- Team of Trainers
The Training Powerhouse
The combined years of experience of all the Semper Strong coaches in coaching and training both young athletes and adults are 40 years!
NYS certified coaches that have coached:
- Varsity Wrestling
- Varsity Volleyball
- Varsity Lacrosse
- Varsity Basketball
- NYS Women’s Empire Lacrosse Team,
- Men’s & Women’s Travel Lacrosse Organizations
- Suffolk Community College Men’s Lacrosse and various additional sports at the middler school and junior varsity levels.
Coaches. Leaders. Community
Katy Forman
Owner/Coach
Katy’s training programs include sports-specific training, high-intensity interval training, and performance-based sessions designed to address imbalances, reduce the risk of injury, and help athletes perform at their best. Drawing from her experience as an adult athlete competing in marathons, Elite Spartan races, fitness competitions, and Ironman events, she understands firsthand the discipline, resilience, and mental strength required to achieve long-term goals.
Katy is also the Founder of the Using Our Voices Foundation, whose mission is to spread awareness about the importance of physical literacy and the powerful connection between the mind and body. Through the foundation, she provides students with meaningful leadership and service opportunities, helping them understand the value of contributing to something bigger than themselves. The foundation also creates opportunities for community connection and increases awareness and access to important mental health resources.
As an educator, trainer, coach, and mentor, Katy is passionate about supporting the whole person. She believes that physical health, mental well-being, leadership, education, and personal growth are deeply connected. Her mission is to inspire students and athletes academically, professionally, emotionally, and physically while equipping them with the confidence, knowledge, and resilience to make a lasting impact on themselves and their communities.
Joell Spagnuolo
Personal Trainer
During his junior season at Towson, Joell earned All-CAA Second Team honors after finishing third in the Colonial Athletic Association with 18 caused turnovers while adding 22 ground balls. His experience as a Division I athlete has strengthened his understanding of the discipline, preparation, resilience, and mental approach required to perform at a high level.
Joell is also a member of the defensive coaching staff for the LI Yeti Wolves 2032 team through Legacy and Igloo Lacrosse Clubs, currently ranked fifth nationally. In addition, he coaches and trains with Legacy and provides defensive training to athletes across Long Island. Through his coaching and training, Joell is passionate about helping the next generation of athletes build confidence, develop strong habits, and understand the connection between physical performance and mental well-being.
As a member of the Using Our Voices Foundation, Joell is an advocate for youth mental health awareness. With his background in psychology, experience as a Division I athlete, and commitment to coaching and mentorship, he strives to create an environment where young athletes feel supported, empowered, and comfortable using their voices. His goal is to help athletes grow not only as competitors, but as confident, resilient, and well-rounded individuals.
Arianna Palminteri
Personal Trainer
Arianna is a key member of the 16U Team Nitro coaching staff, helping guide the team and its athletes toward continued success. At Semper Strong, she specializes in youth sports performance, with a particular passion for working with our youngest athletes. Her ability to connect with young children, create a positive training environment, and lead by example has made her a natural mentor and an important part of the Semper Strong community.
Arianna is also a member of the Using Our Voices Foundation, where she helps advocate for youth mental health awareness and works to create greater awareness around the importance of supporting young people both physically and emotionally.
As an adult athlete, Arianna continues to challenge herself through running and training for half marathons, demonstrating the same dedication and perseverance she encourages in the young athletes she coaches. Her passion for education, athletics, mentorship, and youth development continues to grow, and there is no doubt that she has much more to accomplish both on and off the field.
Maddie Hoffer
Personal Trainer
Maddie Hoffer is an All-American lacrosse player renowned for her leadership, having captained UNC lacrosse for three seasons. She is a National Champion and 5-time ACC Champion, and she holds a BA in Exercise and Sports Science, which fuels her passion for athletic performance and injury prevention. As a certified yoga instructor, Maddie emphasizes the importance of mobility, blending her expertise into training to help athletes enhance performance and reduce injury risk.
Maddie is also a high school English teacher at Center Moriches High School, where she coaches JV lacrosse, further demonstrating her commitment to mentoring and leading young athletes. In addition to her teaching and coaching roles, she serves as a personal trainer and yoga instructor at Semper Strong, applying her diverse skills to help athletes of all ages reach their full potential. Maddie believes in building a strong community through movement and encourages a personalized approach to health and wellness.
