Rusty Whitt
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Strength and Conditioning Coach[1] |
| Team | Texas Tech |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 6, 1971 Azle, Texas |
| Alma mater | |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1994 | Abilene (TX) |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995-1996 | Midwestern State University football (Graduate Assistant) |
| 1996-1997 | University of Texas at Austin (Graduate Assistant) |
| 1997 | The US Olympic Training Center (Speed & Agility Coordinator) |
| 1997-1998 | The College of William and Mary Football (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) |
| 1998 | University of Louisville (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Conference USA Football) |
| 1998-2003 | Sam Houston State University (Head Strength and Conditioning CoachfFor Eleven Varsity Sports) |
| 2009-2010 | Rice University (Assistant Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning Coach) |
| 2010-2016 | University of Louisiana, Lafayette (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach) |
| 2016–present | Texas Tech Football (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Russell T. Whitt (born July 6, 1971) is the current Strength and conditioning coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders' football team in Lubbock, Texas.[2]
Whitt was the architect behind the success of several programs ranging from helping design and implement training programs for the military, to assisting in the development of the "Hamstrong"[3] Hamstring Rehabilitation Protocol by Schutt Equipment.[4]
Playing career
Whitt played safety and linebacker for Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, where he earned a Bachelors of Science-Police Science and Administration degree.
Military career
From August 2003-January 2009, Whitt served as a Senior Special Forces Communication Sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group in the United States Army, where he was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge (2007), two Iraqi campaign medals, and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor.
Whitt left his job at Sam Houston State to join the Army, but continued his work in strength and conditioning to enhance training tactics.[5]
In 2016, Whitt was named as a finalist for the Armed Forces Merit Bowl Award. [6]
Coaching career
Texas Tech Red Raiders
In January 2016, Whitt became the head strength and conditioning coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, under head football coach Kliff Kingsbury [7] In his time at Tech, Coach Whitt has introduced a program called "4th Quarter Combative's," which applies mixed martial arts themed conditioning to football training. Whitt has introduced "velocity based training" using technology to measure bar speed.[8]
University of Louisiana, Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
In October 2010, Coach Whitt was hired as the head strength and conditioning coach to oversee 12 NCAA Division 1 Sports at ULL (Sunbelt Conference). Whitt supervised four full-time assistants, two graduate assistants, and oversaw training for their respective sports. In conjunction to managing hundreds of athletes, Coach Whitt developed and submitted an approved plan for a $750,000 equipment and infrastructure overhaul for ULL Athletics, and provided the design for a 12,250 square-foot Performance Center, which was completed in September 2015.[9]
Rice Owls
Three months after completing a six year stint in the Army, Whitt returned to coaching as the assistant coordinator of strength and conditioning, where he designed and implemented year-round strength, speed, mobility, cardiovascular conditioning, and injury rehabilitation programs for football, baseball, track and field, and swimming.
Sam Houston State Bearkats
In the five years Whitt spent with the Sam Houston State Bearkats, he was the head strength and conditioning coach for eleven Division I varsity sports (Football IAA).
The University of Louisville Cardinals
Whitt was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for Conference USA Football teams, and the speed and agility coordinator for freshmen football athletes.
The College of William and Mary Griffin
Whitt was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for football, and was designated as the head strength coach for Olympic Sports.
The US Olympic Training Center
Whitt coordinated speed and agility development for the 1997 Team USA men’s and women’s volleyball, and assisted in program development for all sports, including USA basketball, and wrestling.
Texas Longhorns
Whitt was a graduate assistant in the Department of Strength and Conditioning for varsity football, baseball and men’s basketball from June 1997-May 1997, where the Longhorns were inaugural Big XXII Champions (Football 1996), and played in the Fiesta Bowl in 1997.
Whitt earned his Masters of Education in Kinesiology in 1997.
Midwestern State Mustangs
From August 1995-96, Whitt began his career as a graduate assistant football coach and strength and conditioning coach at Midwestern State University, where he developed strength programs for football, men’s soccer, volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball. He introduced a comprehensive speed, flexibility, and agility development program for football and soccer, and tested his skills as a linebackers, and defensive ends coach.
References
- ^ Whitt, Rusty. "Rusty Whitt". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Texas Tech Athletics". texastech.com.
- ^ "Hamstrong Product History".
- ^ "Nine up-and-coming products every coach must see". coachad.com.
- ^ Ragin' Cajuns Athletics (15 November 2012). "ESPN College Gameday Rusty Whitt Veterans Day Salute" – via YouTube.
- ^ http://www.texastech.com/news/2016/10/24/football-whitt-named-finalist-for-armed-forces-merit-award.aspx
- ^ http://www.strengthperformancedaily.com/single-post/2016/08/19/Kingsbury-credits-new-strength-coach-for-making-Red-Raiders-mentally-tougher
- ^ "Meet Head of Strength & Conditioning Rusty Whitt". texastech.com.
- ^ "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns - Student Athlete Performance Center". ragincajuns.com.
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