Stephen Parker – Strength and Conditioning-Males’s and Ladies’s Swimming, Males’s and Ladies’s Golf – Ladies’s Golf Coaches

Stephen Parker joined the FSU Strength and Conditioning workers in May of 2018. He oversees the design and implementation of the energy and conditioning packages for males’s and girls’s swimming, in addition to women and men’s golf.

Before arriving in Tallahassee, Parker spent three years on the University of South Florida the place he assisted with the soccer energy and conditioning program and was accountable for males’s and girls’s soccer. In his three seasons with the Bulls, each soccer packages noticed post-season motion. The girls made it to the AAC convention championship sport twice, successful it throughout his remaining season, in addition to two NCAA Tournament appearances. The males’s staff claimed the common season convention championship title, whereas additionally showing within the NCAA Tournament twice. In his remaining yr, the Bulls soccer staff noticed a 10-2 general document with an exciting 38-34 victory over Texas Tech within the Birmingham Bowl.

Prior to becoming a member of the USF workers, he served as a graduate assistant with the Southern Miss energy and conditioning program, working primarily with the soccer program. He was additionally the top energy and conditioning coach for the Golden Eagles’ softball staff. Before his stint at Southern Miss, Parker interned with the workers at Mississippi State University, the place he labored with the Bulldog soccer program. He joined the workers in Starkville after spending a yr at LSU, working with softball, women and men’s basketball, women and men’s tennis, swimming and diving, in addition to cheer and dance. During his time at LSU, Parker had the chance to study from Olympic Hall of Fame weightlifting coach Gayle Hatch. Prior to shifting to Baton Rouge, he was an intern at Southern Miss the place he labored with soccer, baseball, soccer, and volleyball. He began his teaching profession at EXOS (previously Athletes’ Performance) as a Performance Specialist intern. He had the chance to work with athletes from all ranges together with highschool, NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Olympic, in addition to all branches of the army.

In 2012, Parker acquired his bachelor’s diploma from Southern Miss in Sports and High Performance Materials. In 2015, he additionally obtained his Master’s diploma from Southern Miss in Sport Coaching Education.

The Picayune, Mississippi native is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist via the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He can also be licensed by United States Weightlifting as a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach.