2026 NHSSCA Alabama State Clinic

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026

5:30-6:30 pm – CHECK-IN/REGISTRATION

5:45-6:45 pm #FAMILY DINNER
More Than a Meal, It’s a Networking Opportunity:

This FREE Dinner at the NHSSCA Clinic is not just about grabbing a plate and catching up with your usual circle. It’s a chance to collaborate, share, and expand your professional network. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or just stepping into the field of high school strength and conditioning, this is your moment to connect with coaches who inspire, mentor, and challenge you to grow.

If you leave this clinic without making at least one new connection, you’ve missed an incredible opportunity to grow professionally and personally. The NHSSCA is more than an organization—it’s a #FAMILY, built on shared knowledge, support, and a commitment to making each other better.

So, don’t just eat—engage, listen, and learn. The people sitting around you might change how you approach coaching forever. Let’s make this dinner one to remember! #NHSSCA #FAMILY #CoachingConnections #GrowYourNetwork

6:45-7:00 pm – WELCOME
Overview of the Evening’s Activities & Presentations

7:00-8:00 pm – LECTURE
365 Strong. Annual Periodization for Peak Performance by Jimmie Bunting

OVERVIEW: In this presentation, Coach Bunting outlines a year-long training framework designed to develop athletes who are strong, resilient, and prepared to perform at their best when it matters most. This presentation explains how to strategically organize training phases across an entire year to balance strength, speed, power, conditioning, and recovery. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how intentional planning, progressive overload, and well-timed deloads create sustainable performance, reduce injury risk, and ensure athletes are building—not burning out—every day of the year.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026

8:00-8:30 am #FAMILY BREAKFAST
Start the Day Together

Breakfast isn’t just about fueling up for the day—it’s about continuing the conversations that started the night before. This informal gathering gives coaches another opportunity to connect, reflect, and build relationships before the clinic resumes.

Grab a plate, sit with someone new, and keep the dialogue going. The strongest ideas, collaborations, and mentorships often happen in moments like these—unplanned, unscripted, and shared over a meal. The NHSSCA #FAMILY doesn’t stop when the sessions end, and breakfast is proof of that.

Start the day connected. #NHSSCA #FAMILY

8:30-9:30 am – LECTURE
Dog Prep: How We Turn Warm-Ups Into Weapons & Whiteboards into Buy-In by Tyler Franklin

OVERVIEW: In this presentation, Coach Franklin explores how intentional preparation sets the tone for elite performance long before the first working set. This presentation breaks down how dynamic warm-ups become performance tools that drive readiness, intensity, and injury resilience—while clear, purposeful whiteboard communication builds athlete understanding, trust, and effort. Attendees will learn how to use preparation and messaging to create urgency, accountability, and culture, turning everyday routines into competitive advantages.

9:45-10:45 pm – LECTURE
Closing The Gap: Injury Prevention, Rehab, and the Power of ATC-S&C Collaboration by Kyle Southall

OVERVIEW: In this presentation, Coach Southall highlights how seamless communication and shared planning between Athletic Trainers and Strength & Conditioning coaches create healthier, more resilient athletes. This presentation explores strategies to align injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance training so athletes transition smoothly from the training room back to full competition. Attendees will learn how collaboration, consistent language, and unified progressions reduce setbacks, accelerate return-to-play, and ensure performance never stops at rehab—it evolves.

11:30 am-12:30 pm – LECTURE
Year-Round Programming for Football Performance by Rod Grace

OVERVIEW: In this presentation, Coach Grace outlines how to strategically train football athletes throughout the year to build strength, speed, power, and durability without overtraining. In this presentation, Coach Rod Grace will outline how off-season, winter, spring, summer, and in-season phases connect to support peak performance on game day. Attendees will gain insight into managing volume, intensity, and recovery while aligning training with practice demands, ensuring players are physically prepared, healthy, and developing year after year.

12:30-12:35 pm – CLOSING REMARKS