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the strength coach arms race - 82lsju - 12-07-2018
With each passing year, the aggression — and spending — in hiring strength coaches like Fitzgerald continues to grow. Since 2016, when USA TODAY Sports first started tracking their annual compensation, the number of strength coaches making more than $500,000 per year has increased from three to eight. And 17 others now have an annual compensation north of $300,000.
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At Michigan, for example, strength coach Ben Herbert received a three-year contract with a $450,000 initial annual salary and a $50,000 signing bonus, as well as a commitment to have a $450,000 salary pool for four football assistant strength coaches and one nutritionist. At Texas A&M, new head coach Jimbo Fisher helped woo Jerry Schmidt from Oklahoma with what amounted to a $236,000 raise from what he made a year ago.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2018/12/05/college-football-programs-investing-strength-coaches/2207764002/?utm_source=oembed&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=storylines&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.usatoday.com%2fstory%2fsports%2fncaaf%2f2018%2f12%2f05%2fcollege-football-programs-investing-strength-coaches%2f2207764002%2f%3futm_source%3doembed%26utm_medium%3dnews%26utm_campaign%3dstorylines&utm_campaign=bang-mult-nl-pac-12-hotline-nl
RE: the strength coach arms race - newguy - 12-08-2018
i think strength and conditioning should be our main emphasis during the offseason.
that was a tremendous weakness for us this year.
RE: the strength coach arms race - JPR36 - 12-08-2018
Is there anything associated with college football that isn't an arms race these days?
RE: the strength coach arms race - winflop - 12-09-2018
(12-08-2018, 03:12 AM)newguy Wrote: i think strength and conditioning should be our main emphasis during the offseason.
that was a tremendous weakness for us this year.
I'd heard - unconfirmed - that at least one senior trainer position went unfilled this year. If so, this is a significant error on Muir's part (and Turley's?).
RE: the strength coach arms race - newguy - 12-09-2018
winflop, i'm surprised to hear this, but not shocked.
RE: the strength coach arms race - slide - 12-09-2018
(12-09-2018, 06:16 AM)winflop Wrote: I'd heard - unconfirmed - that at least one senior trainer position went unfilled this year. If so, this is a significant error on Muir's part (and Turley's?).
you mean in addition to the football head trainer? Muir let the old head trainer go in May, then wouldn't pay market rate so an interim filled the spot.
RE: the strength coach arms race - winflop - 12-09-2018
(12-09-2018, 09:23 AM)slide Wrote:(12-09-2018, 06:16 AM)winflop Wrote: I'd heard - unconfirmed - that at least one senior trainer position went unfilled this year. If so, this is a significant error on Muir's part (and Turley's?).
you mean in addition to the football head trainer? Muir let the old head trainer go in May, then wouldn't pay market rate so an interim filled the spot.
Don't know enough to say one way or the other but I would guess your news is the same as what I'd heard. That is absolutely shameful by Muir.
RE: the strength coach arms race - needle - 12-09-2018
Will someone more knowledgeable than me please explain the difference between "trainer" and "strength and conditioning" person?
Searching online, the best I could find was this essay by a trainer:
Quote: Athletic Trainers (ATs) are part of the athletic department, but there can be a branch of this department known as sports performance. This sports performance department can consist of a combination of ATs, strength and conditioning coaches, sports nutritionists and sport psychologists. Most commonly, this branch is ATs and strength and conditioning coaches.
http://www.bocatc.org/blog/athletic-performance-the-relationship-between-athletic-trainers-and-strength-and-conditioning-coaches
RE: the strength coach arms race - Beeg_Dawg - 12-09-2018
(12-09-2018, 09:23 AM)slide Wrote:(12-09-2018, 06:16 AM)winflop Wrote: I'd heard - unconfirmed - that at least one senior trainer position went unfilled this year. If so, this is a significant error on Muir's part (and Turley's?).
you mean in addition to the football head trainer? Muir let the old head trainer go in May, then wouldn't pay market rate so an interim filled the spot.
NO!!!! I thought those days were over when Ted Leland moved on......
lex24 - lex24 - 12-09-2018
Running games......
(12-08-2018, 04:53 AM)JPR36 Wrote: Is there anything associated with college football that isn't an arms race these days?
RE: lex24 - CompSci87 - 12-10-2018
(12-09-2018, 08:56 PM)lex24 Wrote:(12-08-2018, 04:53 AM)JPR36 Wrote: Is there anything associated with college football that isn't an arms race these days?
Running games......
Yes, I guess running is more of a legs race.
RE: the strength coach arms race - fullmetal - 12-20-2018
(12-09-2018, 09:23 AM)slide Wrote:(12-09-2018, 06:16 AM)winflop Wrote: I'd heard - unconfirmed - that at least one senior trainer position went unfilled this year. If so, this is a significant error on Muir's part (and Turley's?).
you mean in addition to the football head trainer? Muir let the old head trainer go in May, then wouldn't pay market rate so an interim filled the spot.
This explains so much. Oh man...