The Strength Game Podcast Episode #119: Nat Sauberan
Nat Sauberan is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Marshall University working with the baseball team and assisting football program. Prior to joining The Herd staff he was the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at Gardner-Webb University where he worked with the men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling programs, in addition to supervising the intern coach over men’s soccer. Before GWU, Sauberan was the head football strength & conditioning coach at Morehead State University for one season. He served as a graduate assistant coach at Belhaven University for two years from 2021-2023 where he worked with the Blazers football, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and track & field programs. Sauberan got his coaching career started as a strength and conditioning intern at Yale University in 2021 and has also completed internships with the University of Pittsburgh’s football program as a sports science intern and paid intern at Sanford Power in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Sauberan is an avid lifter and enjoys traveling and finding cool places to eat with his wife and dog when he is not training in the weight room. He has competed in classic physique and continues to train with the goal of learning to dunk a basketball.
Show Highlights / Topics
How you Communicate the Message Makes a Difference
Higher Frequency Points of Contact
Mental Reps and Putting Athletes in Difficult Situations to Prepare for Competition
The Perception of a Strength Coaches Role in Performance