Kevin B. Vanderbush, MS, CSCS
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Kevin Vanderbush is in his 32nd year as the strength and conditioning coach for all sports at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, IN. He teaches an advanced weight training class that involves both strength training and athletic enhancement activities to athletes of all 20 boys and girls teams. Vanderbush has been named the National High School Strength Coach of the Year by American Football Monthly (2008), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) (2007), and the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society (2001).
CV:
- National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Professional Member
- Member since 1984
- Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) since 1986
- Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach Emeritus (RSCC*E)
- Former Indiana State Director
- NSCA High School Special Interest Group Executive Council (2007-2016)– Chair (2013-2016)
- NSCA Foundations Scholarship Review Committee (2009-2012)
- NSCA Journal Contributor: NSCA Journal 10/3 1988
- High School Clinic – How to Motivate Your Athletes Strength and Conditioning Journal 25/5 2003
- Developing a School-Wide Athletic Enhancement Program at the High School Level Strength and Conditioning Journal 28/2 2006
- The Expanded Role of the High School Strength Coach Strength and Conditioning Journal 29/3/2007
- Working With the Sport Coach -Speaker 2003 NSCA National Conference (Indianapolis)
- Speaker 2005 NSCA Sport Specific Training Conference (Louisville)
- Speaker 2007 NSCA Sport Specific Training Conference (San Antonio)
- Speaker 2009 NSCA National Conference (Las Vegas)
- Speaker 2010 NSCA National Conference (Orlando)
- Speaker 2011 NSCA National Conference (Las Vegas)
- Speaker 2014 NSCA Coaches Conference (Indianapolis)
- Speaker 2015 NSCA National Conference (Orlando)
- Speaker 2016 NSCA National Conference (New Orleans)
- Awards
- American Football Monthly/Samson High School Strength Coach of the Year 2008
- NSCA High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Award 2007
- National High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year 2001
- (Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society) AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award 2003
- (Ben Davis High School was listed 21st in Sports Illustrated Top 25 Sports High Schools in America- 2005)
- Employment
- Full Time High School Strength & Conditioning Coach (33 yrs.) 1984-present
- Teach Advanced Weight Training (Strength training/athletic enhancement class with over 400 athletes per day.)
- Serve as after school and summer strength and conditioning coach for 20 boys and girls athletic teams.
- Designed 6200 square ft. weight facility. Program has been visited by over 350 different high schools from the Midwest including coaches from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, and throughout Indiana.
- Ben Davis Football –since 1984 (317-86) Prior to 1984 the Ben Davis football program had 11 winning season in 47 years, and only 1 sectional championship.
- National Rankings
- 2014 #16 MaxPreps
- 2001 #4 USA Today
- 1999 #6 Fox Fab 50
- 1991 #1 AP/ESPN National Champions
- 1988 #4 USA Today
- State Championships (8) 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2014
- State Runner-up (2) 1992, 1996
- Regional (Final Four) Championships (15) 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2014 Ben Davis Athletics since 1984 *Prior to 1984 the Ben Davis athletic programs had won 6 state championships in the school’s history.
- School State Championships since 1984 (21)
- Football –8
- Boys Basketball –2
- Girls Basketball –4 (2009 National Champions)
- Boys Cross Country –3
- Boys Golf –1
- Boys Track - 3 (Both the Boys and Girls Basketball teams have been nationally ranked.)
- Individuals of Note
- Corey Harris
- 1987 State Champion
- 2001 Super Bowl Champion (Baltimore Ravens)
- Marcus Adams
- 1998 Grad
- CFL – 2007 Grey Cup Champion – (Saskachewan)
- Shrya Ely
- 2000, 2001 State Champion
- 2001 Naismith Award
- 2001 Gatorade Girls Basketball National Player of the Year
- WNBA
- Lauren Cheney (Holiday)
- 2005 Gatorade Girls Soccer National Player of the Year
- 2008 Olympic Gold Medal
- 2011 World Cup Silver Medal
- 2012 Olympic Gold Medal
- 2015 World Cup Gold Medal
- Bria Goss
- 2009 National Champion
- 2011 Indiana Miss Basketball
- 2011 McDonalds All American
- 2012 SEC Freshman of the Year (Kentucky)
- Tandon Doss
- 2013 Super Bowl Champion (Baltimore Ravens)(Jacksonville)
- 2 Time All Big 10
- Alex Bentley
- WNBA (Atlanta/Connecticut)
- 3 Time All Big 10 -Penn State University Marquise Gray
- NFL (Buffalo Bills)
- US Army All American 2007
- Related Activities
- Speaker at several of the Indiana Athletic Organization’s State Clinics and Conferences (Football, Track, Baseball, Softball, Cross Country) and camps.(Football, Basketball and Volleyball) -
- Speaker – Hammer Clinics – Princeton 2011, Cincinnati 2011, Denver 2012, Indianapolis 2013 -
- Speaker – University of Michigan Football Strength & Conditioning Clinic 2014
- Speaker 2007 NCACE National Coaching Educators Conference (Indianapolis)
- Have worked with many high schools providing presentations, in-services, and materials to promote high school strength and conditioning to include setting up weight training classes, running after school programs, and designing weight rooms.
- Journal Contributor – American Football Monthly Vol. 12/April/2006 –Building More Than Strength
- Journal Contributor – Coach And Athletic Director Vol. 80/9/May/June/2011 – The Best 51Tips For High School Strength Programs Vol. 83/2/October/2013 –The Right Way To Train
- Journal Contributor- Training and Conditioning vol. XXV No. 8 November 2015- From The Ground Up – Working With High Schoolers
- Journal Contributor – Athletic Management Magazine – Vol 28.2, March 2016 – Powerful Impact
- Former Strength and Conditioning Consultant for Wright State University’s Basketball program. 1998, 1999
- Strength and Conditioning Consultant for Anderson University Football program. 2005, 2006
