Board hears presentations on strength & conditioning and growing powerlifting program
Summary
Coaches presented on the TeamBuilder app, program schedule, capacity and safety concerns, and powerlifting successes including state records and national qualification; coaches requested more facility time and budget for summer clinics and team sessions.
At the start of the May meeting, Superintendent Dr. Stage introduced winter‑sports athletes and coaches and invited the district’s strength and conditioning staff to present.
Nicole Golden, a strength and conditioning coach, introduced lead coach Kai and assistant coach Caleb and outlined daily sessions in the weight room and the program’s role supporting athletics. "We got the TeamBuilder app," Kai said, explaining the app replaced paper logs and lets staff assign sport‑specific workouts. He told the board the program runs Monday–Friday beginning about 3:30 p.m. and that capacity constraints create safety concerns: the program caps sessions at 12 but logged an average of 19 athletes in March.
Coaches proposed summer clinics focused on Olympic lifts, open gym times and occasional private team sessions but said those offerings are limited by space and budget. The powerlifting coach reported rapid program growth over three months, multiple meet trophies and that the women’s team finished second overall at the state meet; one lifter reportedly broke two state records and 100% of the powerlifting team qualified for nationals.
Coaches asked the board for the ability to expand session hours and for support in scheduling summer clinics and private team sessions to reduce overcrowding and improve supervision. Administrators offered to generate attendance reports from TeamBuilder on request.
