Ironsmith's
Founders and Staff
The Founders and Staff at Ironsmith, Inc.,
the PlayStrong Institute and Tri Fit USATraining are
all college degreed and are multi-certified. The Staff members are
also Teaching and Medical Exercise Specialists and have over 73
years combined training experience.
Sarah Scott, President & Founder of Ironsmith-The Fitness Doctors 2nd Row from the top ( far right)-- Strength & Conditioning Coach for St. Edward's University
Women's Basketball Team
Sarah Scott (front right of center in black) -- Strength & Conditioning Coach for St. Edward's University
Women's Basketball Team
Sarah
E. Scott
Sarah E. Scott, USAT Triathlon Certified Coach, ACSM, MES, ACE-CPFT, NASM-CPT, AAHFP-CPT, COOPER CLINIC-CPT,NFPT-CPT is a multisport strength and conditioning expert, triathlon coach, business entrepreneur, and the cofounder and President of Ironsmith, The Fitness Doctors, Inc., in Austin, Texas.
Ironsmith is the first sports training, conditioning, and movement skills corporation of it's kind established in Texas. Sarah has been recognized as one of "America's Best Professional Fitness Trainers" by Vogue magazine.
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Sarah Scott - Trainer to the Stars
Cast of Man of the House featuring Tommy Lee Jones |
Sarah brings more than 27 years experience as a sports conditioning and fitness teaching professional -- as well as her background as a successful multisport athlete, scholarshiped collegiate track athlete, all natural championship bodybuilder and triathlete -- to her roles of Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach, triathlon coach, educator and public speaker.
Sarah has earned a national reputation for creating Ironsmith's PlayStrong Institute advanced sports training programs. The PlayStrong Institute provides specialized basketball, soccer, running, swimming and cycling, strength and conditioning training to individuals and teams to improve strength, power, endurance, speed, agility, quickness, core and joint stability, balance, visual acuity, offensive and defensive footwork. As a result of the implementation of this program nationwide at colleges and universities, Sarah served as a visiting professor at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas from 1997 - 2000 where she taught the PlayStrong curriculum.
Over the past 18 years, Sarah has received national and statewide recognition for the development of the trademarked PlayStrong Basketball Skills and Conditioning program.
In that capacity, Sarah has worked with over 650 male and female athletes to develop basketball, soccer, running, swimming, and cycling, strength and conditioning programs. This equates to over 18,500 cumulative hours of work with athletes at all levels of experience and ability.
Clients have been athletes, coaches and teams from the Junior high to the professional level, including coaches and teams from: The University of Texas, Harvard, Yale, Boston College, Dartmouth, University of Minnesota, Texas A&M, Bentley, Stonehill, Trinity, Southwestern, Bethel College, and the ABL Colorado Explosion.
In addition, Sarah has authored numerous articles on functional sports conditioning and was a contributor to The Little Abs Workout Book by Erika Dillman. Sarah has been featured in many national magazines & publications: Energy, Oxygen, Cooking Light, InStyle, SHAPE, Self, Walking Magazine and The Denver Post, ABC NEWS.COM.to name a few. She is currently writing a coaching handbooks "PlayStrong" & "TriFit USA" geared to the unique movement, training and conditioning needs of multisport athletes. Sarah holds multiple certifications as a sports movement skills, medical exercise, and sports and fitness strength and conditioning expert
CONSULTING
- 2005 Interim Strength and Conditioning Coach for The University of Texas Womens Basketball Team
- 2005 Man of the House, Movie Production - Training and Conditioning and nutritional consultation of five main actors
- 2003-2005 St. Edward's University, Women's Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach
- 1997-2001 On Tour with Shawn Colvin
- 1995-2000 Women's Basketball Strength & Conditioning Clients
- Boston College, Boston, MA - Division I
- Trinity University, San Antonio, TX - Division III
- Harvard University, Boston, MA - Division I
- The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Division I
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH - 1995 Ivy League Champions - Division I
- Bethel College, St. Paul, MN - 1995 MIAC Champions - Division III
- Colorado Explosion, Denver CO - American Basketball League
- Texas A & M University, College Station, TX - Division I
- Stonehill College, North Easton, MA - Division II
- Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX - Division III
- Bentley College, Waltham, MA Division II
- Carlton College, Northfield, MN - Division III
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): Health Fitness Instructor
- National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM): Certified Professional Fitness Trainer
- USA Triathlon (USAT): Level 1 Certified Coach
- Cancer Exercise Specialist: Certified Exercise Specialist
- Cooper Clinic Institute for Aerobic Research: (CPFT) Certified Personal Fitness Specialist
- American Academy of Fitness Professionals (AAFP): Medical Exercise Specialist
- American Council on Exercise (ACE): Certified Personal Fitness Trainer
- National Federation of Professional Fitness Trainers (NFPT): Certified Trainer
- American Red Cross Certified in First Aid and CPR
AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTOR, 1995 - 2003. SELECT ARTICLES INCLUDE:
- COACHING WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MAGAZINE
"Special Summer Issue: Conditioning for Women's Basketball"
"Positioning for Victory: Creating Success from the Ground Up"
- IDEA PERSONAL TRAINER MAGAZINE, "Higher Goals: Basketball Fitness from the Ground Up"
- THE LITTLE ABS WORKOUT BOOK by Erika Dillman
- IDEA FITNESS SOURCE, "Sports Conditioning" Centerpiece'
- AUSTIN FIT MAGAZINE, "Body Parts: Lower Legs"
PRESENTATIONS
- 2002 Southwestern University - Finance of Sport, Fitness & Health Industries
- 2001 Southwestern University - Finance of Sport, Fitness & Health Industries
- 2002 Capitol of Texas Triathlon Symposium
- 2000 Goddard Orthopedic Sports Clinic
- 1999 Austin Heart Hospital's - Heart Fit Series
- 1998 PlayStrong Institute Sports Conditioning Specialist
- 1997 Reebok/WBCA National High School Basketball Camps
- 1997 Women's Sports Foundation Annual Summit:
"Examining how we condition and teach sports skills to female athletes"
- 1995 Final Four - WBCA Coaches National AAU Championship PlayStrong™ In-service Seminar
- 1995 Texas High School Girls Coaches Association: PlayStrong™: Positioning For Victory
- 1994 Texas High School Girls Coaches Association: Innovations in Strength & Conditioning
- 1991 Texas Association of Coaches workshops, Sports care Sports medicine & Physical Therapy Center: Training Coaches to Train Athletes
WORKSHOPS
- 1996 Ironsmith "Play Strong™" Basketball & Fitness Training Camp - Austin, Texas/Minneapolis, MN
- 1995 Ironsmith "Play Strong™" Basketball & Fitness Training Camp - Austin, Texas
- 1994 Ironsmith "Play Strong™" Basketball & Fitness Training Camp - Austin, Texas
- 1993 University of Texas Health Promotion Classes: Faculty & Student Continuing Education Series
- 1992 University of Texas Health Promotion Classes: Faculty & Student Continuing Education Series
- TA Brown Elementary, Adopt-A-School Program: Muscle Masters Weekly Fitness Seminars
- Seton Medical Center Seminar Series: Toning & Muscle Conditioning
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Tony
Kelly, Cofounder of Ironsmith, teaching "pedal efficiency" techniques to Tri Fit USA clients.
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Tony D. Kelly
Ironsmith - The Fitness Doctors Co-founder
Graduate of The University of Texas Tony D. Kelly, USA Triathlon Level I Certified Coach, CPFT is Co founder and Vice President of Ironsmith -The Fitness Doctors , Inc., in Austin, Texas. Tony has served as a college faculty member
at Austin Community College (ACC) in the Department of Health and
Kinesiology and is currently on the Advisory Committee for curriculum
development in the Professional Fitness Trainer Program. Tony presently serves as President of the Citizen
Textbook Advisory Committee to help in the selection of Physical
Education textbooks for the Austin Independent School District.
Tony has co-authored several articles in health and fitness publications
with emphasis in the areas of sports-specific strength and conditioning.
He is also a visiting professor at Southwestern University.
Tony brings more than 26 years as a sports and fitness teaching professional -- as well as his background as a successful multi-sport athlete and championship bodybuilder -- to his roles of Professional Fitness Trainer, triathlon coach, educator and public speaker.
