Mr. Rick Schupbach is the elementary physical education specialist at the Grundy Center PE4life Academy in Grundy Center, Iowa. During his tenure at Grundy Center Mr. Schupbach has presented at numerous Physical Education conferences around Iowa and the Midwest.

In 1993 Mr. Schupbach was the author and recipient of a $5,000 grant to enhance the physical education program through the use of technology. This was the same year he was selected as the Iowa Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.

In 1995, Mr. Schupbach was selected as one of six physical education teachers nationally to be featured on a video to train college students to be elementary physical education teachers. This training video is entitled "Exemplary Teachers In Action; Four Part Series."

In 2001 Championship Books and Video featured Mr. Schupbach on two instructional videos. The first video is entitled "Creating a Climate for Success" which focuses on classroom protocols for physical education teachers. The second video is entitled "Basketball and Rhythms” which features teaching ball-handling routines set to music. Also, in 2001, Mr. Schupbach was instrumental in helping the Grundy Center Middle School High School obtain a $136,000 National School Fitness Foundation grant, the first in Iowa.

In May of 2002 Mr. Schupbach was selected to help teach the featured lesson, across from the White House as a part of National PE Day at a national Press Conference

In May of 2003 Grundy Center Elementary, where Mr. Schupbach has been teaching for the past 18 years, was selected as the first Elementary PE4life Academy in America and now provides daily physical education for students K-5.