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2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Strength and Conditioning
Jeff Lee
Head Coach
Strength &
Conditioning
In July 2007, Jeff Lee was
named the head strength
and conditioning coach
at Canisius College. In
this role, he is responsible
for overseeing the design
and implementation of
the strength training and
conditioning programs for
the school’s 16 intercollegiate
teams.
Lee joined the
Canisius staff after serving
a two-year stint as
the assistant strength and
conditioning coach at
Yale University. There,
the 26-year old Lee
worked with 11 of the Bulldogs’ varsity teams and
served as the primary strength and conditioning
coach for the men’s and women’s ice hockey
teams. He was responsible for designing and
implementing speed, strength and conditioning
programs for the hockey teams, while also overseeing
the department’s student work-study staff.
Prior to his time at Yale, Lee was an assistant
at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. He
worked primarily with the school’s men’s basketball
program as he earned his master’s degree in
exercise science. He also worked at the United
States Olympic Education Center in Marquette,
Mich., where he developed and implemented
Olympic-based strength training for 23 elite
amateur boxers.
Lee received his undergraduate degree
in physical education from Western Illinois in
2003. A member of National Strength and
Conditioning Association and the Collegiate
Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association,
he started his career as an intern at Binghamton
University in August 2003.
Lee and his wife Ashley, were married
July 27, 2007. The couple currently resides in
Buffalo.
The primary objective of the
strength and conditioning program
at Canisius College is for each athlete
to stay injury free while assisting
them in reaching their maximal
level of performance. This is
accomplished through an aggressive
approach to sport specific training.
Great care is taken to concentrate
on the joint areas that are most
susceptible to injury, muscle groups
that are involved in the activity
and conditioning specific energy
systems according to the demands
of the athlete’s specific sport.
Developing linear speed, agility,
range of movement, absolute
strength, functional strength and
sport specific power is important
in helping the athlete reach their
highest potential. Along with
strength training, a high level of
conditioning is required for optimal
performance. To accomplish this,
we implement high-performance
metabolic conditioning as a foundation
of total preparation.
The strength and conditioning
staff works to not only enhance each
athlete’s strength and conditioning
levels, but provide an environment
conducive to the development of
discipline and leadership skills for
reaching optimum physical potential
and mental toughness.
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