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The Pikes Miners are fortunate to have a long standing relationship with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Each Miners team utilizes the NSCA’s Human Performance Center as its base for off ice strength and conditioning training and the gains that our players make throughout the course of the year are tremendous.

All programs at the NSCAHPC are catered to the specific needs of our teams and also the individual needs of our players. The programs are designed to maximize the on ice performance of our players by concentrating on explosive power, speed, flexibility, and injury prevention. Because of our involvement with the NSCA our players have direct access to doctors, rehab specialists, x-rays, MRI’s, should an injury occur.

The hockey specific strength and conditioning training that Miners players receive is second to none. The NSCA is the world’s leading authority on strength and conditioning and has been for nearly 30 years.

The Facility

7500 sq. ft. Strength and Conditioning Center
2500 sq. ft. Media Classroom
70 x 40 yd Speed and Agility Field
15 Olympic Platforms
10 Multi Power Racks
Uesaka Weigt Sets
Dumbells up to 150 lbs. with multiple sets of each
5 Life Fitness bikes
2 Life Fitness steppers
2 Life Fitness elipticals
3 Woodway treadmills
1 Woodway Force treadmill
2 slide boards
Balance boards, plyometric boxes

Notable Clients

Pikes Peak Miners AAA Hockey
Colorado College Division I Hockey
USA Hockey
Colorado Springs Police (S.W.A.T / K-9)
Ft. Carson Police
U.S. Army Special Forces
Broadmoor Figure Skating Club
Colorado Springs Fire

NSCA PIKES PEAK MINERS HOCKEY STAFF

Stefan Underwood, CSCS, is the Manager of the NSCA Human Performance Center. Stefan began his undergrad at the University of Calgary and transfered to Edith Cowan University in Perth Western Australia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Science. Most recently before working with the NSCA, Stefan served as the Site Coordinator for St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis. While in Indiana, Stefan was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Indiana Ice in the United States Hockey League from 2007 – 2010, including the 2008/2009 Clark Cup Championship team. Throughout his career, Coach Underwood has gained a diverse skill set working with developmental, collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes. Stefan is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and certified as a USA Weightlifting (USAW) coach, Level 1 USA Track and Field (USATF) coach, as well as holding his National Coaches Certification Program (NCCP) Level 1 Technical Olympic Weightlifting certification in Canada.

James Joseph (JJ) Griffin - MS, CSCS, is Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the NSCA Human Performance Center (HPC). JJ received his Bachelor’s Degree from Texas Tech University in December 2007. During his tenure as a Red Raider, he played wide receiver/ running back for the football team. After finishing his football eligibility, he assisted the strength and conditioning staff in training football and golf athletes. In May 2009, JJ received his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology, and was chosen as an intern for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The NSCA subsequently hired him as a strength coach in August 2009. JJ designs and implements the athletic performance programs for many teams in the HPC including the Pikes Peak Miners, Colorado Springs Striders Track and Field Club, Fountain Valley School of Colorado, and many other local individual competitive athletes. JJ is also Coordinator for the NSCA Coaching Performance Program, which provides education and guidance for high school strength and conditioning coaches across the country.

Lauren Colizza, MS, CSCS, CPT, is Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the NSCA Human Performance Center (HPC). Lauren earned her Bachelor's of Science Degree in Exercise Science and Ice Skating Science from the University of Delaware in 2005, as well as her Master's of Science in Exercise Physiology in 2009. Lauren competed for the University of Delaware's National Collegiate Figure Skating Team, where she won a National Gold Medal in Ladies Figure Skating, as well as three National Silver Medals. Lauren also holds the 2007 and 2008 Pennsylvania Golden Gloves State Championships for women's amateur boxing in the light bantam weight division. While pursuing her degrees, Lauren worked as a strength and conditioning coach for the Ice Skating Science Development Center at UD, the Charter High School Football Team, the Dupont Junior Elite Tennis Team, and the Delaware State and County Police, Firefighters, and the SWAT Team. Lauren came to the NSCA in September 2009 for a Strength and Conditioning Internship to work with figure skaters, hockey players, and the martial artists in the Army World Class Athlete Performance program. As of December 2009, Lauren is now a full time Strength and Conditioning Coach for the NSCA HPC.