Follower of Christ. Father to Mia & MJ. Husband to Whitney. Coach, Friend, Brother & Confidant to many. President-Oak Hill Academy (beginning August, 2024)
It’s a tremendous honor to be chosen for this position. OHA has a world class staff in place and no school has a better alumni group or brand than Oak Hill Academy. Thank you to the board of trustees for entrusting me with this tremendous responsibility. Let’s get to work!
Oak Hill Academy is announcing that effective August 1, 2024, Mr. Micah Kurtz will become President, succeeding Dr. Michael Groves, who recently shared the news of his retirement. Read our blog to learn more.
#kurtzm3
#OakHillAcademy
Anyone who doesn’t believe in lifting on game day or even strength training in general... please note Brooks Koepka
@BKoepka
repped out 225 for 14 the day of his championship final round at the US Open
New edition to the Kurtz crew.
Micah James Kurtz Jr. aka MJ was born January 25th. Our family is complete.
MJ- “I love the little boy you are and the man you will become”
If you were part of
@FloraAthletics
between ‘10-‘18 you know how special it was. It was about so much more than education & sports. It was about coaches, students, admin & parents all working 2gether for excellence in everything. Thank you 2 my Flora fam for joining us on our day
Honored to receive this award along with some other great strength coaches. Thank you to all the students, athletes, coaches and parents of
@WPS_Athletics
who have trusted my coaching and training programs.
#whatwedo
This is the scene every afternoon at 415pm for our off-season training sessions. They say if you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life. Name a better job than a high school strength and conditioning coach. I’ll wait...!
@WPS_Athletics
@rangerdad89
@WPS_Lakers
My first year at WPS we 2 weightlifting classes. One class had 9 students and the other had 11. Now in year 6, almost 1/3 our student body trains during the school day. And there’s a waiting list to get in the class. Let’s get it
#EveryoneLifts
#WHATWEDO
Congratulations to the best in the business
@KurtzM3
on being named the Region 1 Coach of the Year by the
@NHSSCA
(National High School Strength Coaches Association)
Did you know that in a 2007 study, German researchers found that students learn vocabulary words 20% faster following exercise? Here is
@Miawilliams2023
working out at 6 am before taking the SAT. Exercise = Improved cognitive learning.
#FunFactWednesday
#whatwedo
Honored to be included in this list of top 40 sports professionals under 40. There’s countless other people that are deserving so thank you to Coach & AD magazine for the recognition. It’s a true honor!
@nhsaca
@coach_ad
John Beilein has been a head coach at the HS level, JUCO, D3, D2, low D1, mid major, Power 5 and now in the NBA. Shoutout to the
@cavs
& all the other schools for giving him a “chance” when he didn’t have previous “experience” at these levels & not just recycling old coaches
Thank you & This award is not mine. It is a combination of the great vision of our school, the assistant strength coaches I’ve been blessed to work, the sport coaches who trust me with their athletes and our dedicated & awesome students who believe in our strength program.
There’s no better breeding ground than the weight room to teach kids the principles needed to be successful adults. Shoutout to these high schools for understanding the impact a quality strength and conditioning program can have on all the students

42 pair in here with at least another 40 in boxes to go and another 30 pair not in boxes. This is the first time ever I’ve agreed with my wife that I have a problem
A Harvard Business School study found that there are 4 critical factors in business: intelligence, information, skill and attitude. The first 3 make up 7 percent of success, while attitude alone makes up the other 93.
As a coach there’s nothing better than seeing your former athletes go on to be great people & be able to continue to chase their dreams. It’s amazing to see these two playing professionally against each other across the globe. Proud of you guys & honored to say I was your coach💯
Reporter: What’s the biggest impact you’ve had on the game 🐯 Tiger: “I’ve inspired the youth and everyone is training now. It used to be and 1 other guy training working on our bodies, now everyone is in the weightroom getting bigger stronger, hitting the ball further”
Yes we have them lift year round. Basketball is a very anterior dominated sport so a big focus for us in season is to strength their posterior chain to help reduce asymmetries in the body. I feel this has helped us minimize injuries.
#GBetBBChat
1 of the reasons that strength training is the most important activity a student can participate in is:The weight room teaches students to overcome their fears.A proper program tracks personal progress& teaches students to embrace the process of becoming the best at getting bettr
Honored to be presenting at the
@NSCA
conference. Coaching at the HS level allows for the unique opportunity to maximize students physical potential while also equipping them with the confidence to pursue whatever excites them thru their athletic, academic and professional life
The secret to packing on muscle
1. Sleep 8 hours a night
2. Train REALLY hard
3. Eat Breakfast
4. Eat a Snack
5. Eat Lunch
6. Eat a Snack
7. Eat Dinner
8. Hydrate
9. Repeat
BONUS - Fire the "specialist" who tells you not to lift in the summer b/c you need to develop your skills
Year 1 is in the books. Congrats to our Strength Athletes of the Year. All of you have helped make this an unbelievable year in our strength and conditioning program. I look forward to a huge summer and bigger year next year.
#BetterEveryDay
That’s the mission
#whatwedo
I’m excited to offer our Comprehensive Dynamic Movement Prep to all. This professionally made video includes demonstrations and coaching cues of all movements. Here is a preview of the video. For more information visit or contact me.
We have the best job in the world.I was blessed to share what I do with my awesome athletes at the NHSSCA National Conference & two of my former students (who are in college to be strength coaches) came to the conference and even jumped in to help with my demos.
“One coach will impact more people in one year than an average person will in a lifetime” -Billy Graham. This quote shapes my coaching philosophy and is why I do what I do. I’m honored to have found my passion. Special thanks to
@Vertimax
for putting this video together!