COACHING STAFF
The Champions Sports Performance Staff is certified to provide your athletes with the best possible training for speed, strength, and agility while keeping them safe by utilizing evidence-based injury resiliency methods of training.
Logan Sandate
Program Director
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Grew up in Charlotte, NC
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B.S. Athletic Training – Catawba College
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Team Captain of Catawba College Women’s Soccer
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Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
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Board Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
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Enjoys teaching the importance of the biomechanics of speed and empowering youth and adult athletes
Ben Smolinsky
Assistant Program Director
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A.S. Exercise Science & Kinesiology - Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC)
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B.S. Sport and Exercise Physiology - DeSales University
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M.S. Exercise Science: Strength & Conditioning - Appalachian State University
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Graduate Assistant Strength Coach for Men's Golf and Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country at Appalachian State
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Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
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USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach (USAW-L1)
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Strives to be the coach he wishes he had during his athletic career, for kids and adults alike.
Sierra Simpson
Senior Performance Coach
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B.S Kinesiology – Anderson University
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Team Captain of Anderson University Women’s Basketball
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College Strength Coach for 5 Years
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CEO of Dream Factory Performance Training, specializing in basketball-specific skills training
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Enjoys teaching athletes how to achieve their performance goals by developing them both mentally and physically
Jon Rogers
Personal Trainer & Dry Land Swim Specialist
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B.A – University of Illinois at Chicago
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NASM Certified Personal Trainer
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NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
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NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
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Surge Strength Dryland Certified Coach
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Level 1 Precision Nutrition Coach
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Over 10 years as a Fitness and Sports Performance Professional
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Originally from Chicago and moved to Charlotte in 2016
Daniel McArthur
Performance Coach
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University of North Carolina Track & Field
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2-Time All American
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2-Time ACC Champion
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7-Time All ACC
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Carolina Record Holder
Santonio Thompson Jr
Performance Coach
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2010 4A State Champion, Mooresville NC
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2012 Junior World Team Qualifier
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2013 Senior World Team Qualifier
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4 Time Greco Roman All American
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Bachelors in Sports Management - Belmont Abbey
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2017-2018 Interim Assistant Wrestling Coach - Belmont Abbey