Zach Mathers (ATC, LAT, CSCS) joined the University of Sioux Falls athletics staff in the spring of 2010 as the head athletic trainer and head strength and conditioning coach. Mathers oversees all aspects of athletic training and strength & conditioning for all sports at USF. Mathers is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) licensed in both Iowa and South Dakota and is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
Mathers received national recognition in his first season with USF. Following a fall season that saw the Cougar football program go 13-1 to finish as the national runner-up, he was named the Samson Equipment/American Football Monthly "Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year". The award is given to a coach at the NFL, college and high school levels, with Mathers receiving the 2010 award for the NAIA.
Before USF, Mathers was in Sioux City, Iowa, where he served as the Director of Power and Performance Programs from 2000-2010. He was also an athletic trainer at the Center for Neurosciences, Orthopedics, and Spine (CNOS) in Dakota Dunes, SD.
He received his BS from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, in Exercise Science with an Emphasis on Athletic Training. He was a 3 year starter and team captain in football at BVU and also was a member of five school-record relay teams. Mathers now resides in Sioux Falls, SD.
Resources and coaches we discussed:
High Performance Training by David Joyce
Tier System
Tudor Bompa
Mike Silbernagel - University of Mary
Kevin Cronin - Colorado College
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