Coach Chris is USA Karate's Head Coach for Sports Performance. Serving as the Sports Performance Coach for USA Karate's Junior and Senior National Teams since 2017, he works alongside the National Coaching Staff to help nurture talent within the sport and foster excellence in competition at the highest levels. As the sole Sports Performance coach for Olympians Tom Scott and Brian Irr, Coach Stratis became the only Sports Performance coach in the USA to ever coach Olympic Karate Kumite athletes through the qualification process and competition in the Olympic Games. His work with them as a an expert Sports Performance Coach has been featured in Mens Health as well as ABC and NBC News coverage.
He is a five-time Karate National Champion, seven-time member of the USA National Karate Team, and Pan American Championships Gold and Silver medalist. In 2015 he was inducted into the United States Karate Federation Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a Karate athlete during the 1990s. He was also an accomplished sprinter as a High School and Collegiate Track & Field athlete (60m, 100m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump) in addition to competing in soccer and wrestling at the high school level.
Coach Chris is a Certified Speed & Agility Coach (CSAC) and Certified Sports Nutrition Coach (CSNC) through the National Sports Performance Association (NSPA). He also holds Youth Fitness Specialist (YFS1) and Athletic Assessment Specialist (YAAS) certifications through the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA). Coach Chris is certified through the Positive Coaching Alliance and the SafeSport program, as well as the Coach Accelerator Program with the United States Olympic Committee. He holds a B.S. in Information & Decision Systems and Master of Business Administration, both from Carnegie Mellon University.
- Strength Training
- Speed Training
- Mobility
- Conditioning
- Nutrition
- Sports Performance
- Karate
facts & achievements
USA Karate Head Coach for Sports Performance
USA Karate Federation Hall of Fame
Founder of Champion Sports Performance
National Sports Performance Association (NSPA): Certified Speed & Agility Coach, CSAC
National Sports Performance Association (NSPA): Certified Sports Nutrition Coach, CSNC
International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA): Certified Youth Fitness Specialist, YFS1
International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA): Certified Youth Athletic Assessment Specialist, YAAS
U.S. Center for SafeSport Trained
USA Olympic Coach Accelerator Program
B.S. Information & Decision Systems, Carnegie Mellon University
MBA, Carnegie Mellon University