8:30-9:00 am – CHECK-IN/REGISTRATION

9:00-9:10 am – WELCOME
Overview of Day’s Activities / Presentations by Cade Cade Ackley, Highland High School, NHSSCA Idaho Strength Coach of the Year

9:10-10:30 am – HANDS-ON (No Slides)
Slow Cooking Athletic Development by Josh Bravo

OVERVIEW: Dive into the art of Long Term Athletic Development in our dynamic presentation. Learn how to create vertical alignment in your district, boosting participation and peak performance throughout an athlete’s career. We’ll share seamless integration techniques for your programs, enhancing athlete development. Ideal for Strength & Conditioning coaches, sports coaches, and PE teachers, this session offers key insights for nurturing athletic excellence from the ground up. Join us to transform your approach and foster lasting success in your athletes!

10:45 am-12:00 pm – DUAL: LECTURE+HANDS-ON
Concepts of the Army Physical Readiness Program Applied to Modern Strength Coaching by Geoff Roberts

Overview: This presentation will provide details on how the Army Physical Readiness Program organizes, develops, and facilitates its programs to keep soldiers fit and ready to take on any challenge, as well as how these concepts and methods can be utilized and adapted to serve your athletes better. Details will cover the organization and structure of large group exercises, verbal cues, using cadence to control exercise tempo, injury prevention strategies, and building culture, character, and discipline.

12:00-12:50 pm – LUNCH PROVIDED

1:00-2:15 pm – DUAL: LECTURE+HANDS-ON
Yoga & Mindfulness with High School Athletes by Hailey Lusk

OVERVIEW: Mind full v. Mindful – What’s all the hype about mental health and teens? A main challenge of today’s youth is recognizing and confronting their emotions. During this active session, we will cover how to address and practice healthy mental and emotional habits with high school student-athletes, using yoga and restorative activities for recovery. Creating awareness with their mindset will help students and athletes in life, in class, and during athletic performance. Come with an open mind, be ready to move, and clear the mental clutter.

2:30-3:45 pm – DUAL: LECTURE+HANDS-ON
Practical Programming For Young Athletes by Justin Burch

OVERVIEW: 14-18 year old athletes are not advanced and, in most cases, need more training experience. Athletes, especially young athletes, are not powerlifters, cross-fitters, or bodybuilders. Athletes are strength generalists and sports specialists. Their strength programming, exercise selection, sets and reps, sprints, and jumps should all reflect their specific needs as young athletes. Considerations for high school athletes should include how to help them get bigger, faster, stronger, and healthy enough to endure a long season and, in many cases, multiple sports seasons.

4:00-4:50 pm – ROUNDTABLE

4:50-5:00 pm – CLOSING REMARKS
Cade Cade Ackley, Highland High School, NHSSCA Idaho Strength Coach of the Year