RACHEL NEWMAN - STRONG ACT BREAKDOWN #147

<p>There&#39;s a bill in the US Congress right now with our job title in it — and most coaches have no idea it exists.</p><p>After two years of asking, I finally got Rachel Newman in front of a camera. Former strength &amp; conditioning coach at Yale and Louisville, now at TeamBuildr, and one of the loudest voices behind the STRONG Act (H.R. 9527) — the bill that would give strength &amp; conditioning coaches their own federal job classification.</p><p>We get into what the bill actually does, what it doesn&#39;t (no, nobody&#39;s forcing a certification on you), why it matters even if you coach outside the US, and exactly what to do about it in under five minutes.</p><p><br></p><p>The key links:</p><ul><li><strong>The bill:</strong> <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9527">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9527</a> — link this one if you only link one, it auto-updates as co-sponsors are added</li><li><strong>Full bill text:</strong> <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9527ih/htm/BILLS-119hr9527ih.htm">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9527ih/htm/BILLS-119hr9527ih.htm</a></li><li><strong>Find your rep:</strong> <a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative">https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative</a></li><li><strong>Capitol switchboard:</strong> (202) 224-3121</li><li><strong>Rachel&#39;s scripts:</strong> <a href="https://blog.teambuildr.com/the-strong-act-a-five-minute-phone-call-that-matters">https://blog.teambuildr.com/the-strong-act-a-five-minute-phone-call-that-matters</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>TeamBuildr</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:</p><p>Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team&#39;s performance.</p><p>Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.teambuildr.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code <strong>&quot;PACHALKUP&quot;</strong> for your 30-day free trial.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Exxentric:</strong></p><p>Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric&#39;s flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can&#39;t replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep athletes on the field.</p><p>Head over to <a href="https://exxentric.com/wpam_id/140/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exxentric.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Rachel&#39; Social:</strong></p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachelenewman_/#">@rachelenewman_</a><br></p><p><strong>Manny&#39;s Social:</strong></p><p>Instagram — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_coachmanny_/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Enquiries: </strong><a href="mailto:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com⁠</a></p>