Meet coach ClarkE

NSCA-CSCS, M. Ed

Park Tudor School Assistant Wellness Director & Head Strength Coach

Former National High School Strength Coaches Association Vice Chairman & Great Lakes Region 7 Director

2019 Butler University College of Education

Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

Coach Brian Clarke is currently the Assistant Director for Wellness and Head Strength & Performance Coach at the Park Tudor School in Indianapolis, IN. Clarke recently completed his 21st year as a Head Athletic Performance & Strength Coordinator. He is a native of the northwest side of Chicago and graduated from Butler University with an undergrad in Education/ Exercise Science and his Masters in Educational Leadership (EPPSP). In addition, he was a pitcher for the 1998 Butler University Hall of Fame inductee baseball team.

Coach Clarke teaches and trains his students in the brand new state of the art, Irsay Family Sports Center for Health and Wellness. The new facility includes a fieldhouse, auxiliary gym, multipurpose studio, weight and cardio fitness room and seminar classroom, as well as community spaces and places for students to gather. The facility allowed the school to expand and improve its wellness programs, and promote the benefits of a lifestyle of health, wellness, and fitness.

Prior to joining Park Tudor Coach Clarke was the GM and Head Performance Coach at D1 Training Finch Creek. D1 is located in one of the finest, 165,000 Sqft sport/training facilities in the country, MojoUp Fieldhouse. D1 Finch Creek resides on the border of Noblesville and Fishers, IN.

Coach Clarke has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at Butler University while also holding national officer roles for the NHSSCA; Vice Chairman (national board) and Regional Director for the NHSSCA’s Great Lakes Region (6 states). Clarke has has trained over three hundred collegiate athletes, numerous NBA, MLB, and NFL players. Over the last 20 years Coach Clarke has worked with over 15,000 students combined during his time at D1 Training, Noblesville HS, Warren Central HS, and Pike HS.

Lastly, Coach Clarke annually hosts national S&C conferences, national conventions, and youth speed-strength (LTAD) development camps for his community. Coach Clarke instills servant-compelled leadership in his student-athletes while relentlessly working with them to become more balanced, efficient movers, who attain great body armor.

A staple in his program is #WAT (We Are Together). You will learn and recognize this is an authentic culture and daily way of life that permeates through his community and is shared by many stakeholders.

Coach Clarke is married to Michelle (BU 01’ alumn & IDOE School Counseling Specialist) and together they have 4 children: Jack (15 yrs), Allie (12 yrs), Kellan (9 yrs), and Dottie (5 yrs).

• 15 Team State Championships & 5 State Runner-Ups

• Butler University 2019 COE Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.

• Grown athletic class participation by over 600%

• Established a renown athletic curriculum that has influenced other high schools in the U.S.

• Designed at 10,000 sq. ft. training facility - the largest high school training facility in the U.S.

• Named Coach & Athletic Director’s 40-under-40 in 2018

• Nationally recognized for hosting elite S&C clinics

• Established a nationally recognized S&C brand