{"id":5163,"date":"2022-12-12T16:42:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepstrengthcoach.com\/?p=5163"},"modified":"2022-12-12T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:43:09","slug":"introducing-athletes-to-the-weight-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepstrengthcoach.com\/articles\/introducing-athletes-to-the-weight-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Melendrez: Introducing Young Athletes To The Weight Room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introducing new high school athletes to a strength and conditioning program presents unique challenges. Often, coaches must start at the very beginning, gradually building up athletes to achieve success on and off the field. Each athlete is different, however, and requires an individualized approach toward learning the basics of athletic performance training. But there are some fundamental lessons that every student-athlete must understand in order to succeed. Discovery Canyon (Colo.) High School head strength and conditioning coach Sam Melendrez knows this all too well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melendrez Knows His Business<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Melendrez has been coaching students on how to train since the school opened 16 years ago. He is the school\u2019s sole strength and conditioning coach, leading the training of all athletes from each sport. His program was awarded the \u201cStrength of America Award\u201d by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) multiple times for his excellence at the high school level. He also won the NSCA\u2019s High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Award in 2021 and is a member of the NSCA’s executive council for the High School Coaches Special Interest Group. He is striving to drive awareness to the need for dedicated strength and conditioning programs in high schools.<\/p>

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