Cal Dietz, Strength and Human Performance Coach, Sport Science Consultant

Head Olympic Strength & Conditioning Coach   

Major Speaking & Publications:

• • Key Note at 2025 Northwestern Performance Clinic 

  • Keynote speaker at the 2024 Power Athlete Symposium

  • Speaker at 2024 Brazil IHPBR Performance Conference

  • Speaker at 2024 Metabolic Elite-Elite Mind Workshop

  • Speaker at the 2023 NSCA Personal Trainers Virtual Conference

  • Speaker at the 2023 Minnesota Football Strength Conference 

  • Speaker as a Keynote at the 2023 German Athletik Konferenz

  • Speaker at the Pre-Con of NHSSCA, Chicago, IL 2023

  • Speaker at Friends University Strength and Conditioning Clinic  2023 

  • Speaker at the 2023 NSCA Montana State Conference

  • Speaker at 1080 SUMMIT 2023: The International Conference

  • Speaker at 2023 NSCA Minnesota State Clinic

  • Speaker at 2022 Revolutions in Speed Training Clinic - Secrets in Speed

  • Speaker at 2022 Friends University Strength Clinic at Wichita, KS

  • Speaker At 2022 NSCA San Antonio - Detailed Coaching and Programming for Quad-Dominant vs. Posterior Chain Dominant Athletes

  • Published 2021 Body Composition and On-Ice Skate Times for NCAA Division I Collegiate Male and Female Ice Hockey Athletes 

  • Published 2021 Impact of Preceding Workload on Team Performance in Collegiate Men's Ice Hockey

  • Published 2021 Differences in External Workload Demand between Session Types and Positions in Collegiate Men’s Ice Hockey 

  • Speaker at 2021 TFC Consortium 15 Mckinney, TX

  • Speaker at 2021 TFC Consortium 16 Ankeny, IA

  • Keynote Speaker at the 2020 Texas Sports Performance Clinic

  • Speaker at the 2020 Wisconsin Track Coaches Clinic 

  • Published 2019 Youth Fueling Nutrition Manual for Sports Performance

  • Published 2019 Triphasic Speed Training Manual for Elite Performance: Part 1 The Spring Ankle Model E Book

  • Published 2019 Triphasic Training Peaking Method: Utilizing Sport-Specific High-Velocity Movements

  • Speaker at 2019 Summer Strong 12

  • Speaker at 2019 PLAE Performance Pensacola, FL

  • Keynote Speaker at the 2019 Mayo Clinic Sport Performance Clinic

  • Speaker at 2018- NSCA - Coaches Conference Charlotte, NC

  • Poster at 2018 ACSM Annual Meeting - Physical Demands of NCAA Division I Hockey Training and Competition Using Microtechnology

  • Speaker at 2018 - NHSSCA Regional Clinic, Minneapolis

  • Speaker at 2018 Summer Strong 11

  • Speaker at  2018 Track and Football Consortium 

  • Speaker at 2018 NHL Strength Coach Meetings PHATS

  • Speaker At 2018 High Performance basketball Symposium

  • Speaker at 2018 CSCCA National Conference

  • Speaker At 2017 Sanford Power Clinic - Sioux Falls, SD

  • Speaker at 2017 -  NSCA -  Virgina Beach TSAC Conference

  • Speaker at 2017 - NSCA - TSAC National Conference Orlando, FL

  • Speaker at 2017- NSCA - North Central Regional Conference

  • Speaker at 2017 - NHSSCA Regional Clinic, Texas

  • Speaker at 2017 Summer Strong 10

  • Speaker at 2017- Catapult Clinic, Denver CO

  • Speaker at 2017 - NSCA - Hockey Clinic - Colorado Springs, CO

  • Published 2017 - A Chapter in CVASP - The Manual 2

  • Published 2017 - Triphasic Training Throwers Manual

  • Published 2017 - Triphasic Training Lineman Manual

  • Published 2016 - Reliability of Triaxial Accelerometry for Measuring Load in Men's Collegiate Ice-Hockey.

  • Published 2016 - Triphasic Training Lacrosse Manual

  • Published 2016 - Off-Ice Anaerobic Power does not Predict On-Ice Repeated Shift Performance in Hockey. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

  • Speaker at 2016 Deer Park Strength Clinic

  • Published 2016 - Triphasic Tactical Training Manual                        

  • Speaker at Sanford Power Strength and Conditioning Clinic 2016 

  • Speaker at Paleo Fx Expo Austin 2016

  • Speaker at Summer Strong Expo 2016

  • Speaker at 2015 NSCA National Conference Louisville

  • Speaker at 2015 MIT Sloan Sports Analytic Conference

  • Speaker at 2015 Minnesota Sports Performance Clinic

  • Speaker at 2015 University of Texas Sports Performance Clinic

  • Speaker at 2015 University of Kansas Sports Performance Clinic

  • Speaker at 2015 NHL Strength Coaches Meeting

  • Speaker at 2015 Central Virginia Sports Performance Seminar 

  • Speaker at 2015 Robert Morris Strength Clinic

  • Speaker 2014 - NSCA National Convention Indianapolis - Advancement in Triphasic Methods 

