Professional Credentials
Qualified to Coach.
Proven Through Experience.
Every WilCo Athletics program is designed and coached by a credentialed professional with nationally recognized certifications and over 17 years of real-world coaching experience.
Certifications
Nationally Recognized Professional Credentials
These are not weekend certifications. Each requires rigorous study, demonstrated competency, and ongoing continuing education to maintain.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
The CSCS is the gold standard certification for strength and conditioning professionals. It requires demonstrated knowledge of exercise science, sport-specific training program design, testing and evaluation, and the application of training principles for athletes across all sports and levels.
USA Weightlifting Certification
USA Weightlifting (USAW)
This certification covers the coaching of Olympic lifting movements — the clean, snatch, and jerk — and their application in athletic performance training. These movements develop explosive power, coordination, and full-body strength that transfer directly to sport performance.
RKC Kettlebell Certification
Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC)
The RKC is widely recognized as one of the most rigorous kettlebell certifications in the industry. It focuses on kettlebell technique, progressive programming, and the application of kettlebell training for strength, conditioning, and athletic performance.
Sports-Specific Nutrition Certification
Specialized Nutrition Credential
This certification covers the science of nutrition as it relates to athletic performance, body composition, recovery, and long-term health. It enables WilCo to provide guidance that supports training goals — not generic diet plans.
Training Background
Trained in Systems That Produce Athletes
Beyond formal certifications, Tom’s coaching approach was shaped by direct training experience in proven athletic development systems.
He trained through the Parisi Speed School system — one of the most respected speed development programs in the country — and applied its principles through his own athletic career from youth sports through professional competition.
His programming integrates principles from the NSCA, USAW, RKC, and sport science research, combined with the practical lessons learned from coaching thousands of individual sessions over more than a decade.
Experience
A Career Built on Development
Age 12
Began strength and athletic training alongside his father and older brother, laying the foundation for a lifelong passion for athletic performance.
Youth Athletics
Developed through the Bill Parisi Training System and the Parisi Speed School, learning the principles of speed, movement, and long-term athlete development.
High School
Became a 100+ match winner in wrestling while earning 3× All-County honors in both baseball and wrestling. Helped lead Emerson Jr./Sr. High School to two New Jersey State Baseball Championships and was a member of the school’s State Finalist wrestling team. Later inducted into the Emerson Jr./Sr. High School Hall of Fame.
College Athletics
Competed as an NCAA Division I baseball player while continuing to develop advanced strength and performance training methods. Named a Johnny Bench Award Finalist and earned First Team All-America East Conference honors. Professional Baseball: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals, where he competed professionally while learning what it takes to perform at the highest level.
2009
Founded Athletic Training Redefined, a strength and conditioning company dedicated to developing athletes and helping adults improve performance, health, and confidence.
2009-2021
Built Athletic Training Redefined into one of San Diego’s premier performance training facilities, coaching athletes from youth sports through the professional level while refining a proven coaching system centered on individualized programming, accountability, and measurable results.
2021
Successfully sold Athletic Training Redefined and relocated to Tennessee to begin the next chapter of his coaching career.
2022–2026
Joined Daxko (Zen Planner & SugarWOD) as a Business Development Coach, helping gym owners across North America improve operations, increase profitability, strengthen member retention, and build better fitness businesses.
Today
Founded WilCo Athletics, bringing nearly two decades of coaching experience and a proven athlete development system to Wilson County. Every athlete and adult receives individualized programming, professional coaching, measurable progress, and accountability designed to help them reach their full potential.
Experience and Credentials You Can Trust
Have questions about coaching qualifications, training methods, or how WilCo can help your athlete or your own goals? Call and ask.