better opportunity.
Want loyalty? Pay for it.
2 things you don’t often see in Indiana in March: sunshine and middle school athletes lifting weights. Great job by these
@EmpoweredSC
athletes
@PSM1Team
To paraphrase Joe Ken “the lack of history &understanding young S&C coaches have about the coaches who paved their way is disturbing”Mentioned Epley&
@mboyle1959
I agree 100%. Take the time to learn our professions history
@RobTrainSystems
The
@PSM1Team
had a great day up by the lake assessing 130 student-athletes
@WawaseeAthletic
! “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” We are proud to be a part of the team.
.
@PSM1Team
Performance is helping
@WawaseeAthletic
get bigger, faster & stronger through a summer performance program. The coaches worked with
#PSMPerformance
staff to develop workouts and assessments for assess the athletes' progress. Learn more:
Take a break from March Madness & sign up for
@PSM1Team
April Awesomeness!
2024 NE Indiana Sports Performance Clinic is 1 MONTH AWAY! Join 100 other current & future S&C coaches! Free Lunch, door prizes, .5
@NSCA
CEUs
@RobTrainSystems
@AllisonKacie
High School S&C coaches from Northrop, North Side, Wayne, Snider, Wawasee, Prairie Heights, Heritage, New Haven all in attendance at NE Indiana Sports Performance Clinic.
@C_glon58
@Coach_TPalmer
@SCCullison
@Patriot_STR
Resistance training programming advice:
Train movements not muscles (
@coachgambetta
)
How do I categorize the movements that need 2B trained during a resistance workout?
1. Hip-knee-ankle speed
2. Hip-knee- ankle strength
3. Upper body pull
4. Upper body push
That’s about it
Come hear 🌎 renowned strength & conditioning coach
@RobTrainSystems
at 2024 NE Indiana Sports Performance Clinic. Coach Robertson has been at the forefront of the profession for over 25 years! This will be worth the price of admission alone.
@indyFAST
This made my day! Thank you for posting. These 3 pages formed the cornerstone of my coaching philosophy. 1,000’s of athletes have benefited from this thinking. These ideas may seem common sense now, but definitely not so 20 years ago. Simply beautiful.
@coachgambetta
Here is an oldie but goodie article on building leg strength for performance by
@coachgambetta
We need to train movements and not muscles. This applies to performance, rehab and those that just want to stay productive throughout their life.
Mid Major school paying S&C $55,000-$70,000 to work W. Basketball & Volleyball. Only requiring 1 year of experience.
Great opportunity for work life balance or to use as ammunition to renegotiate your current salary!
IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING!!
@anthonyholler
& myself have launched Strength Coaches 4 Harris
@strength4harris
There are more progressive S&C coaches than you think! Come join us and find your people and find your voice to speak out. We’re not going back!
💪Forward thinking Strength Coaches Unite💪
Join the Strength Coaches 4 Harris Zoom rally on Sunday August 25 at 8pm EST
Follow, Like, Retweet, and Comment! DM your email to receive the zoom link.
There are more of us than you think! S&C Coaches, it’s time for us 2 B heard.
First day for our 4 summer interns! We learned:
1. Coordination & durability are the cornerstones of athleticism.
2. Injuries happen when the body cannot reduce the forces it can produce.
3. Don’t have relationships with the student-athletes.
Pretty simple stuff!
I got my USAW in year 2000. Instructor was
@coachrichlansky
Drove 8hrs. from Birmingham, AL to Orlando, FL to attend. Easily the most positively impactful 3 days of learning on my career.
It’s a must to do in person, not on line.
Question / Discussion:
Is the USAW worth the time and investment? I have my CFSC and I loved doing it! Just want to know if it is worth the investment.