About me
Matt Cates was a 2006 graduate of Manchester University where he majored in Health and Physical Education K-12. Matt was a 3x letter winner for the football program while at Manchester University. Coach Cates has been a strength coach for the past 19 years at the high school setting. Coach Cates has had coaching stops at Portage High School, Michigan City High School, and Martinsville High School. Coach Cates is currently on the NHSSCA State Board for Indiana, having recently been state director for 4 years previously, and head strength coach at Penn High School, he is also the 2023 Great Lakes Region NHSSCA Strength Coach of the Year, and has just been named the 2024 NHSSCA National Strength Coach of the Year. He also coaches football, and sprints for the boys track team. He has a wife, Stephanie, and daughter, Savannah.
