Steve Leo
Owner/Performance Coach
Steve grew up in Hawthorne, NJ where he was a 3-sport varsity athlete (football, baseball, and wrestling). His athletic career was very successful—being named the captain of his wrestling team and receiving all-league honors for both baseball and wrestling.
Steve holds a degree in Sports Management from Centenary College.
He has been training athletes for 20+ years on all levels including high school, college, NFL, MLB, US Olympic, WNBA, and MLL.
Steve was hired in 2011 to train the New York Jets during the NFL lockout.
Currently the Head of Strength and Conditioning at Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, NJ
Head Track and Field Coach Gill St Bernard's
Co-Host of the Vertimax Vive Podcast
Certifications:
Parisi Speed School Master Trainer/Advisory Committee Chairperson
National Academy of Sports Medicine CPT
USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach
National Strength and Conditioning Association
USA Track and Field Level 2 Coach
Vertimax Master Trainer
GAIN Network Member
FMS Functional Movement Screen Expert Level 2, FCS
TRX Suspension Trainer
Dynamax Trainer
Training for Warriors Level 1
Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y Clinician
NJ State Recreation Supervisor
Coaching Experience:
Gill St Bernards Sprints/Jumps Coach
Rockaway Township Track and Field Head Coach (2x League Champions)
Assistant Wrestling Hawthorne and Bergen Catholic HS,
Head Wrestling Coach Saddle River Recreation
Currently lives in Rockaway Township, NJ with his wife Michelle and their daughters Samantha, 13, and Maggie, 9
