Get answers to real coaching challenges.
Bring the challenges you are navigating in your program. Ask questions, compare approaches, and hear how other coaches are working through similar situations.
2026 NHSSCA Michigan Family Day
You shouldn’t have to solve coaching challenges alone.
Spend two hours with Michigan strength coaches, PE teachers, sport coaches, and athletic leaders sharing ideas and talking through the challenges they face every day. Bring your questions. Share your experience. Connect with people who understand the work.
Two hours. One roundtable. Real conversations. People in your corner.
Strength coaches • PE teachers • Sport coaches • Athletic directors • Administrators • Young professionals
Why Give Us Two Hours?
Walk away with something you can use.
Michigan Family Day is not a morning of formal presentations. It is a coach-led conversation built around shared experiences, practical ideas, and honest questions you can take back to your school.
Learn what's working for other coaches.
Hear practical insights from coaches and educators who understand the realities of working with high school athletes, including limited time, staff, space, and resources.
Bring your perspective to the conversation.
This is a facilitated roundtable, not a lecture. Share what has worked, ask follow-up questions, and help shape the discussion alongside fellow attendees.
Leave with more people in your corner.
Connect with strength coaches, PE teachers, sport coaches, and athletic leaders who understand the work—and who you can stay connected with after Family Day.
The goal is simple: leave better connected than when you arrived.
Save My SeatNHSSCA 1 More Campaign
The 1 More Campaign
Don’t just come. Bring 1 More.
If you already know the value of being around people who understand this work, Family Day is your opportunity to open that door for somebody else.
Who could your 1 More be?
- Strength Coach
- Sport Coach
- PE Teacher
- Athletic Director
- Administrator
- Young Professional
- Aspiring Coach
Their first step doesn’t have to be membership. Their first step can simply be showing up.
Invite them into a roundtable where their questions and experiences matter. Let them experience the people, conversations, and community first. Give them the chance to see what the NHSSCA is about before asking them to take a bigger step.
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Who Belongs in the Room?
If you help athletes grow, this room is for you.
Family Day is not just for people with "Strength Coach" in their job title. Michigan Family Day brings together people who help high school athletes grow. Bring your questions, share your perspective, and learn from others in a facilitated roundtable—not a series of formal presentations.
Strength Coaches
Connect with other professionals doing the work, exchange ideas, and bring practical concepts back to your athletes and program.
PE Teachers
Share ideas with coaches and educators about helping students move well, build confidence, and connect physical education with athlete development.
Sport Coaches
Ask questions and exchange perspectives on how training, preparation, and communication can better support your athletes throughout the season.
Athletic Directors
Add your perspective on building support, coordinating across sports, and creating stronger athletic programs within the school environment.
Administrators
Join the conversation about school support, communication, and how coaches and administrators can work together to improve the student-athlete experience.
Young Professionals
Get in the room early. Ask experienced professionals questions, contribute your perspective, and build relationships that can help shape your career.
You don't need the right title to belong. You need a reason to help athletes get better.
Save My SeatMichigan Family Day Roundtable
Meet the people leading the conversation.
This isn't a series of formal presentations. Michigan Family Day is a collaborative discussion facilitated by NHSSCA State Advisors , with time for coaches and educators to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another.
State Advisor • Roundtable Facilitator
John Girton
Facilitating the conversation
Helping guide an open discussion where attendees can share experiences, raise questions, and exchange practical ideas.
State Advisor • Roundtable Facilitator
Bob Taylor
Making room for every voice
Supporting a collaborative roundtable where coaches and educators can contribute their perspectives and learn from peers.
Additional State Advisors may also help facilitate the discussion.
Come ready to contribute. Leave better connected.
See the ScheduleTwo Hours. One Conversation.
Connect. Share. Grow together.
Michigan Family Day is centered on a 90-minute facilitated roundtable, not formal presentations. Bring your questions, exchange ideas, and learn alongside coaches and educators who understand the work.
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8:30 AM
Check-InDoors Open & Registration
Arrive, check in, and connect with fellow attendees before the event begins.
9:00–9:15 AM
WelcomeWelcome & Opening Remarks
Get oriented and prepare for a morning of shared ideas, questions, and connection.
9:15–10:45 AM
RoundtableCollaborative Roundtable & Q&A
Facilitated by State Advisors John Girton, Bob Taylor, and others
Share ideas, ask questions, and help shape the discussion. The goal is to give everyone a voice and learn from the experiences of others in the room.
10:45–11:00 AM
ClosingClosing & Final Remarks
Wrap up the conversation and carry new ideas and relationships back to your school or program.
Bring a question. Share an idea. Leave with people in your corner.
Save My SeatReady to Join Us?
Save your seat. Then bring somebody with you.
Michigan Family Day is built around something simple: honest conversation, shared experiences, practical ideas, and people who understand the work. No formal presentations. Just a collaborative roundtable where your questions, perspectives, and experiences are part of the conversation. Now put yourself in the room.
Date
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern
Location
Lakeshore High School
5771 Cleveland Ave
Stevensville, MI 49127
Event
2026 Michigan Family Day
Format
Collaborative Roundtable & Q&A
Already coming? Think of your 1 More.
Think about the sport coach, PE teacher, athletic director, administrator, young professional, or fellow strength coach who would benefit from being in the room. Invite them to join the conversation and experience the NHSSCA community firsthand.
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PUT YOURSELF IN THE ROOM.
Reserve your place for an afternoon built around learning, application, conversation, and connection with people working to make high school strength and conditioning better.
2026 NHSSCA Michigan Family Day
Event hosted at Lakeshore High School | 5771 Cleveland Ave Stevensville, Mi 49127 | Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Supported By
Thank you to the partners helping make Family Day possible.
Events like this happen because organizations choose to invest in coaches, schools, and the continued growth of high school strength and conditioning.
Thank you for investing in the people who invest in athletes. Stronger together.
Michigan Family Day
You shouldn’t have to coach alone. Come be part of the conversation.
Two hours. One roundtable. Bring your questions, share what is working, and connect with Michigan coaches and educators who understand the challenges you face. If you know someone who belongs in this conversation, invite them to join you.
One coach. One invitation. 1 More.