  • Published 2014 The Relationship Between Aerobic Capacity (VO2peak) and Repeated Shift Performance in Competitive Hockey Players. Peterson, Fitzgerald, Dietz, Ziegler, Ingraham, Baker, Snyder

  • Published 2014 Off-Ice Anaerobic Power is Not a Good Predictor of On-Ice Acceleration in Hockey Players. Peterson, Baker, Fitzgerald, Snyder, Dietz

  • Published 2014 Division I hockey players generate more power than Division III players during on- and off-ice performance tests. Peterson, Baker, Fitzgerald, Snyder, Dietz, Ingraham

  • Speaker 2014 - NSCA - Training For Hockey Clinic - National Strength and Conditioning World Headquarters| Colorado Springs, CO

  • Speaker at 2014 - Minnesota Sports Performance Clinic

  • Training and Conditioning Publication September 2014 - Triphasic Training

  • Speaker at 2013 University of Wisconsin RF Coaches Clinic

  • Speaker at 2013 University of Hawaii Coaches Clinic

  • Speaker at 2013 University of Minnesota 1st annual coaches clinic

  • Speaker at 2013 Pennsylvania State Clinic

  • Speaker at 2013 Woodway Corporate Clinic

  • Published 2013 Aerobic Capacity is Associated with Improved Repeated Shift Performance in College Hockey Players - Peterson, Baker, Snyder, Fitzgerald, Dietz, Ziegler

  • 2013 Published - Speed and Skill Optimization - A Proposal for a New Practice Paradigm

  • 2012 Published the Book - Triphasic Training: A Systematic Approach to Elite Speed and Explosive Strength Performance

  • Speaker at 2012 IMG Academy Symposium

  • Speaker at 2012 Central Virginia Sports Performance Seminar

  • Speaker at 2012 University of Findlay Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity

  • Speaker at 2012 Boston Sports Medical Group Conference

  • Speaker at 2012 NSCA Headquarters Coaching Symposium

  • Speaker at 2011 U.S. Youth Soccer Workshop Louisville Kentucky

  • Keynote Speaker At 2011 Sioux Falls South Dakota Strength Clinic

  • Speaker at 2011 Central Virginia Sports Performance Seminar

  • Speaker at 2011 NSCA National Clinic Las Vegas

  • Speaker at 2011 Boston Sports Medical Group Conference

  • Keynote Speaker at 2010 Iowa NSCA  State Conference

  • Speaker at 2010 Eleiko Strength Summit at Poliquin Performance Center

  • Speaker at 2010 Central Virginia’s Sports Performance Clinics

  • Speaker at 2010 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association

  • Speaker at 2010 Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association Annual Meetings

  • Speaker at 2009 Frank Glazier Clinics in Dayton, Cleveland, Minneapolis – 12 Presentations

  • Speaker at 2009 Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Clinic – 3 Presentations

  • Speaker at 2009  U.S All- Starr Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Clinic – 2 Presentations

  • Question and Answer on Elite Fitness Website 2009

  • Published in Stack Magazine – Flexibility article for Swimming 2009

  • Published in Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research - Acute Effects of Elastic Bands During the Free-Weight Barbell Back Squat Exercise on Velocity, Power, and Force Production, 2008

  • Speaker at 2008 NSCA Regional Clinic

  • Speaker at 2008 Frank Glazier Clinics in Dayton, Cincinnati, Toledo 12 presentations

  • Speaker at 2008 MN State NSCA Winter Clinic

  • Published in Strength and Conditioning Journal - Training Explosiveness: Weightlifting and Beyond, 2008

  • Speaker at 2007 MN State NSCA Winter Clinic

  • Speaker at 2006 MN State NSCA Clinic

  • Speaker at 2006 Frappier Acceleration Corporate Clinic

  • Speaker at 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition on Biomechanics and Injury Considerations

  • Speaker at 2005 MN State NSCA Clinic

  • Keynote Speaker at 2004 MN State NSCA Clinic

  • Published in Hockey Mom’s Magazine July 2003

  • Speaker at 2003 MN State NSCA Clinic

  • Speaker at 2002 MN State NSCA Clinic

  • Speaker at 2001 MN State NSCA Clinic

  • Published/Posted Dr. Fred Hatfield Website 2001

  • Speaker at 2001 Ohio State Track Clinic, Columbus, OH

Previous Work Experience 

The University of Findlay, OH   January 1999 – September     2000

Strength Coordinator  

Offensive Line Coach