Coach Whitt is a Jefferson County native. After enlisting in the U.S. Army, he was stationed at Fort Campbell, KY. Following his service in the Army, he settled in Clarksville, TN, just outside of Ft. Campbell.
It was there he began his career coaching high school strength and conditioning in 2017. After 4 years coaching Strength and Conditioning at the High School level, Whitt was offered several opportunities to help coach at the D1 collegiate level with the University of Arkansas football team, University of Central Florida football team, and the University of Tennessee Football team. Choosing to work with the University of Tennessee Football Strength and Conditioning staff for the 2021 season, Whitt assisted in implementing daily training sessions for the football team, as well as assisting in the team’s sport science department (Catapult GPSdata tracking and interpretation).
After his time on Rocky Top, Whitt worked alongside Coach Johnny Long (former head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Tennessee) and the Strength and Conditioning staff at Carson Newman University assisting the staff in coaching men’s and women’s athleticsat CNU.
Whitt was then offered his current role of Director of Sport Performance at Lakeway Christian Academy in 2022.
All Lakeway Christian Academy Student-Athletes will be required to pay an Athletic Fee in order to participate.
This fee is assessed the first week of games for the team the student-athlete participates on.