Coaches Corner
- "Hard Intelligent work pays off!!! Anyone can work hard but the one that works hard and intelligently sees the best results with less injuries in the shortest time period"... Coach Russ Polhemus
- When Injured with a Muscle-Tendon Strain, always Remember P.R.I.C.E. Protect Injury Site, Rest Injury (appropriate rest,72 hours), Ice(72 hours), Compress(while icing), Elevate(while icing and compressing). Add Heat, Contrast Therapy(Heat and Ice Intervals), and Stretching after the initial 72 hour period... If injury is severe always seek a Medical Professional. Coach David Polhemus
- Over Analysis leads to Paralysis! Analysis is an important step for growth but once you find the inefficiency, work on correcting it. Coach Todd Polhemus
Head Coaches
Coach Russ Polhemus
Mr. Polhemus is the owner and director of Sports Medicine & Fitness Institute, the first evaluation and personalized prescription exercise facility in the Southeast.
As a coach and athlete, he has won two state championships, nine conference championships (four SEC championships) and assisted in one national championship in track and field. He is a graduate of East Texas State University with a B.S. and M.S. degrees in the field of Health, Physical Education, and Psychology. He has coached and taught at the college level in track and field and strength and conditioning at Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee, and Texas Tech. During his coaching and training career, he has trained hundreds of national, international, college, and Olympic athletes not to mention thousands of adults and youth.
R.W. Polhemus 41 Years of Professional Coaching Coach Polhemus is one of the founding members of the N.S.C.A. and contributed advice and research information in the first editions of the N.S.C.A. Journal and Certification. Coach Polhemus is one of the founding fathers of Plyometrics in the
He has for years studied and consulted with German, Russian, Soviet, and European coaches and trainers including the former President of the Soviet Sprint Council.
He started weight training in December of 1955 and has written literally 100’s of articles and numerous research studies and has written a book “ Power for all Seasons” (unpublished at this time). He was asked to become the first Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Dallas Cowboys in 1971. He has been on Radio and T.V. often and at one time had a fitness T.V. show and Radio show. He has Coached several world champions, Olympians, Olympic Champions in Sprinting, Jumping, Throwing, Weight Lifting, and coached numerous famous Pro. Football players including eight of which went to the Superbowl. At Georgia Institute of Technology he designed curriculum for the Physical Education Dept. This was for two advanced strength and conditioning classes for students and faculty.
He is the inventor of the Patented Computerized Robotic Exercise and Rehabilitation Machine. This machine does Eccentric, Concentric, Isometric Strength and Speed Training called R.E.M. The most current advanced exercise machine equipment uses this concept of strength potential curve which was patented in 1981. The machine is under development with a well known company. Coach Polhemus has consulted with many Businesses, Companies, and Hospitals including the giant corporation Wilson Sporting Goods.
Coach Todd Polhemus
Coach Todd Polhemus is the Assistant Director of Sports Training.
Coach Todd Polhemus is the Assistant Director of Sports Training.| Coach Russ Polhemus |
Mr. Polhemus is the owner and director of Sports Medicine & Fitness Institute, the first evaluation and personalized prescription exercise facility in the Southeast.
As a coach and athlete, he has won two state championships, nine conference championships (four SEC championships) and assisted in one national championship in track and field. He is a graduate of East Texas State University with a B.S. and M.S. degrees in the field of Health, Physical Education, and Psychology. He has coached and taught at the college level in track and field and strength and conditioning at Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee, and Texas Tech. During his coaching and training career, he has trained hundreds of national, international, college, and Olympic athletes not to mention thousands of adults and youth. Coach Polhemus is one of the founding members of the N.S.C.A. and contributed advice and research information in the first editions of the N.S.C.A. Journal and Certification. Coach Polhemus is one of the founding fathers of Plyometrics in the He has for years studied and consulted with German, Russian, Soviet, and European coaches and trainers including the former President of the Soviet Sprint Council. He started weight training in December of 1955 and has written literally 100’s of articles and numerous research studies and has written a book “ Power for all Seasons” (unpublished at this time). He was asked to become the first Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Dallas Cowboys in 1971. He has been on Radio and T.V. often and at one time had a fitness T.V. show and Radio show. He has Coached several world champions, Olympians, Olympic Champions in Sprinting, Jumping, Throwing, Weight Lifting, and coached numerous famous Pro. Football players including eight of which went to the Superbowl. At Georgia Institute of Technology he designed curriculum for the Physical Education Dept. This was for two advanced strength and conditioning classes for students and faculty. He is the inventor of the Patented Computerized Robotic Exercise and Rehabilitation Machine. This machine does Eccentric, Concentric, Isometric Strength and Speed Training called R.E.M. The most current advanced exercise machine equipment uses this concept of strength potential curve which was patented in 1981. The machine is under development with a well known company. Coach Polhemus has consulted with many Businesses, Companies, and Hospitals including the giant corporation Wilson Sporting Goods. Coach Todd Polhemus is the Assistant Director of Sports Training.
R.W. Polhemus 41 Years of Professional Coaching
Coach Todd Polhemus
Coach Todd, as a coach an or athlete, has extensive experience in soccer and track and field. Has earned a number of all-state and conference individual awards, Team accomplishments include winning on state championship, thee conference championships, and was runner-up in the national championships (soccer). He is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College, with an B.S. in Education, and concentration in Psychology. He has coached and player at the club, high school, college and professional levels, and has been on staff since 1993.
Coach Todd was State Champion in Shot-Putt and placed in the top ten at the Junior Nationals in Javelin. In weight lifting he push pressed 377 lbs at a body weight of 202 lbs. Coach Todd was an all conference, all region, and three conference title holder and National Runner up in College Soccer. He played Professional Soccer in the
Coach David Polhemus Coach David Polhemus vast experience in the field of sports training, conditioning, and flexibility. Coach David was a Varsity Soccer and Track and Field Athlete. He was positioned as a defender in soccer and threw the discus, shot-putt, and javelin in track and field. In weight lifting he Bench Pressed 400 lbs at a body weight of around 175 lbs. He also served in the United States Military. He has worked as a professional staff member at S.M.F.I. for over fifteen years. Coach David independently and through S.M.F.I. has studied and researched extensively on the benefits of Massage Therapy, Clinical Flexibility, Therapeutic Exercise, Somatic (Mind/Body Connection), and Breath Work to increase performance and optimum functioning of the athlete. Coach David with the assistance of Coach Todd designed a Core Training Routine used by the S.M.F.I. athletes. Coach David assesses injuries and designs injury prevention programs for the S.M.F.I. athletes. Coach David was required to study
Coach David Polhemus is the Director of Neuromuscular Therapy.
Coach David Polhemus LMT, NMT is Nationally Certified in Clinical Massage Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy. He practices Orthopedic and Sports Massage Therapy for Performance and Recovery. He is licensed through the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy and is Nationally Certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. He is a Professional Member of the American Massage Therapy Association and adheres to their code of ethics and standards of practice.
All of our Staff are trained to teach at the highest professional level that is required by S.M.F.I. This is one that follows a precise protocol that is driven to get great results, hard work, protect the athlete and at the same time have a lot of fun.
