Lifetime Achievement Award
Dave Redding
NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year
Darren Krein
Miami Dolphins
The Champions Award
Chris Carlisle
Seattle Seahawks
Dave Redding started his career as a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska where he had played football. This served as his platform that launched him into a very successful career in the NFL. He has spent 24 seasons in the NFL, beginning as the first Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cleveland Browns (’82-88). He then continued his work with Kansas City (’89-98), Washington (2001), San Diego (’02-’06) and finally Green Bay until 2011. Redding has received many honors and awards for his work. In 2006, he was named NFL’s Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year following the Chargers' 14-2 season, as well as being inducted into the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006.
Darren Krein, recipient of the NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Award, has been throughout the NFL as a player and as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. Darren was a four-year letterman for the University of Miami as a defensive end (1989-93). After his college career, he was a fifth round draft choice for the San Diego Chargers, then was picked up by the Green Bay Packers in 1995. However, due to a reoccurring knee injury, Darren never saw any game action. Taking his experience from the field, Darren worked with the Seattle Seahawks (1997-98 and 2001-09) and helped develop Pro Bowl Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Darren became the head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Miami Dolphins in 2011 and continues to provide his athletes with the fine balance between doing too much and not doing enough.
Chris Carlisle, recipient of the Champions Award, made his move to the NFL in 2010 after nine years at USC as their head Strength and Conditioning Coach. In the beginning of his career, Chris gained much of his knowledge from his mentor, John Stucky, while at the University of Arkansas as a graduate assistant from 1992-93. He was the Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for three years (1998-2000) for the University of Tennessee. In December of 2000, while at Tennessee, Coach Carlisle learned he had Hodgkin’s Disease and immediately began treatments. In February of 2001, Carlisle was hired by USC as their Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. The only person on the Trojans who knew of Chris’ health condition was Head Coach Pete Carroll. After months of treatments, Carlisle beat cancer in the summer of 2001. Carlisle joined the Seahawks in February 2010. There is only one way in Seattle and it is the “Seahawks way”. Carlisle is ambitious and detailed when it comes to making his athletes more efficient through movement and that clearly showed in their Super Bowl victory.