The Process
The NHSSCA Program of Excellence cultivates an evaluation system for excellence in today’s high school strength and conditioning.

– Candidates must be current NHSSCA Professional Members.
– Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years serving as a full-time faculty member in the role of strength and conditioning coach (private or public high school).
– To earn the distinction “Program of Excellence” a school would have to score a minimum 85 points out of 100 using the scoring rubrics below:
Nominations are reserved for Professional Members ONLY. To access the nomination form and submit your nomination, please LOGIN HERE
– The schools Athletic Director and Principle has to sign-off on all sections filled-out by their coaching staff.
– Once application is submitted, the NHSSCA Educational Committee will review and verify the application.
– The program is good for 3 years and will begin with recognition at the first years National Conference.
Submission for 2023-2026 cycle is open, with the deadline being April 1, 2023.
– Please forward questions and submission of materials to Micah Kurtz at kurtzmicah@gmail.com