Tony is currently seen monthly on Fox's Channel 2 "Work Out Wednesdays" morning show. He was also regularly featured professional fitness trainer on "America's Fitness Show".
Tony holds multiple certifications as a movement skills and fitness training expert:
- USA Triathlon - Level I Certified Coach
Certified Professional Fitness Trainer
- Cooper Clinic Institute for Aerobic Research
Certified Professional Fitness Trainer
- American Academy of Fitness Professionals
Certified Professional Fitness Trainer
- National Academy of Sports Medicine
Certified Professional Fitness Trainer
- American Council on Exercise
Certified Professional Fitness Trainer
- National Federation of Professional Trainers
Certified Professional Fitness Trainer
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Jennifer
L. White
Jennifer L. White, MES, CPFT is Vice-President,
Principal, and Sports Training Director at Ironsmith Body, Inc.
in Austin, Texas. She is a former NCAA Division I Champion Basketball
player, an Academic All-American and an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship
recipient. She is a former coach at Louisiana Tech University and
The University of Texas at Austin. Jennifer brings more than 25
years of experience as a competitive athlete and teaching professional
to her role as sports trainer and educator. She has presented PlayStrong
specialized athletic movement training techniques at state and national
conferences to high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic
level coaches and other fitness professionals to learn and teach
PlayStrong specialized athletic movement training techniques. Jennifer
has also authored numerous articles on movement readiness skills,
biomechanics of player technique and conditioning training.
Jennifer was also voted one of "America's Best
Professional Fitness Trainers" by Vogue magazine.
Jennifer holds multiple certifications as a
movement skills and fitness training expert:
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Academy of Fitness Professionals
- Medical Exercise Specialist
- American Council on Exercise
- National Federation of Professional Trainers
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Jessica Wurtzebach,
ACE-CPT, MES
Ironsmith
Certified
Professional Fitness Trainer
Jessica Wurtzebach
Jessica Wurtzebach, CPT, MES a Certified Professional Fitness Trainer at Ironsmith, The Fitness Doctors, Inc., in Austin, Texas. She is a Certified Personal Trainer by the American Council on Exercise as well as a Medical Exercise Specialist. She earned her undergraduate degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She is a former NCAA Division III Basketball player who set two conference rebounding records and was named to the All Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Team in her senior year.
Since graduating from college and joining the Ironsmith team she has competed in various triathlons across the country, varying in distance from Sprint to Ironman.
American Council on Exercise
Certified Personal Trainer
American Academy of Health and Fitness Professionals
Medical Exercise Specialist
2001 Danskin
2001 Ironhead Triathlon - Dallas
2001 Capital of Texas Triathlon
2002 Southwest Texas State Triathlon
2002 Corpus Christi Triathlon
2002 Ralph's California Half Ironman
2002 Tinman Triathlon - Louisiana
2002 Metroplex Sprint Triathlon
2002 Mrs. T's Triathlon - Chicago
2003 Ralph's California Half Ironman
2003 Capitol of Texas Triathlon
2003 Mrs. T's Triathlon (8/25)
2003 Age Group National Championships (October)
2003 Florida Ironman (11/8)
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Leslin Meissner, NSCA-CPT, CSCS, MES
Ironsmith
Certified
Professional Fitness Trainer
Leslin Meissner
Leslin Meissner, M.A., MES, CSCS is a certified professional fitness trainer at Ironsmith - The Fitness Doctors in Austin, TX. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and came to Austin to complete her masters in exercise physiology at the University of Texas. While there she was involved in research on postmenopausal women and their cardiovascular adaptations to exercise.
Upon graduation, she joined the Ironsmith team where she has worked with a variety of clients from adolescents to seniors, including clients with special needs such as exercise for disease management and pregnancy. Leslin also regularly competes in triathlons in Texas and around the country.
Leslin holds multiple certifications as a movement skills and fitness trainer:
American College of Sports Medicine
Health Fitness Instructor
American Academy of Health and Fitness Professionals
Medical Exercise Specialist
National Strength and Conditioning Association
Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach
NSCA- Certified Personal Trainer
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