This past week KC Speed and Sport Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Austin Womack participated in the Ignition APG Speed System Certification Seminar. Ignition APG is a sports performance [...]
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BS – Kinesiology
Richard is a native to the Overland Park area where he has spent majority of his 23 years around the Sport Performance world and eventually earning a scholarship to play football at The University of Central Missouri. UCM is also where Richard would earn 4 All Conference Academic Honors while expanding his knowledge in Exercise Science by receiving a degree in Kinesiology.
Richards desire to become a performance coach started with his early experiences with Johnny Beck and other high level coaches throughout high school before deciding to further his studies in that field. He has experience working with various athletes from youth groups to collegiate athletes, including a number of sports such as volleyball, basketball, football, hockey, etc… Richard credits his knowledge and ability that he has learned along the way to the guidance he has received from his teachers and previous coaches in the weight room and on the field. Being an athlete himself, Richards’s goal in working with these athletes is to help them achieve the goals they have set for themselves and help produce respectful young men and women off the field.
In the near future, Richard would like to continue his academic career either in the field of Physical Therapy or continue his growth in Sports Performance.
Johnny is a sports performance coach and part owner of KC Speed and Sport LLC. He has been involved with sports performance training and youth coaching since 2006. Johnny attended the University of Kansas, on a football scholarship, and was a four-year letterman while earning All-Conference academic and athletic awards.
After his playing days, Johnny interned at KU as an assistant to the Director of Football Operations and started coaching high school football in Kansas City. From 2006-2013, Johnny worked as a sports performance coach at the Center for Athletic Performance and 68’s Inside Sports, where he worked as an assistant to a former NFL strength and conditioning coach.
In 2013, Johnny co-founded All In Sports and helped build it into one of the premiere sports performance training facilities in the region. His passion for each athlete’s success is displayed daily, by closely interacting with athletes of all ages and sports. Outside of the facility, Johnny enjoys playing golf, traveling, and hanging out with his wife Maggie and their daughter Ellie.
CSCS, USAW
Eric has been involved with many different sports in the collegiate setting ranging from football, track & field, soccer, baseball, softball, swimming, and basketball. His career with athletics started with playing four years of collegiate soccer at Graceland University from 2009-2013. After that he began doing personal training for a year and landed his first internship with Florida International University (FIU) as a strength and conditioning intern. After FIU he was accepted into the University of Kansas Masters Exercise Science Program where he is currently in his last semester. During that time he interned with Kansas Football strength and conditioning for a year and a half. After interning with Kansas Football, Eric joined Kansas Track and Field as a strength and conditioning intern and is still currently involved.
Eric’s passion has been Strength and Conditioning since he finished his undergraduate degree and has grown to appreciate the importance of it towards an athlete’s performance. Eric has been lucky to have learned from great coaches in powerlifting to collegiate strength and conditioning. Outside of coaching Eric loves to train for powerlifting and has been pursuing it since finishing college. Eric’s main goal for athletes is that he wants to them to succeed at any of their endeavors in life.
MS, Health and Human Performance
Jacob comes to us from the University of Kansas where he is currently an assistant strength and conditioning coach for track and field. At KU, Jacob has had the incredible opportunity to work with athletes at the highest level such as an Olympic gold medalist, multiple Olympians, national champions, as well as Big 12 champions. Before moving to Lawrence, Jacob was a performance specialist for Michael Johnson Performance at Spire Institute. At MJP, he was in charge of programming and leading the sessions for 50+ high level high school and post high school basketball academy athletes as well as 20 regional track and field athletes. Prior to MJP, Jacob was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Stetson University where he was primarily responsible for baseball, lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, and rowing.
Oklahoma State University (2014)
Masters of Science: Health and Human Performance
Oklahoma State University (2012)
Bachelors of Science: Nutritional Sciences
National Strength and Conditioning Association: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
United States Track and Field and Cross Country Association: Strength and Conditioning Coach
United States of America Weightlifting: Sports Performance Coach Level 1
American Red Cross: First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
MS, ACSM
Nate has more than 10 years of training experience. He has a strong passion for helping others reach their performance, strength, physical fitness goals. This led him to further his knowledge in exercise and sports performance by obtaining his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Kansas. Throughout his life, Nate has played a variety of sports, including baseball, basketball, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track. As a young athlete, it quickly became apparent to Nate that individuals and teams can set themselves apart from the pack through hard work, dedication, and a positive attitude. Nate expects all of his athletes to embrace the process of becoming the ultimate athlete.
