MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

Harrison Bernstein is the founder and Executive Director of Soldiers To Sidelines (STS), a non-profit organization that helps the military community become character-based sports coaches in their communities. After resigning from coaching professional football, he dedicated himself fully to the STS mission. Harrison has coached football and sports performance at the NFL, NCAA Division I, II, III, and high school levels. He taught in the master's program of Exercise Science at George Washington University for seven years. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a BA in Economics, he was captain of the football team, earned All-American honors for three years, and was named Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1997. He authored "The Everyday Coach: Harnessing the Magic of Influence," providing it free to STS Soldier Coaches and donating all profits to STS. Harrison lives in Lewes, DE, with his wife, Laura Olendeski, and their son, Keturi Bernstein.

Johannah Zabal, MS, CSCS, NSCA - CPT

Johannah, “Coach Jo,” comes from a diverse athletic background, with a demonstrated history of coaching in high school, collegiate & private industry for over 20 years. She is currently a contract Strength & Conditioning Specialist for the Army at Fort Liberty.

Coach Jo has a passion for helping & guiding people. She strives to embody the word “coach,” which is in its origin, a carriage, something that brings a person from one point to another on their journey. Her identification with sport, teamwork, competition and the discipline that fuels all of those areas, steered her toward this career. Jo fell in love with the art of coaching & her pursuit to be a lifelong learner, a better communicator & an inspiring coach drives her every day.