Gino Arcaro has a unique 35-year professional career that includes policing, college teaching and program coordinating, strength training, writing, and business. He is the owner of X Fitness, Welland, Ontario and head coach of two football teams: Niagara X-Men (Canada’s only club collegiate-level football team that plays in the USA) and the Burlington Seminoles, a semi-pro football team.
Gino has coached football for 40 seasons, including head coach at 4 different levels (high school, OVFL, college, semi-pro). He has been blessed to have coach thousands of student-athletes on the field and in the gym… student-athletes who have reached remarkable heights both on and off the field.
Gino is a bestselling academic writer. His extensive published works include 19 editions of six law enforcement textbooks (www.emp.ca) and over 200 articles. Gino is currently a case law writer for Reid and Associates, (www.reid.com) an Illinois-based internationally-recognized leader in police interrogation practices.
Gino has expanded his writing to include motivational non-fiction books (Soul of a Lifter) and technical football coaching books (Pass Rush and Deep Force) that explain his unique SWAT System featuring the SWAT no-playbook, no-huddle spread offense and the SWAT no-playbook defense. Gino’s SWAT System has been extensively published in national magazines including Scholastic Coach, Gridiron Coach and Coaches Learning Network
(www.coacheslearningnewtwork.com).
Gino has been working out for 40 years. In 2001, he started X Fitness, a 24-hour access gym in Welland, Ontario, sponsor of the Niagara X-Men, a non-profit football club that competes against NCAA Division 3 Junior Varsity football teams and American community colleges. His strength coaching career has helped athletes reach the next-level in football, hockey, mixed martial arts, bodybuilding, and law enforcement careers.
Gino has earned a Master of Education degree in organizational and administrative studies, a Bachelor of Science degree, two diplomas from Ontario Police College, a Homicide Investigation certificate from the Center of Forensic Science, and Level 3 National Coaching Certification Program. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate Degree.
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