Micah Kurtz, CSCS, Founder of The Athlete Maker On the core values of a high school weight room Micah Kurtz, MS, CSCS, is the founder of The Athlete Maker, an athletic performance development company. He has previously worked at Windemere Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida as well as Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, and AC Flora High School in South Carolina. He has been recognized by the NSCA as the National Strength Coach of the Year and was named a Top 40 Under 40 Sports Professional by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. Kurtz spoke with managing editor Wesley Sykes about the core values that he instills into the high school weight room and the student-athletes. WINNING HOOPS COACHES PLAYBOOK 2022 47