[3] Hatch attended Catholic High School, where he played basketball under Coach Mel Didier.
Hatch set a record in the state play-off with a double/double 35.5 points and 22.5 rebounds per game in the top classification.
[4] During the 1950s, Hatch started working with Alvin Roy in his strength program for high level athletes.
“They talked to me, and I ended up becoming the manager and strength coach, and I also added Olympic weightlifting to the program, which was the first Olympic-style weightlifting program in a commercial gym.”[6] During his career, Hatch mentored many other strength and conditioning coaches.
[citation needed] On July 17, 2015, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) presented Hatch with the Alvin Roy Award for Career Achievement.