D1 Training Coach’s Corner: Braydon Deming
Author: D1 Training
Braydon Deming can be found at D1 Training Billings, in Billings Montana, where he serves as Head Coach. You could say that coaching is in his blood, having grown up with a father who was a professional strength coach at the University of Wyoming.
“I started working out in 7th grade,” Deming said. “I was lucky to have a strength mindset. With Dad’s guidance, we had to be strong, fast, and powerful. We didn’t over train, and everything we did was to make us a better athlete.”
Deming played defensive end for the University of Montana, and then Illinois State University. He jokes that he misses being part of a team and the game days, but rather likes the way his body feels now that he’s a coach.
This is someone who knew he wanted to be a coach early on. With a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology, and multiple certifications, he was ready to begin working with athletes after college.
Enter D1 Training.
He enjoys sitting down and talking with young athletes and their parents. “Part of the talent is reading the room,” he said. “After a while, you get to recognize different scenarios and know exactly how to advise the client and their families to reach their goals.”
Coaching character is as much a part of D1 Training’s programs as coaching physical skills. Deming is big on teaching athletes how to be confident.
“Confidence is a skill and not something you’re born with. You must learn it,” he said. “Things like confidence, self-esteem, and work ethic. Your sports career is going to end, and these are the things you will take with you.”
Coach Deming attended D1 Training Coach Summit in July. It was a solo trip, but there was plenty of networking to do in the heat of a New Orleans summer, and he found himself running into people he had played against in college. In that way, and at this level, the world of training is a small one. The Coach Summit also included a day of coaching at the Manning Passing Academy.
“The MPC was sweet, and it was eye opening,” Deming said. “It was way bigger than I thought. We had 18 groups that we were training!”
Deming enjoys working with athletes, and says, “There’s no better office than a weight room. I wanted to help grow younger athletes, share my experience, and be an asset to people.” Today and every day, he is doing just that, at D1 Training Billings.