John Bloom is the Founder and Head Strength Coach of Elevated Athlete Development LLC. Based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Elevated Athlete Development offers coaching services for athletes and mentoring for coaches alike, and is committed to developing the whole athlete, fostering success in athletics and life. Bloom is the former Director of Sports Performance and head of men’s basketball at Oral Roberts University from 2023-2024. Prior to ORU he was the assistant strength coach for men’s basketball at Texas Tech University from 2022-2023. Bloom got his start as an assistant strength coach at Prince of Peace School in Carrollton, TX serving two stints in both 2015 and 2018 before interning at his alma mater, Abilene Christian University from 2017-2019. He was promoted to full-time assistant in 2019, serving in that position for two years before becoming the director of sports performance for men’s and women’s basketball at Weber State University from 2021-2022.
Bloom is also the author of “Strength in Numbers: Insight from Top Coaches on How to Build Your Career, Handle Failure, and Achieve Long-Term Coaching Success.”
A former football player at Abilene Christian University, Bloom continues to stay active in his spare time training and enjoys playing basketball, spikeball and pickleball when he’s not in the weight room.
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