Lewis Caralla: Head Strength Coach & Author: "HARD WORK PAYS OFF, BUT NOBODY TELLS YOU WHEN" - COACHING PLAYERS TODAY, INSPIRATION, SPRINTING IN THE DARK, BEING A DIFFERENCE MAKER.

Lewis Caralla is in his 16th year in the Division 1 Football Strength & Conditioning industry, and the author of the newly released, Fire Lighters 365: Daily Motivational Messages for Coaches, Athletes, and Leaders. He is currently serving as  the  University of Charlotte 49ers Director of Strength and Conditioning. (2023) Caralla has served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Georgia Tech Football (2019-2022), prior to that he was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Buffalo (2018), where he was named Football Scoop"s 2018 Coach of the year,  His other her career stops also include director strength and conditioning at Louisiana-Lafayette (2016-17) and North Texas (2015) and serving as an assistant at Michigan 2012-2014), Mississippi State (2011) and Georgia Tech (2010-11). His career began with an internship at South Florida in 2007. He was an intern at Virginia in 2008 and became a graduate assistant at Mississippi State in 2009-10. Originally from Tarpon Springs, Fla., Caralla graduated with a bachelor"s degree in wellness and corporate fitness from Defiance (Ohio) in 2008. He was a two-time all-conference running back and also earned academic all-conference accolades twice. He received a master"s degree in kinesiology from Mississippi State in 2010. Caralla and his wife, Lori, have three children: Marshall, Ali and Ava. Where to Find Coach Caralla: IG: @LewCaralla Twitter/X: @LewisCaralla YouTube: @LewisCaralla5753 or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKcvAOLerk5N6jHCNkZWIQ Where to Find His Book Fire Lighters 365: https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Lighters-365-Motivational-Messages/dp/B0C9S88LGM DON"T FORGET TO LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, & REVIEW ON ALL PODCAST PLATFORMS! THANKS SO MUCH! KEEP CHASING EDGES!