MATT BRADLEY
Head Coach
When Matt was younger, he was never able to fit in. He enjoyed sports, but was never good at any of them. He played Basketball, football, soccer, and baseball, but none of them seemed to click with him.
In 2013, Matt first saw American Ninja Warrior on TV and was hooked. At that time there was only a handful of Ninja Gyms in the country. Matt needed somewhere to train, so with the help of his father, Matt began building Ninja obstacles to train on.
The first of which was the Cliffhanger. After this first build, Matt and his father continued building various Ninja obstacles for Matt to train on. This began Matt’s deep love for building and designing obstacles. All of these builds culminated with The Barn. The Barn is filled with a large variety of obstacles ranging from flying bars, cliffhangers, vertical limits, and much more.
Matt spent countless hours in The Barn training and developing his skills. As Matt got stronger, the obstacles in The Barn got more and more difficult. The more Matt built, the more complicated and nuanced the builds became.
Overtime, the Barn became infamous in the Ninja community for having difficult obstacles and for being a great place to train. Many of the top-level Ninja Athletes from around the country have made the pilgrimage to The Barn to train on these incredibly difficult obstacles. Not only do these top-level athletes come from all over to train at The Barn, they come to train with Matt.
Through his countless hours spent training in The Barn and at various Ninja Gyms around the country, Matt became one of the strongest Ninja Athletes in the world. His skills and strength are beyond impressive. He has competed in many Ninja competitions around the country including having competed on multiple seasons of American Ninja Warrior. Matt eats, sleeps, and breaths Ninja.
In addition to being a great athlete, Matt has become one of the most known and most skilled Obstacle Designers and Course Designers in the world. This all started with his first build with his father. As time passed, Matt’s passion for Ninja has shifted towards building and designing obstacles. Although Matt does still train, and is still a very talented Ninja, his heart lies with building obstacles and designing courses.
With the help of his father, Matt started his own business, BarnBuilt, to pursue his love for designing obstacles and courses. BarnBuilt has designed obstacles for many of the largest and highest profile Ninja Competitions in the world, including the World Ninja League World Championships. Matt has helped with and has designed many courses around the country for other Ninja Gyms and event organizers. Matt Bradley and BarnBuilt are truly household names in the Ninja community. Matt is considered to be one of the greatest Obstacle Designers and Course Designers in the world.
With all of Matt’s experience as a Ninja Athlete and as an Obstacle Designer and Course Designer, it is no wonder that Matt is a great coach. Matt has been coaching since 2016, and can use his vast wealth of knowledge to add much value to his student’s lives. His passion for Ninja is contagious. Ninja is the most important thing in Matt’s life. He is a great role model for his students. Matt is an invaluable asset to Dexterity Depot and to all of his students. We are beyond grateful to have Matt as a part of our staff!