High Point University has named Tim Teefy head strength & conditioning coach, Athletic Director Craig Keilitz announced on Wednesday. A Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Teefy comes to HPU after two years as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at George Mason.
“Tim Teefy is an excellent addition to High Point Athletics,” said Keilitz. “He will be responsible for running a comprehensive program, which includes speed, agility, flexibility and strength. He has extensive experience and has demonstrated that he’s ready to lead his own program. We are very excited to have him begin work with our student-athletes.”
At George Mason, Teefy was responsible for designing and implementing the strength & conditioning programs for nine of the Patriots’ teams: men’s and women’s track & field, baseball, lacrosse, volleyball, softball, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s swimming & diving, as well as assisting in all aspects of the department. He conducted strength and performance assessments and taught proper techniques of various free weight lifts and plylometrics and instructed proper equipment use.
In addition to his work with George Mason’s student-athletes, Teefy was an adjunct faculty member and taught two classes.
Prior to George Mason, Teefy worked as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Georgetown University. He was responsible for demonstrating and implementing the “Iron Hoyas” philosophy, which included strength, power and explosion, flexibility, speed, agility, core and nutrition. At Georgetown, he worked with football, field hockey, baseball, women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, volleyball, softball, women’s soccer and the national-champion sailing team.
Teefy also has experience working as Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., and as a speed/strength consultant with SiSu Systems in Washington, D.C.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education/Sports Management from West Virginia University in 1999 and earned his master’s in Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology from West Chester University in 2008. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, a USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach and a Certified Personal Trainer. http://www.highpointpanthers.com
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