Kevin Hollabaugh, MHA, CSCS, RSCC*D
Coach Kevin Hollabaugh is regarded as a industry leader in Strength and Conditioning. His career started as an athletic training student at the University of Cincinnati where he fell in love with the concept of using the weight room to keep players out of the training room and changed his major to Exercise Science. After graduating, Kevin worked for several private facilities, served as a Graduate Assistant at the University of South Florida, then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to run two different hospital-based facilities. In 2014, Kevin started ProForce Sports Performance in a small spin cycle classroom and has grown it to two Cincinnati-area training facilities and partnerships with three local high schools. Kevin has a huge thirst for knowledge and works hard every day to make sure ProForce stays on the cutting edge of technology and training methods. His big passion is the game of baseball which has led ProForce to be regarded as one of the top training facilities for baseball players in the Midwest and the off-season training home for dozens of MLB and MiLB players. He has spoken nationally and internationally on topics from Arm Care to Speed Development. He recently served as the Director of Player Development at the University of Cincinnati and is currently serving as a strength and conditioning coach for the New York Yankees when he is not in Cincinnati. Kevin has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati since 2015. While he has a personal passion for baseball, he has trained athletes in all sports throughout his career. Outside of work, Kevin enjoys spending time with his wife (Meghan), his sons (Mason and Cooper), and his fur boys (Crosley and Tucker).
CERTIFICATIONS:
CSCS - Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach
RSCC*D - Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach with Distinction of 10 plus years
USAW- USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance Coach
FMSC - Certified Functional Movement Specialist
PRI Pelvis Restoration - Postural Restoration Institute
WMQ1 - WeckMethod Qualified Level 1
CSAC - Certified Speed and Agility Coach
CSNC - Certified Sports Nutrition Coach
CPDS - Certified Program Design Specialist
CWPC - Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach
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In 2009 Kevin was first hired as a Strength Coach but served as an intern from 2005 to 2009 at the University of Cincinnati in various roles.
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Kevin is also currently the owner and operator of ProForce Sports Performance in Cincinnati, Ohio. Due to his work with the Yankees he currently resides year-round in Tampa, FL and works with athletes under the ProForce umbrella.
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From working with athletes preparing to dominate their sport to small business owners trying to get started. Kevin loves working to help everyone achieve their goals and leave a legacy behind.
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Since 2009 Kevin has been blessed to work with many top athletes from NFL Hall of Famers to soccer players to USA track and field. Kevin has worked with many different sports and enjoys looking at each sport’s needs to help athletes achieve success.
What others are saying:
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“One of the greatest investments you can make as a strength and conditioning professional or sports performance facility owner is to invest in your continued knowledge and growth. One of the greatest strategies is to find a highly focused mentorship that gives you immediate solutions to improve your coaching methods, business systems, and management style. Having personally seen Kevin Hollabaugh and his team operate firsthand, I can’t recommend attending his mentorship enough. The ProForce Sports Performance model has developed youth, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes. The ability to span these diverse age and ability levels speaks to their professional systems at work at the highest level”.
- Lee Taft - Speed & Agility Coach/Consultant
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“Kevin and his staff at ProForce sports performance are implementing training at the highest level - educating the mentees about a holistic athlete-centered model. Mentees can expect to learn how to identify and minimize an athlete’s injury risk, maximize athlete potential through training, and optimize success for the athlete in their perspective sport. Mentees will come out of their time at ProForce with the knowledge and skill set that is comparable to any Power Five schools in the country. I have personally learned and Implemented ideas from Kevin. I hold his friendship in the highest regard simply because we learn and grow together.”
- Zach Farrel - Director of Sports Performance Grand Canyon University
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"Kevin & his team at ProForce run one of the best sports performance businesses in the country. Not only do they deliver world-class coaching, but they also have done the things that most sports performance businesses don't do. They've created a systematic, highly effective approach to branding, marketing, selling, operations, and staff development. If you want to build a great business serving athletes, Kevin and the ProForce team can help."
- Pat Rigsby - Fitness Business Coach