NHSSCA 2025 Athletic Directors Roundtable & Conference Replay
Build Safer. Smarter. Stronger.
Get instant access to every session from the 2025 NHSSCA National Conference—exclusive for AD Members. Learn proven strategies, hear powerful stories, and gain the tools to lead your athletic program with confidence.
What You’ll Gain Inside
From nationally recognized coaches and leaders, you’ll learn:
Why Certification Matters in the Weight Room
Coach Mike Bewley explains how certified strength coaches improve safety, reduce liability, prevent injuries, and elevate professionalism—giving ADs a clear framework to advocate for certified staff.
How to Identify & Hire the Right Strength Coach
Fred Eaves shares a practical framework for evaluating certifications, cultural fit, and communication skills—helping ADs hire coaches who protect athletes, reduce liability, and strengthen school culture.
Solutions for Schools with Limited Funding
Fred Eaves provides a pragmatic roadmap for ADs to improve safety and consistency without large budgets—leveraging HSSCC certification, creative funding, and NHSSCA’s network to build sustainable, high-impact programs.
Importance of a Certified Coach In the Weightroom
Dr. Mike Martino explains why certification is essential for safe, evidence-based training—protecting schools from liability while also improving athlete performance, resilience, long-term health, and equity across all programs.
Facility Design – Dreams & Reality
Gary Schofield outlines the four essential phases of building or renovating a high school weight room, emphasizing safety, supervision, and long-term functionality over aesthetics to create spaces that truly serve athletes for years to come.
Athletic Directors Roundtable
Moderated by Jeremy Carlson, this candid discussion with seasoned ADs and strength coaches unpacks the four pillars of program leadership—liability, hiring, facilities, and daily operations—offering real-world strategies to build safe, mission-driven, and sustainable athletic programs that outlast any one person.
Program of Excellence
The NHSSCA Program of Excellence is the Gold Standard for high school strength & conditioning—honoring schools that lead in safety, quality, education, outreach, and technology.
Discover how top schools are setting the national benchmark — and how yours can earn it too.
Exclusive Access for Athletic Directors
As an NHSSCA AD Member, you’ll get:
- Full replay of all AD Conference lectures & roundtables
- A searchable database of certified coaches nationwide
- Direct messaging to connect and recruit qualified candidates
- Ready-to-use resources to strengthen programs on any budget
- Access to our Job Board (launching Jan 2026) to post and fill open positions
NHSSCA Interview
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Not ready to join? Hear from Coach Darryl Nance on why he invested in 32 NHSSCA Memberships and HSSCC Certifications for his district.
Exclusive Access for Athletic Directors
Hiring the wrong coach or missing a safeguard can cost your school thousands. For just $49.99/year—less than $1 a week—you’ll get:
- Peace of Mind: Hiring frameworks, liability checklists, and safety standards built by ADs, for ADs.
- Time Saved: Ready-to-use templates, policies, and procedures.
- Reduced Risk: Certification pathways and defensible documentation.
- Better Outcomes: Culture, performance, and athlete safety.
- Unmatched Access: A searchable database of certified coaches + jobs board.
Consultants charge $200–$300/hour for this kind of expertise. With NHSSCA, you get it all for less than the cost of a team dinner.