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Michael Doscher

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Michael Silbernagel

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Kurt Hester

Joe Kenn

Brian Gearity

Garrett Keith

Brett Bartholomew

Matt Wenning

Ramsey Nijem

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Michael Doscher, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for Tift County School District in Georgia, opens up about the challenges of going through a career transition as he leaves the college ranks to take his new position at the high school level. Doscher explains the challenges of being all in as a strength coach year-round, the toll it can take on a family, and how he evaluated his own situation in light of his big-picture priorities.

Michael Doscher, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for Tift County School District in Georgia, opens up about the challenges of going through a career transition as he leaves the college ranks to take his new position at the high school level. Doscher explains the challenges of being all in as a strength coach year-round, the toll it can take on a family, and how he evaluated his own situation in light of his big-picture priorities.

Three Cycle Strength Episode 4 - Michael Doscher - Navigating Transition And Avoiding Burnout

Coach Michael Doscher is in his 23rd year as the Head Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Valdosta State University, a NCAA Division II institution. Doscher received his undergraduate degree from Springfield College and his master’s degree from Mississippi State University. Doscher’s strength and conditioning career began as a student at Springfield College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Fitness in May, 1992. He interned with the Boston College Strength and Conditioning staff while at Springfield before serving as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at UNLV from July 1992 through July 1993. He moved on to Mississippi State and received a Master of Sciences degree in Sports Administration in December 1995. While with MSU, he also served as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and helped the football program to the 1994 Peach Bowl. He began his stint with Valdosta State University in 1996, where he played a vital role in preparing four football national championship teams.  Coach Doscher Contact Info Email:mdoscher@valdosta.edu TeamBuildr Thank you to TeamBuildr for sponsoring this episode. TeamBuildr provides strength and conditioning software to athletics programs around the country.  Whether your write your own programs or want access to over 100 templates, TeamBuildr can make your program more efficient, more accountable and smarter when it comes to measuring your team’s effort in the weight room. SPECIAL OFFER Visit TeamBuildr.com and start a 14-day free trial and use promo code "BIGTIME" and receive the following complimentary templates:   - In-season and off-season football (lifting and speed)   - General Athlete Development Program (3x 12-week phases)   - Gameday CNS Prep Session  Click this link and it will automatically populate the promo code: af.tbldr.co/BigTime Optimum Nutrition Athletics  Thank you Optimum Nutrition Athletics for sponsoring today's episode. After dominating the sports nutrition industry for over 30 years, newly created Optimum Nutrition Athletics brings that same trust and quality that knows how to put convenient options for protein in the hands of athletes who desire to become bigger, stronger and better at their sport. Contact Derek Walters, Director, for more information. dwalters@glanbia.com Big Time Strength Contact Info Email: bigtimestrength@gmail.comTwitter: @BigTime_SC, @gdrosier, @CoachPedersenMV  Instagram: bigtimestrength, g.rosier, mvmustangstrength  Website: BigTimeStrength.com   Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe, like, share, or leave a comment.

Coach Michael Doscher is in his 23rd year as the Head Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Valdosta State University, a NCAA Division II institution. Doscher received his undergraduate degree from Springfield College and his master’s degree from Mississippi State University. Doscher’s strength and conditioning career began as a student at Springfield College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Fitness in May, 1992. He interned with the Boston College Strength and Conditioning staff while at Springfield before serving as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at UNLV from July 1992 through July 1993. He moved on to Mississippi State and received a Master of Sciences degree in Sports Administration in December 1995. While with MSU, he also served as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and helped the football program to the 1994 Peach Bowl. He began his stint with Valdosta State University in 1996, where he played a vital role in preparing four football national championship teams.  Coach Doscher Contact Info Email:<a href="mailto:mdoscher@valdosta.edu">mdoscher@valdosta.edu</a> TeamBuildr Thank you to TeamBuildr for sponsoring this episode. TeamBuildr provides strength and conditioning software to athletics programs around the country.  Whether your write your own programs or want access to over 100 templates, TeamBuildr can make your program more efficient, more accountable and smarter when it comes to measuring your team’s effort in the weight room. SPECIAL OFFER Visit <a href="http://TeamBuildr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TeamBuildr.com</a> and start a 14-day free trial and use promo code "BIGTIME" and receive the following complimentary templates:   - In-season and off-season football (lifting and speed)   - General Athlete Development Program (3x 12-week phases)   - Gameday CNS Prep Session Click this link and it will automatically populate the promo code: <a href="http://af.tbldr.co/BigTime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">af.tbldr.co/BigTime</a> Optimum Nutrition Athletics  Thank you Optimum Nutrition Athletics for sponsoring today's episode. After dominating the sports nutrition industry for over 30 years, newly created Optimum Nutrition Athletics brings that same trust and quality that knows how to put convenient options for protein in the hands of athletes who desire to become bigger, stronger and better at their sport. Contact Derek Walters, Director, for more information. dwalters@glanbia.com Big Time Strength Contact Info Email: <a href="mailto:bigtimestrength@gmail.com">bigtimestrength@gmail.com</a>Twitter: @BigTime_SC, <a href="https://twitter.com/gdrosier?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gdrosier</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/coachpedersenmv?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CoachPedersenMV </a> Instagram: bigtimestrength, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/g.rosier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">g.rosier</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mvmustangstrength/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mvmustangstrength </a> Website: <a href="https://www.bigtimestrength.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BigTimeStrength.com </a> Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe, like, share, or leave a comment.

