Taggart hires strength coach from Stanford staff

[Skingraft]

Stanford hire... Loving it

Exactly. The Stanford of the East. (cough, cough)

I'd rather go with Stanford and Sons..

"Theme music playing in head".......

[bullsbucsfan426]

Whatever it is, I don't think anyone can deny that Stanford has well conditioned players-that's a big reason whey they win games against top tier competition.

Go get em Willie, that's a great hire.

[Ghost]

hell yes

[Bull Dozer]

Whatever it is, I don't think anyone can deny that Stanford has well conditioned players-that's a big reason whey they win games against top tier competition.

Go get em Willie, that's a great hire.

Yup, they are always strong, physical, and well conditioned. If Willie can bring the discipline and execution they have to go with it this program will get turned around quick.

Edited January 2, 2013 by Bull Dozer

[Paisa el Toro]

Wow, younger guy at 32 years old.

[Rocky Style]

Epic.

[ScherdinNine18]

I know how some people on here freak out about UF comments...but I know I read and heard mulitple times this year how Muschamp's decision to bring in a new S&C coach for this year was a big part to their success.

Start to make some bullies out of these kids!

[Brad]

Courtesy USF:

Straub Tabbed Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at USF

TAMPA – The University of South Florida has hired Hans Straub to serve as head strength and conditioning coach, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Doug Woolard announced on Thursday. Straub, who will oversee all aspects of USF’s strength and conditioning programs for its 19 sports, has spent the last 11 years in collegiate sports performance at Stanford, Washington and San Diego.

“I’ve had experience working with a lot of different sports and have worked directly with the coaches of those sports to find out what their student-athletes need to be successful,” Straub said. “As a result, I’ve been able to develop functional-based programming that’s specific to each sport and its metabolic demands. With the use of increased scientific research, we train these bodies by utilizing a detailed and organized periodization that allows our student-athletes to maximize their performance, while targeting their unique, individual needs.”

Straub comes to USF after serving as the top assistant sports performance coach for football for the last two years at Stanford, where he designed and implemented the sports performance program for the Cardinal. He worked primarily with the development of the big skill group, including tight ends, fullbacks, linebackers and defensive ends. Straub was also heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the sports performance program.

“Hans brings a wealth of knowledge in sports performance to our athletic department and we believe our student-athletes will benefit greatly from his experience,” said Woolard. “His work with a wide variety of sports has allowed him to tailor his performance program to the student-athletes’ needs and we think that is extremely important as strength and conditioning continues to evolve. We definitely feel Hans is another strong addition to the USF family.”

During his time at Washington, Straub worked closely with the Huskies softball, baseball and women's volleyball programs. He also served as an assistant director of athletic performance at the University of San Diego from 2002-06, when he worked with a variety of Torero programs, including baseball, softball, men's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's golf, swimming and diving and men's and women's rowing.

Straub is a 2002 graduate of Towson (Md.) University, where he earned his bachelors of science degree in kinesiology. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is also certified as a club coach with USA Weightlifting. Straub is currently pursuing his master's degree in exercise science from Texas-El Paso.

A native of Carlisle, Pa., Straub was an offensive lineman at Millersville (Pa.) University for two seasons before playing tight end at Towson for two years.

[redfisher78]

This is a few days old, I think there is already a thread.

[BullFan98]

yup