Sheridan’s getting stronger

By ELI LESNET & GAVIN MOORE
Sheridan High School Students

Lesnet

Moore

Editor’s note: The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s Accelerated English 9 class, taught by Ellie Arrowood.

Coach Grant Yoder is the strength and conditioning coach at Sheridan High School. He first started rebuilding the strength and conditioning program in June 2021. In high school, Yoder played baseball at Noblesville. While at Ball State, he helped with girls’ basketball and baseball, while also coaching baseball at Tipton High School.

When Coach Yoder arrived at Sheridan in 2021, the weights program was not meeting expectations, with limited equipment, no actual weight room, and a small number of people showing up to work out. The exact number in year 1 was 34 students who took weights. The first year, the weight room was a small classroom with limited space and resources and equipment from the late 1990s to early 2000s. This year, the weights class has 161 students who use a new, improved weight room with better equipment and a strong culture that Coach Yoder implemented in his first few years.

“Sometimes the best place to be is where your feet are at right now.” This is exactly how Coach Yoder ran his weight room. His influence has grown as he has had to turn down multiple offers from colleges and other schools. But he says his years at Sheridan aren’t over: “The job isn’t finished.”

Coach Yoder has changed the culture and strength of Sheridan students and athletes. He has given them a multitude of opportunities and growth. His constant help and kindness have built Sheridan into a better school and stronger community by helping students experience weights and conditioning, making them better in the classroom and on the field.