Micah K.

Micah Kurtz is a nationally recognized Strength and Conditioning Coach. He has worked at the University of South Carolina and now works with multiple basketball, football, baseball, golf and soccer high school championship programs. Coach Kurtz is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at AC Flora High and also serves as the Strength and Conditioning Consultant to the 8 time high school basketball national champion Oak Hill Academy.

Coach Kurtz has been named the South Carolina Strength and Conditioning Coach of the year in both 2013 and 2014. He is a sought after presenter and has spoke at strength and conditioning clinics throughout the east coast and in China and Hong Kong. Coach Kurtz is the State Director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association's (NSCA) South Carolina Chapter and is a member of the Subject Matter Expert Committee with the NSCA.

Along with Micah's knowledge and experience he brings unbridled enthusiasm and intensity to each workout.

Micah Kurtz is in his 7th year as the Director of Strength and Conditioning at AC Flora high school in Columbia, South Carolina. In his role, Coach Kurtz has developed the school’s first ever school wide strength and conditioning program and created a school wide culture of vitality and fitness which includes not only student-athletes, but also the faculty, staff, parents and community.
This past year, AC Flora was named the #1 athletic program in the Columbia metropolitan area by the State Newspaper. The baseball team has won 3 straight state championships; the basketball team won the state championship in 2014 and was upper state champions in 2015. The football team tied the school record for wins and won the region championship in 2015. It has won the region championship in 3 of the past 4 years and Coach Kurtz also serves as the team’s Associate Head Coach/Special Team’s Coordinator/Linebacker’s Coach. Our boy’s and girls’ soccer teams are both currently ranked in the top 5 in the state and our golf team has won 5 straight state championships.

Additionally, Coach Kurtz has taken on the duty of overseeing Richland School District One’s new strength and conditioning program. For this duty, Coach Kurtz presented at the Richland One Coaches Convocation and at multiple Athletic Director’s meetings.

Coach Kurtz took 50 athletes to the Region Speed and Strength Meet and 11 of them medaled. AC Flora had 5 athletes come in first place in their weight class and had a clean sweep of the 150 lb. division by winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Of Flora’s 11 athletes that qualified, 9 were in the varsity division. At the State Meet, AC Flora was the ONLY school in the state with two varsity champions.

Coach Kurtz also organized the first ever Richland One Intra District Speed and Strength Combine and hosted South Carolina’s 2nd annual Female Speed and Strength Meet. At this meet AC Flora had 2 overall weight class winners and 4 other athletes came in the top 3. There were only 5 weight classes at this meet.

Additionally, Coach Kurtz is the Strength and Conditioning Consultant Coach to the high school basketball power house Oak Hill Academy. The Oak Hill Basketball team is currently 45-0 and ranked #1 in the Nation. They will be playing for the High School National Championship April 2nd-4th.

This past year, Coach Kurtz was named the State Director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) South Carolina Chapter. He was also named a member of the NSCA's Subject Matter Expert Committee to create a new NSCA certification. This group of 15 individuals is some of the most respected and well known fitness professionals in the country.
This past year Coach Kurtz spoke at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinics in Atlanta and Orlando, as well as at the NSCA’s South Carolina State Clinic. On April 17th, he will be speaking at the PGC/Glazier Basketball Clinic in Charlotte. Coach Kurtz will also be presenting at the South Carolina Coaches Conference in July.

Coach Kurtz is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a USA Weight Lifting Sport’s Performance Certified Coach (USAW), a Functional Movement Screen Specialist (FMS), a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and a Speed and Explosion Specialist (NASE).

Sessions will be designed according to each clients goals and Coach Kurtz will use his expertise to reach those goals.

Train like an athlete to become an athlete!