BTS #41: Michael Doscher - Valdosta State University (GA)

Michael Doscher from Valdosta State University talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about how to thrive for many years at one institution and work well with those around you, as well as how strength coaches should be evaluated.Michael Doscher, CSCS, has served for 20-plus years as Speed, Strength, and Conditioning Coach at Valdosta State University. He has been honored for his work on several occasions, including in 2005, when he was named the College Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He followed that by being named the Samson National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by American Football Weekly in 2007.Find Scott on Twitter: @scottcaulfieldShow Notes "Are wins and losses down to the weight room if progress is made in the weight room?” 2:06 “Are you coaching, are you hitting the right people, are you spending too much time with the kids that are doing it right and not enough time with those that are trying to hide?” 3:58“Use informal evaluation more as a teaching tool than purely as an evaluation.” 5:25“As a head guy, you have to humble yourself.” 5:44“‘Understand what he’s trying to say’ when an athlete comes to you and tells you he would prefer you to treat him a certain way or do something a certain way.” 7:04“I can’t be status quo if I want to make that one percent difference for our athletes and make them better.” 8:49“I love what I do… but at the end of the day, it’s a great family spot.” 11:36“‘Time and honesty… fighting the battles you should fight and compromising when you need to compromise’ when educating sport coaches.” 12:55“Make them [sport coaches] always think it’s their idea… I don’t want the recognition. The kids should get the recognition.” 14:15“Everybody I meet I try to learn something from.” 15:38“When they leave you, they have to be their own person.” 16:16“If you ‘gotta’ do something that’s not good; you have to ‘want to’ go do something.” 17:00To his graduate assistants: “You’re going to learn a lot from me—you might learn some good stuff, but you’re also going to learn what not to do sometimes… and that’s more valuable sometimes than knowing what to do.” 17:57“You learn more from failure than you ever do from successes.” 18:12“Not every athlete loves to lift because he’s an athlete.” 20:20“That’s what a true champion is—they work hard at things they don’t like to do.” 21:11“People are people… at the end of the day, we’re all more similar than we are not.” 22:58“You have to be intelligent to do what we do.” 29:03“It’s not all just lifting.” 30:52“Hire people smarter than you and stronger in your weaknesses.” 31:25“You want to hire somebody for their next position.” 32:22Number one reason people fail: “Ego.” 33:30

Michael Doscher from Valdosta State University talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about how to thrive for many years at one institution and work well with those around you, as well as how strength coaches should be evaluated. Michael Doscher, CSCS, has served for 20-plus years as Speed, Strength, and Conditioning Coach at Valdosta State University. He has been honored for his work on several occasions, including in 2005, when he was named the College Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He followed that by being named the Samson National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by American Football Weekly in 2007. Find Scott on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/scottcaulfield" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@scottcaulfield</a>Show Notes "Are wins and losses down to the weight room if progress is made in the weight room?” 2:06  “Are you coaching, are you hitting the right people, are you spending too much time with the kids that are doing it right and not enough time with those that are trying to hide?” 3:58 “Use informal evaluation more as a teaching tool than purely as an evaluation.” 5:25 “As a head guy, you have to humble yourself.” 5:44 “‘Understand what he’s trying to say’ when an athlete comes to you and tells you he would prefer you to treat him a certain way or do something a certain way.” 7:04 “I can’t be status quo if I want to make that one percent difference for our athletes and make them better.” 8:49 “I love what I do… but at the end of the day, it’s a great family spot.” 11:36 “‘Time and honesty… fighting the battles you should fight and compromising when you need to compromise’ when educating sport coaches.” 12:55 “Make them [sport coaches] always think it’s their idea… I don’t want the recognition. The kids should get the recognition.” 14:15 “Everybody I meet I try to learn something from.” 15:38 “When they leave you, they have to be their own person.” 16:16 “If you ‘gotta’ do something that’s not good; you have to ‘want to’ go do something.” 17:00 To his graduate assistants: “You’re going to learn a lot from me—you might learn some good stuff, but you’re also going to learn what not to do sometimes… and that’s more valuable sometimes than knowing what to do.” 17:57 “You learn more from failure than you ever do from successes.” 18:12 “Not every athlete loves to lift because he’s an athlete.” 20:20 “That’s what a true champion is—they work hard at things they don’t like to do.” 21:11 “People are people… at the end of the day, we’re all more similar than we are not.” 22:58 “You have to be intelligent to do what we do.” 29:03 “It’s not all just lifting.” 30:52 “Hire people smarter than you and stronger in your weaknesses.” 31:25 “You want to hire somebody for their next position.” 32:22 Number one reason people fail: “Ego.” 33:30

NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 20: Michael Doscher