Cory Castro talking to players at practice

Speaking · Podcasts, clinics, seminars, trainings

Real coaching.
Out loud.

15 yrsStrength coach at the D1 football level
RTPWrites the return-to-play plan for injured football athletes
QBsOwns the quarterbacks' physical development
Full dept.Head strength coach over football and every Olympic sport
On The Mic

Not a keynote. The truth from inside the room.

Your audience has heard the motivational speech. What they haven't heard is a coach walking them through how the work actually gets done: the plan, the reasons behind it, and what happens when week three goes sideways. That's what I bring.

  1. 01

    Principles over exercises

    Why a sound set of principles beats any template, and how one set molds a program for a freshman, a starter and a forty-year-old executive. The how matters more than the what.

    Coaches · clinics · podcasts

  2. 02

    Individualizing in a team setting

    Player, position, unit, team. How to write one program for a roster of a hundred and still coach the kid in front of you.

    Strength staffs · clinics

  3. 03

    Return to play

    Hamstrings, reconditioning and the load management that gets an athlete back and keeps him there. What the training room and the weight room owe each other.

    Athletic trainers · performance staffs

  4. 04

    Building the quarterback

    Physical development for the most watched position on the field. Weight room, corrective work, pre-practice and keeping the arm healthy through a season.

    Football staffs · QB coaches

  5. 05

    Building a performance department

    Staff, systems, testing and the sport-science stack, and the culture that makes it run. Demanding, never demeaning.

    Athletic directors · head coaches

  6. 06

    The coaching career

    Graduate assistant to head strength coach to the staff I'm on now. What it takes, what it costs, and what I'd tell myself on day one.

    Young coaches · career days · students

Pick the Room

01

Podcasts & interviews

Long-form conversation about training, coaching and the profession. I'd rather give you one detailed example and the mechanics behind it than the clickbait answer.

02

Clinics & seminars

A room of coaches and a whiteboard. Built around your audience's level, with the real programs and the reasoning behind them.

03

Staff trainings

In-service days for your strength, training room or coaching staff. We work on your system, with your calendar and your roster on the table.

04

Team talks

Standards, accountability and what it takes to play with effort and toughness, told by somebody who coaches it every day.

Put me in
front of your room.

Send me these four things and I'll come back to you directly with what fits, whether that's a forty-minute episode or a full day with your staff.

Rather email? coachcorycastro@gmail.com

Coaches, athletes, staff, listeners. How many.

Podcast, clinic, staff training or team talk, and how long.

Or remote. A range is fine.

One from this page, or the problem you want solved.