Experienced Strength & Conditioning / Performance Coach
Throughout my professional career, I have had the opportunity to work with hundreds of people and athletes, helping them to reach their goals; whether it be athletic performance, strength and conditioning, weight loss, return to sport, increased strength, muscle mass, or recovery from an orthopedic surgery. As a coach, I use my knowledge and skills to best establish a blueprint that will help others achieve their fitness and athletic goals.
Actively work alongside an industry leading professional and mentor, I lead the Performance and Sports Science component of our business. In conjunction with our coaches, we design and teach athletic programs to increase the athletes abilities to move, feel, and perform at their peak.
We work closely with athletes of all skill levels including: The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band, Mid-America Christian University Men's Basketball, Norman Youth Soccer Association, Norman High Baseball, Norman North Baseball and Women's Basketball, and Risin Baseball.
Work one on one with clients and athletes to enhanced functional movement and sport performance. This is done by developing and implementing programs focused on improving aspects the client needs including: muscular size, strength, power and endurance.
Lead weightlifting classes through the summer and school year that are customized for the specified sport above.
Lead all Sport and Performance Science testing. Actively record, rank, and publish testing data and key performance indicators for baseball, using data to further enhance the athletes abilities on and off the field. The formulas are custom curated based on the most applicable sports science research.
Perform movement prep exercises and warmup during the annual summer tryouts. Alongside this, collect speed data for all participating athletes for a 60 yard dash sprint test. This information is ranked and published to aid the coaches in the selection of athletes to their teams.
Conducted a Needs Analysis and Feasibility Study during the 2023-2024 season, leading to a strength and conditioning program and implementation for The Prides Athletes.
Actively lead the Pride of Oklahoma through pre and post season camps and daily in-season physical warmup at the onset of rehearsals, utilizing the custom movement sequences constructed based on the athletes needs.
Founding Strength & Conditioning Expert and Alumni Researcher for The University of Oklahoma's Esports and Co-curricular Innovation (ECII) Research Committee. This committee is driven by a shared passion for not only the gaming community, but also the athletes it is comprised of. Strength and conditioning is a cornerstone in esports athletes' mental, physical, and sport performance.
This committee is comprised of professors and leaders in: Esports Business, Psychology, Philosophy, Psychiatry & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Strength & Conditioning, as well as Graduate Student Researchers. The goal of this Interdisciplinary committee strives to create not only theoretically sound work, but also results that can make an immediate impact and foster innovation within the emerging industry of esports.