Who is Coach King?
Currently an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at St. Ignatius High School Ralph oversees all athletic development for Baseball, Crew, Soccer, Track and Field, while assisting with Football programming.
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Prior to St. Ignatius Ralph was a Strength Coach at Sacred Heart University where he oversaw M/W Track & Field training and assisted with football development.
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Ralph received his masters degree in Education Administration as well as Bachelors of Strength & Conditioning from the University of Findlay. While there he won a GMAC Championship on the football team and interned under the strength staff assisting with all athletic teams.
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In his time coaching he has went on to develop and assist in the development of multiple All-American and All-Conference Athletes from the University of Findlay, Kent State, and Sacred Heart.
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Ralph currently holds these current certifications: NSCA-CSCS, USAW, and FRCms.
Experience
St. Ignatius High School
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
06/2023 - Current
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Assist in all aspects of Strength & Conditioning on a day-to-day and long-term basis.
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Help oversee programming and training implementation of all 16 varsity sports.
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Participate in meetings with administration and strength staff members to ensure smooth operation of our department.
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Responsible for curriculum, development, and supervision of all interns.
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Utilize Force Plate and Catapult GPS data to help guide training and readiness.
Sacred Heart University
Strength & Conditioning Coach
01/2023 - 08/2023
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Programmed and oversaw Strength & Conditioning for Track and Field, assisted with Football.
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Utilized Teambuildr, Polar HR, Jump Mats, Vitruve VBT, and Brower Timing Systems to collect data for athletes.
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Composed videos of Football and T&F weight room and field training for social media.
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Responsible for all data collection/data analytics for Football and T&F.
University of Findlay
Strength & Conditioning Intern
06/2020 - 12/2022
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Duties: Assisted with women’s and men’s basketball, women’s and men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, football, baseball, men’s and women’s tennis, softball, lacrosse, wrestling, and men’s and women’s golf.
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Responsible for implementation of training for men’s and women’s swim and dive.
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Wrote modified workouts for all injured athletes.
Kent State University
Strength & Conditioning Intern
06/2022 - 08/2022
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Helped instruct athletes on correct lifting form.
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Assisted with the implementation of Perch VBT system during training sessions.
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Assisted in use of StatSport GPS tracking system and Zybek Sports timing lasers for athletes’ field work.
University of Findlay
Collegiate Football Player
06/2019 - 11/2022
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Deans List and Academic All-Conference 2019-2022.
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Football SAAC Representative
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Won the GMAC Conference Championship 2022.
