LU names football strength/condition coordinator

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BEAUMONT – Scott Reeves, who has overseen the development of more than 30 future NFL players during his career, has joined Lamar’s athletic department as the university’s first strength and conditioning coordinator.

Reeves, a four-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman at Rice University in the late 1980s, brings with him 18 years of coaching experience with the bulk of it being as a strength and conditioning specialist. His most recent stop was at Southeastern Louisiana University, but he has also put in stints at Texas A&M, Rice, Kansas State, SMU and TCU.

“Bringing Scott into our athletic department is another major step for us,” said Billy Tubbs, Lamar’s director of athletics. “This is the first time we’ve had a strength-and-conditioning coach on campus.

“Scott’s focus naturally will be on football, but he’ll also be responsible for the strength-and-conditioning training of all of our athletes. His arrival is coinciding with the approaching opening of our new training facility in the new football field house.

“It’s going to be a state-of-the-art facility, so bringing in a professional with Scott’s credentials to overee it was critical for us. Most schools our size have had strength-and-conditioning coaches for a number of years, so this is a big step up for us. Scott will organize his department, and, hopefully, we’ll eventually be able to add to his staff.”

Reeves was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Texas A&M in 2007 when the Aggies’ football team went to the Alamo Bowl, and he was an assistant at Kansas State when the Wildcats went to the 1995 Holiday Bowl.

Reeves earned his bachelor’s degree in human performance and health science from Rice in 1990, and he received his master’s degree in physical education/motor control and development from TCU in 1992. He was recognized as the NSCA Strenghth and Conditioning Professional of the Year for the Western Athletic Conference in 1999 and was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2008.

Reeves played football for Rice from 1986-1989 and was presented the Bill Whitmore Award as the most improved offensive player in 1989. A native of Grand Prairie, he and wife Tomara are the proud parents of sons Landon and Daxton and daughter Haydon.

[Guest coachacola]

[quote]“Bringing Scott into our athletic department is another major step for us,” said Billy Tubbs, Lamar’s director of athletics. “This is the first time we’ve had a strength-and-conditioning coach on campus.[/quote]

It's about time.  Maybe we won't lose as many basketball players to injuries each year.

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BEAUMONT – Scott Reeves, who has overseen the development of more than 30 future NFL players during his career, has joined Lamar’s athletic department as the university’s first strength and conditioning coordinator.

Reeves, a four-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman at Rice University in the late 1980s, brings with him 18 years of coaching experience with the bulk of it being as a strength and conditioning specialist. His most recent stop was at Southeastern Louisiana University, but he has also put in stints at Texas A&M, Rice, Kansas State, SMU and TCU.

“Bringing Scott into our athletic department is another major step for us,” said Billy Tubbs, Lamar’s director of athletics. “This is the first time we’ve had a strength-and-conditioning coach on campus.

“Scott’s focus naturally will be on football, but he’ll also be responsible for the strength-and-conditioning training of all of our athletes. His arrival is coinciding with the approaching opening of our new training facility in the new football field house.

“It’s going to be a state-of-the-art facility, so bringing in a professional with Scott’s credentials to overee it was critical for us. Most schools our size have had strength-and-conditioning coaches for a number of years, so this is a big step up for us. Scott will organize his department, and, hopefully, we’ll eventually be able to add to his staff.”

Reeves was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Texas A&M in 2007 when the Aggies’ football team went to the Alamo Bowl, and he was an assistant at Kansas State when the Wildcats went to the 1995 Holiday Bowl.

Reeves earned his bachelor’s degree in human performance and health science from Rice in 1990, and he received his master’s degree in physical education/motor control and development from TCU in 1992. He was recognized as the NSCA Strenghth and Conditioning Professional of the Year for the Western Athletic Conference in 1999 and was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2008.

Reeves played football for Rice from 1986-1989 and was presented the Bill Whitmore Award as the most improved offensive player in 1989. A native of Grand Prairie, he and wife Tomara are the proud parents of sons Landon and Daxton and daughter Haydon.


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The fact that it is 2010 and Lamar is just now getting a strength coach, shows how far behind the curve LU really is and how clueless the decision makers for the athletic department have been. At least they did hired somebody.

[Guest coachacola]

[quote]The fact that it is 2010 and Lamar is just now getting a strength coach, shows how far behind the curve LU really is and how clueless the decision makers for the athletic department have been. At least they did hired somebody.[/quote]

Are they really that clueless or did they not have the money in the budget before to hire a strength coach?

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[quote]The fact that it is 2010 and Lamar is just now getting a strength coach, shows how far behind the curve LU really is and how clueless the decision makers for the athletic department have been. At least they did hired somebody.[/quote]

Are they really that clueless or did they not have the money in the budget before to hire a strength coach?
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They never thought it was important to have a strength coach so they probably "didn't have the money" for the strength coach position. There are a lot of things that go on with the brain trust that is the AD and Associate AD that would blow your mind if you knew what little thought or true research went into them. But the consensus is that Tubbs is the best AD in the Southland, so rock on LU!

[Guest mffl]

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[quote author=coachacola link=topic=65832.msg757512#msg757512 date=1265747311]
[quote]The fact that it is 2010 and Lamar is just now getting a strength coach, shows how far behind the curve LU really is and how clueless the decision makers for the athletic department have been. At least they did hired somebody.[/quote]

Are they really that clueless or did they not have the money in the budget before to hire a strength coach?
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They never thought it was important to have a strength coach so they probably "didn't have the money" for the strength coach position. There are a lot of things that go on with the brain trust that is the AD and Associate AD that would blow your mind if you knew what little thought or true research went into them. But the consensus is that Tubbs is the best AD in the Southland, so rock on LU!
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What about Dan Kroesch for the men's basketball team?

[1KatKiller]

what about him? can you elaborate?

[Guest mffl]

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what about him? can you elaborate?
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Well he sits behind the bench at home games if you have ever seen him. From my understanding they go thru off season workouts with him, I am not sure what kind of role he plays during the season. The injuries we have though i believe aren't a reason from conditioning. Ashton Hall has had problems since the wreck he had got in, Nabors broke his leg in a pick up game, coaches can't do anything about players playing pick up games. Miles injury may have been related to playing too much. The guy rarely gets a break.