Strength Coach Chronicles – Working with Sports Medicine

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

I want to establish that an Athletic Trainer that gets their CSCS is not productive or helpful to us as S&C coaches. The way NSCA has set up their accreditation is to get as many people as possible a part of and opening their flagship certification is a business...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Working with Sport Coaches

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

Working with coaches was always my greatest weakness. I always struggled with the power dynamic with coaches and being subservient to someone that I felt I worked harder than or was more capable of than. But this is a classic ‘learn from my mistakes’...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Working Multiple Sports

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

Anyone that has ever worked in college S&C has had to work with multiple teams at a given time. This reality of the job is something that rarely gets discussed as a challenge but needs to be appreciated. This is not the easiest thing to do as an S&C coach....

Strength Coach Chronicles – Stamina In the Trenches

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

I wanted to write this blog post because we are going to be hitting the dog days of Winter training. For the Football S&C coaches out there, this is a hard crash in the off season. For me as a director, I needed to predict this and to put my staff’s well-being...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Interviewing Part II

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

We discussed last month how to interview someone. This month, we are going to dive into how to interview effectively. This will not be about how to answer a very specific question or how to write a resume that attracts employers – it is going to leverage my...

Strength Coach Chronicles – Interviewing Part I

by Timothy Caron | Aug 26, 2022 | Strength Coach Chronicles

It’s that time of year again! Can we find that perfect fit for our department to help us take our program to the next level? If you are in the position of hiring, do you have a plan of getting new talent to help your staff? How much is hiring a matter of...