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Current Job Description: Oversee and assist strength and conditioning programs for 15 varsity sports programs.

Past Job Experience: Director of Performance, Adrenaline Athletic Training
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Education: M.S. Kinesiology, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo '08
B.S. Kinesiology, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo '07
NSCA CSCS, '07
USAW Sport Performance Coach, '07

At 8:34am on June 30, 2011, Chris Wood said…: Gary,

Yeah, big move... I am out in Maine at Husson University primarily starting a brand new track and field program. I am also the strength coach. Everything is starting from scratch. I have my work cut out for me. I offically start tomorrow.

How are you doing?

At 11:38am on December 16, 2010, Chris Wood said…: Gary-

You got it! DIII is not going to allow me any upward movement. One of the worst choices in my career was to leave Temple University for the private sector. I was working directly with mens and womens basketball there, and they were winning. I have been trying to get back to a situation like that since I left.

DIII is a very different animal. We have 33 weeks on discretionary time... way too much. The athletes can only be held accountable for their 19 weeks in season.

I know I will have to take a pay cut to move up, but sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwards.

Always a pleasure Gary.

CW

At 4:41pm on December 15, 2010, Chris Wood said…: I have been at PLU for four years now. I put in for the jobs at Wyoming, West Virginia, and South Alabama. I haven't heard anything. I was hoping to hear something before track and field started, as I don't want to leave the athletes scrambling for at coach a week into the season. I'll try again in the summer. How do you like Riverside? Is the cost of living tough down there?

CW

At 3:31pm on December 15, 2010, Chris Wood said…: Coach Heron-

How is the job search going? It is tough right now. I have a couple of resumes out. Haven't heard anything.

Hope you are doing well.

Chris

At 10:37am on October 6, 2010, aaron williams said…: I already passed the CSCS back in may. Looking into getting certified for USA Weightlifting.

At 12:14am on October 6, 2010, aaron williams said…: Hey Gary. Congrats on the UC Riverside job! That's awesome. I'm still working at Velocity. Just part time at two locations. Limited hours, I might have to look for another part time job. How are things at Riverside so far?

At 11:59am on July 10, 2010, Joe Kenn said…: appreciate the comments good luck

At 1:40pm on May 27, 2010, Jerrod Krick said…: Yeah, they added all the needed classes to officially become kinesiology I think 2-3 years ago. My concentration was exercise science

At 6:22pm on May 26, 2010, Jerrod Krick said…: I actually just graduated from CSUMB and have used all my eligibility for baseball, but living in Marina was alot of fun with all the outdoor rec nearby. The kinesiology department is a growing program, future students will probably get more out of it than I did, thankfully the school is small and the professors there will work with their students so I feel like I still got alot out of the program.