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Courtesy: Presbyterian College Athletics Release: 07/13/2009 |
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Matthew Taylor begins his second year as the head strength and conditioning coach at Presbyterian College. During his first season, Taylor single-handedly helped all the Blue Hose teams increase their speed and strength. Taylor comes to the Blue Hose after serving a one-year stint with Rice as the assistant coordinator of strength and conditioning. There, he assisted in workouts for the football team. Taylor also designed and implemented the yearly training program. Prior to accepted the position at Rice, Taylor was the head strength and conditioning coordinator at Texas Pan-American. There, he was in charge of creating the strength and conditioning programs for all 14 Division-I sports. He also managed the budget and purchased equipment while designing and implementing development workouts for all new student-athletes. In August 2004, Taylor accepted the assistant coach of sport performance position at Buffalo. There, he worked with football, men's basketball, volleyball, wrestling, men's and women's tennis and men's soccer. In addition to his duties, Taylor assisted with all other Olympic sports. A four-year letterwinner at Mount Union, Taylor graduated with a degree in physical education, health and secondary education in Dec. 2001. At Mount Union, Taylor was part of four national championship teams. In 2003, he accepted the graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach job at Gardner-Webb. While working on his master's in sport science and pedagogy, Taylor's duties including working with the men's and women's tennis programs, the men's and women's golf teams, the football, men's basketball, baseball, wrestling and women's soccer teams. He also assisted with the men's soccer, softball, women's basketball and volleyball teams. In May 2004, he left the Bulldogs to begin an internship with Arizona State. There, his main responsibility was the football team. Taylor assisted the strength and conditioning coach with workouts, aided in pre and post workouts, assisted in speed training sessions and rehabilitated injured student-athletes. Taylor received his sport science and pedagogy degree in August 2008. He is a member with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, United States Powerlifting Federation and American Powerlifting Federation. Taylor has presented at the University of Buffalo Wrestling Coaches Clinic and has attended the Tennessee Strength Clinic. Taylor is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA). |
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Baseball C/1B Brad Zebedis and softball C/2B Erin Taylor were named Presbyterian College's Male and Female Athletes of the Week for their accomplishments the week ending April 29.