While working towards his undergraduate degree in Business Management & Leadership with an emphasis in Sports Management, Nate interned for the KU Athletic Department. In graduate school, his studies focused on how athletes and teams can improve performance through proper weight training, conditioning and nutrition. Nate has been a personal trainer since 2006 and is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to being one of the owners of KC Speed and Sport Academy, Nate is the owner of Nate Bruns Fitness, LLC.
MS, USAW
Coach Bill Henkel joined KCSS in 2014 following training stints at several area facilities, including Simoneau Sports Performance and Midtown Athletic Club. With a hands-on, technique-emphasized approach, Henkel teaches and trains competitors in all aspects of sports performance: strength & power, multi-directional speed & quickness, acceleration & deceleration, agility & balance, and mobility & flexibility. All programming has two main objectives: (1) performance enhancement, and (2) injury reduction. Henkel has provided personalized coaching for grade school, middle school, high school and college athletes, and he has also helped adult “re-athletes” get back in the game and awaken the competitive spirit of their glory days. His training methodologies have been influenced by some of the industry’s finest performance coaches such as Mark Verstegen, Michael Boyle, Boyd Epley, Todd Durkin and Pat Ivey, among others. Henkel believes success in sports is directly related to an athlete’s intensity and frequency (the “answers to the test” as he says) invested in his or her offseason program.
“I first met (KCSS co-owner and former KC Chiefs tight end) Brad Cottam while working out at another facility in the area, and we would have discussions during water breaks,” said Henkel. “I was impressed with his passion and commitment to building a unique sports performance facility. I think he and his partners have done a really good job of creating a competitive environment for all levels of athletes without losing that one-on-one connection that makes coaching so enjoyable.”
When away from the KCSS facility, Henkel serves as a defensive assistant coach for the football program at Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, KS. He is also involved in the offseason athlete development program at BVNHS and has experience working with participants in other sports like wrestling, volleyball, and boys and girls basketball.
A four-year letter winner at the University of Illinois, Henkel competed in three collegiate football bowl games and earned two Academic All-Big Ten awards as a linebacker from 1987-90. A year following graduation, Henkel returned to the Fighting Illini football program as a graduate assistant during the 1993 and 1994 football seasons.
Before making a career transition to helping athletes get better in the weight room and on the field, Henkel represented and mentored NFL players off the field as a marketing agent from 1998-2013. NFL clients whose “brands” he helped promote and monetize included Adrian Peterson, Drew Brees, Chad Pennington, Steve Smith, Tony Gonzalez, Rich Gannon, Eli Manning, Wes Welker and Jordy Nelson.
“I loved my role as a marketing agent,” Henkel recalled. “I had a chance to travel the country and meet so many wonderful people and attend lots of great events, but I had a calling so-to-speak to make a difference with athletes at more of a grass-roots level. Coaching is what I’m passionate about, and I decided to make it my profession rather than just a hobby.”
BS, Exercise and Sports Science
Born in Puerto Rico, raised in Iowa, Scott joins us from San Francisco as our Director of Sports Performance. He is a believer, follower, husband, father, coach, weightlifter, jiu jitsu player, skateboarder, and podcaster. He is passionate about connecting with people on a real level, giving service to his community, and all things strength. He believes the only path to success is through hard work, discipline and, putting in the time. Scott revels in conversation, learning about other’s experiences, points of view, and philosophies. He is an open book and loves to learn as well as teach. Ask him any question and he’ll give you the most honest answer possible.
BS, CSCS
Brad spent the past 15 years of his life performing and studying under some of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the United States. As a tight end on the University of Tennessee football team, Brad spent 5 years working with legendary Strength Coach Johnny Long. Growing up, he participated in a number of sports including baseball, basketball, football, and soccer. During his college career, Brad excelled both on the football field and in the classroom. A 3-year starter on the Volunteer football team, Brad was named to the All-SEC Academic Team on 3 occasions and served as a team captain. He also played in the SEC Championship game, the Outback Bowl, and the Senior Bowl.
In the 2008 NFL draft, the Kansas City Chiefs drafted Brad in the 3rd round. During his professional career, he worked with 2012 NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Cedric Smith (now with the Houston Texans) and Mike Clark (now with the Chicago Bears). After suffering a career ending neck injury, Brad has continued to rehabilitate and work with elite strength and conditioning programs. He is now devoted to passing on the skills, techniques, and knowledge he has obtained to the youth of Kansas City. Brad has a Bachelor’s degree in business from UT. He is certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In addition to being a co-owner of KC Speed and Sport Academy, Brad also works on individual performance training.
