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The X Fitness Tradition Although X Fitness formally opened in 2001 at the Welland location, the gym operated as a private facility in Port Colborne for over two decades, transforming a number of novice athletes into elite competitors by designing and delivering sport performance strength coaching. The X Fitness tradition continues. Coaching methods have been published, and athletes continue to be coached. And, X Fitness continues to sponsor amateur football as it has for over two decades.

Gino Arcaro M.Ed., B.Sc., NCCP level 3

Gino Arcaro has a unique 34-year professional career including policing, college teaching/program coordinating, published writing, strength training, business, and football coaching. He is the head coach of the Niagara X-Men, a collegiate club team formed in 2003 to compete in the USA against NCAA D3 JV teams and American community colleges.

Policing experience:
In 1975, he became a police officer with the Niagara Regional Police Force at age 18.
His 15 years of police experience included:

9 years: uniform patrol branch as a patrol officer and SWAT team member (3 years) and
6 years: detective in the criminal investigation branch.

College teaching/program coordinator experience:

19 years as professor, including 11 years as program coordinator, of two law enforcement programs at Niagara College, Welland, Ontario - Police Foundations and Law & Security Administration.

Football Coaching experience:

40 seasons: five levels (high school, OVFL, CJFL, college and semi-pro)
26 seasons as head coach including:
- Hamilton Wildcats (semi-pro/senior), leading them to a 20-2 record during the team's first two seasons which included a 9-0 American semi-pro season the first year
- Hill Park High School (Hamilton, Ontario)
- Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (Hamilton, Ontario)
- Port Colborne High School (Port Colborne, Ontario)
- Niagara Colts (OVFL - under 20)
- Oakville Longhorns (semi-pro/senior)
- Niagara X-Men (USA community colleges and NCAA D-3 JV)
9 seasons as defensive coordinator and special team's coordinator with the Burlington Braves of the CJFL (22 years and under)

Writing/published literature:

14 editions of 6 law enforcement textbooks
Over 100 case law/policing articles published by three law enforcement publications
Twelve football articles have been published by three coaching publications
1 non-fiction novel: Soal of a Lifter
Research paper: Effects of 9/11 on Law Enforcement in the Niagara Region

International conferences

"Open-Admission teaching model'": Teaching Conference: Concordia University, Montreal
"The reality of college teaching: Open-Admission strategies" New York City: College League of Innovation Conference.
"Interrogation: Best Practices Model": crime conference, Brock University, St. Catharines Ont.

Strength Training

40 years of strength training experience including 25 years as strength coach. Designed the X Fitness strength program and has coaching a wide range of athletes who have reached elite levels in football, hockey, mixed martial arts, power lifting, and bodybuilding.
Founder/president of X Fitness, a 24-hour access gym located in Welland Ont.

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, Master of Education, Partial PhD dissertation
Level 3 NCCP (National Coaches Certification Program)