Tyler Matthews has been appointed to serve as the National High School Strength and Conditioning Association Kentucky (NHSSCA-KY) State Director.
Matthews is the strength and athletic development coach at Apollo High School. He was named the Kentucky Strength Coach of the Year by the NHSSCA in 2019.
“I am very excited and appreciative of the opportunity to serve as the Kentucky State Director,” Matthews said. “I know I stand on the shoulders of giants who have paved the way for the profession to be seen the way it is today. My goal is to continue to grow myself and the field by beginning to make strength coaches in Kentucky more common and helping to find solutions to the challenges schools face in implementing this critical position for long-term successful high school sports.”
NHSSCA was created to educate, equip and empower coaches to make a positive impact in the lives of student-athletes. Each state has an appointed director who is responsible for organizing events and communicating information about student-athletes and news relating to high school strength and conditioning programs.
State directors are also involved with recruiting coaches as members of the NHSSCA to ensure the association’s growth and to strengthen networking opportunities.
Matthews joined AHS in 2014 after serving in the same role for the football and men’s basketball programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He began his career as an intern and volunteer at Trinity High School in Louisville and the Louisville Sports Performance Institute.
Matthews earned a bachelor of science degree with a major in human health and development and an emphasis on strength and conditioning from the University of Louisville and has a master of arts degree in teaching/physical education from Cumberland University.
