Getting my foot in the door with coaching experience?

[Leah Lutz]

Yup that's my goal! I need to work on myself and show rather than tell. I think Jordan Feigenbaum or Austin Baraki were saying in one of their podcasts that they worked on getting themselves stronger and after a while, people started to notice they were squatting four plates. That's when people started asking for advice. Thanks for the advice Leah!

PS: Did I see you in the Alan Thrall videos where Jordan and Austin came to teach? How was that experience? It seems like Alan has fully embraced the SS method after that camp!

I was there. :-) Alan is a great guy, and it was fun to be at the seminar. I've been able to train with Jordan and Austin a fair amount, and they are always great.

[Steve Hill]

Maybe talk to him about an apprenticeship? Take some overflow work off his plate, you help the clients, he helps you, win win?

I've done this with other lifters / coaches before. It's a definite possibility, but you're probably not going to be coaching people right away.

[SSZach]

"Hi, I know I have no certifications (which school programs REALLY value) whatsoever, and no real experience, but I'd like to come into your gym and create a giant liability issue by teaching your kids (who you aren't teaching correctly despite all yout teachy degrees) to lift."

Let us know how that works. At the very least, it will make an entertaining article.

There are thousands of uncertified coaches supervising in high school weight rooms across the US. The head coach should have a protocol put in place for hiring assistants (CPR & First Aid, local school district required certs or permits, and background checks), but other than the school's head strength coach and maybe 1 or 2 Phys. Ed. guys, most assistants do not have the CSCS / NSCA / SSC stamp of approval.

[Polishdude20]

Maybe talk to him about an apprenticeship? Take some overflow work off his plate, you help the clients, he helps you, win win?

That sounds like a great idea. I'll look into that some more after I've had way more time under the bar myself thanks!