Derek Dozier
- Coaching experience: 7 years
- Education/certifications:
- Certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS)
- Marital status: Married
- Hobbies: Football, being outside, airplanes
- Passion for coaching: Seeing athletes grow and develop over the years of training. Watching all the progress they’ve made since the beginning and having the chance to move on to the college level.
Ed Reed
- Coaching experience: 6 years
- Education/certifications:
- Master’s degree in exercise physiology
- Certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS)
- Marital status: Single (married to the grind)
- Hobbies: Watching anime, playing video games, hanging out with my cat
- Fun fact: I was UofL intramurals arm wrestling champ three years in a row.
- Passion for coaching: Playing sports and being active has always been a staple in my life. Being a coach allows me to share something I love with others, as well as helping them achieve their goals. Yelling at people to push them is pretty cool too.
Derek Bishop
- Coaching experience: 4 years
- Education/certifications:
- National Strength and Conditioning Association certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT)
- Marital status: Single, no kids
- Hobbies: Hiking, sports (golf, football, basketball), trying new food spots
- Fun fact: I played football at the University of Kentucky from 2012 to 2013.
- Passion for coaching: I enjoy being able to help people achieve and exceed their goals and live an overall healthier lifestyle.
Kim Deetsch
- Coaching experience: 3 years
- Education/certifications:
- Registered yoga teacher, 200 hours (RYT 200)
- Marital status: Single grandmother
- Hobbies: Staying moving and eating
- Fun fact: I make killer cupcakes!
- Passion for coaching: Yoga has been a part of my life for almost 20 years. My practice has helped me grow stronger, kinder, more flexible and funnier. My passion is to help others love yoga just as much as I do.
Kassie Sickles
- Coaching experience: 12 years
- Education/certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- American College of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer (ACSM-CPT)
- Certified group fitness instructor
- Family: Fur baby Chloe
- Hobbies: I like hanging with family and friends, trying new local restaurants and traveling with my bestie. My real hobby is working out and coaching.
- Fun facts: I once biked 28 miles down a dormant volcano. I am terrified of frogs. I love all things chocolate.
- Passion for coaching: My mom instilled in me at an early age that “can’t never could.” I love proving to myself that I can do anything I put my mind to (like picking up and putting down heavy things), which carries forward into my passion for helping and watching others push themselves to do things they think they can’t. For me, there is nothing better than seeing someone realize their potential, that they can do more than what they thought and knowing I helped play a small part in that, but also have fun.
Courtney Allen
- Coaching experience: 11+ years
- Education/certifications:
- Certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS)
- Certified personal trainer (CPT)
- CPR
- Pain-free performance specialist, level 1
- Hobbies: Cooking and deadlifting
- Fun fact: I coach an Elite Amateur Athletic Union track and field team and I love working with children.
- Passion for coaching: My passion stems from performance and experience. As an athlete, being active and overall health and wellness has always been key. Injury led me to want to explore the mental aspects of exercise, and now I just want to help individuals to understand its importance and how to be successful in exercise while also being fully aware of their own personal mental health!
Carter Roe
- Coaching experience: 4 years
- Education/certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in human health and performance
- National Strength and Conditioning Association certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS)
- International Sports Sciences Association certified personal trainer, certified corrective exercise specialist, certified nutrition specialist (ISSA CPT, CES, CNS)
- Nutrition Coaching Institute nutrition coach level 1 (NC1), hormone specialist level 1 (HS1) and mindset specialist level 1 (MS1)
- Marital status: Engaged
- Hobbies: Playing golf and basketball, playing video games, cooking
- Fun fact: I was a Kentucky home school basketball state champion.
- Passion for coaching: Having a severe illness in my childhood reshaped my perception of health and fitness, which led to me wanting to help others become healthier through exercise and nutrition as a career.
Michael Clark
- Coaching experience: 22 years
- Marital status: Married with four children: Dalton, Jaxon, Capri and Wilder
- Hobbies: I wish I had time for them.
- Fun fact: My first two college at-bats were back-to-back home runs.
- Passion for coaching: Helping athletes reach their potential.
Michael Hardy
- Coaching experience: 4 years
- Education/certifications:
- Master’s degree in exercise physiology
- Certified strength and conditioning specialist
- Marital status: Single
- Hobbies: Combat sports, collecting vintage razors, being an experimental chef, playing laser pointers with my cats
- Fun fact: My first pet was a hairless dog. And yes, he needed sunscreen during the summer and coats in the winter.
- Passion for coaching: My passion for coaching comes from a desire to empower others to achieve goals they once thought unachievable. This allows me to share my passion with others, hopefully allowing for an enjoyable experience throughout the journey.