Sal Geraci
Personal Trainer
Sal Geraci is a youth performance specialist with a strong emphasis on injury prevention and mobility for optimizing sports performance. As the Varsity Assistant Coach for Bayport-Blue Point’s baseball team, he has helped guide the team to county championships in recent years. Sal has been training young athletes for over five years and has provided individual baseball lessons for over a decade, combining his deep knowledge of sports and fitness.
Currently pursuing a physical education degree at Hofstra University, Sal balances his academic pursuits with his work as a substitute teacher and coach. As an athlete, he played ice hockey in the New York Islanders organization and collegiate baseball at CW Post and Queens College. His personal fitness journey includes a transition from heavy lifting to CrossFit, while still incorporating strength training.
Sal’s mission is to inspire young athletes to perform at their best, with a key focus on injury prevention and mobility to ensure long-term success in their sport.
Juliana O’Hara
Personal Trainer
Juliana O’Hara recently completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education at Stetson University in Deland, FL. She is currently working as a substitute teacher in Brentwood Union Free School District, while she works her way toward her Master’s Degree. As an athlete, Juliana was a Division I lacrosse player throughout all of her college years at Stetson. She played field hockey and participated in track throughout High School. Juliana began playing lacrosse at the age of 6 for Bayport-Blue Point and she also played for the LI Legacy Lacrosse travel team for many years. Since graduating college, she gives individual lacrosse lessons for younger kids and works clinics for Legacy. She continues to have a strong love for working out and staying active by doing some form of cardio, weight lifting, or CrossFit workouts almost everyday. Her goal is to encourage others to push themselves both physically and mentally in training to become the best version themselves.
Lisa Randberg
Lisa Randberg our favorite Semper Strong Physical Therapist…has been in the field for 26 years! She isn’t only an amazing athlete at the gym herself constantly assisting others with their goals, but she selflessly gets all the athletes prepared for their best performance day-to-day and can be found taping and stretching a member at any time! Lisa is a mobility expert and teaches mobility classes for athletes of all ages!
Cailin Hall
Cailin Hall is a recent graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where she served as a captain of the women’s softball team. A dedicated member of the Semper Strong community since elementary school, Cailin has grown from a young athlete into a leader, mentor, and educator who embodies the values of hard work, consistency, and lifelong fitness. Cailin has a natural ability to teach and an innate talent for breaking down complex concepts into practical, easy-to-understand skills. As a collegiate athlete, she became a strong advocate for the importance of strength training, leading by example and helping her teammates understand the value of proper lifting and physical preparation. She believes that staying active is an essential part of supporting academic success, mental well-being, and overall personal development—a philosophy that has remained at the backbone of her own journey. At Semper Strong, Cailin serves as the Social Media Specialist, helping share the stories, accomplishments, and impact of the athletes and community she represents. She is also actively involved with the Using Our Voices Foundation, supporting its mission to promote youth mental health awareness, physical literacy, leadership, and community connection. Cailin continues to be a positive presence at Semper Strong through her involvement in community events, mentorship, and youth development. Her combination of athletic leadership, teaching ability, creativity, and genuine passion for helping others makes her an important part of the Semper Strong community and a role model for the athletes following in her footsteps.
Lucas Weaver
Lucas Weaver is a sophomore Mechanical Engineering student and former collegiate lacrosse player at Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee, where he earned a starting role as a freshman defender. A natural leader and dedicated teammate, Lucas became an integral part of the defense, bringing the same work ethic, discipline, and leadership to the field that he now brings to coaching. Lucas has been part of the Semper Strong family since elementary school, beginning his training as a young football athlete and growing into an important member of our training team. Having experienced the Semper Strong system firsthand as an athlete, he understands how impactful the right coaching, accountability, and relationships can be for young athletes. As a trainer, Lucas specializes in sports performance and sport-specific programming, with a particular strength in breaking down movements and training concepts in a way that young athletes can understand and apply. He focuses on helping athletes develop strength, speed, movement quality, confidence, and the work ethic necessary to succeed both in their sport and beyond it. From young Semper Strong athlete to collegiate athlete, mentor, and trainer, Lucas represents what our program is all about: growth, leadership, consistency, and giving back to the next generation.
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