NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 12: Katie Fowler

Katie Fowler, from the University of South Carolina, talks to the NSCA Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Caulfield, about being part of a National Championship team/culture, successful intern qualities, being a female strength and conditioning coach in a male dominated profession, and the influence of data in strength and conditioning.

Katie Fowler, CSCS, is in her third season as the strength and conditioning coach for the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team. Prior to joining the University of South Carolina, she spent three seasons as the assistant director for basketball performance at the University of Maryland, where she worked with women's basketball and helped them to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Sweet 16 (2013) and two NCAA Final Fours (2014 and 2015), in addition to continuing to work with Maryland alumnae playing in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Fowler is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and holds Precision Nutrition Level-1 Certification and a Fascial Stretch Therapy Certification.

Find Katie on Twitter: @_KatieFowler ‏ | Find Scott on Twitter: @scottcaulfield

“It’s a six game win streak to win a National Championship.” - 1:30

“Having the ability to ‘turn it off’ and have interests outside of [strength and conditioning] is important.” – 7:14

(Regarding successful interns) “They have confidence but yet humility and they want to keep learning.” – 11:45

“Have the confidence to go up to other coaches and introduce yourself, and not be afraid to go out on a limb sometimes.” – 12:46

“Don’t be discouraged [at a competitive profession], there are opportunities and it is a really rewarding profession.” - 16:15

“If you want to work at the college level, go work at the college level, if you want to work in the NBA, go work in the NBA. There at no limits.” – 16:40

“How do we decide what data is going to be useful [to our sport coaches]?” - 20:20

Books – Pete Egoscue (anything by him), Extreme Ownership, Give and Take, The Feminine Mystique - 25:00

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