Coach RJ holds a graduate degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from Colby-Sawyer College, where he also worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for varsity athletics.
Before graduate school, Coach RJ worked at Stratton Mountain School, a college-preparatory high school specializing in winter sports. There, he coached alpine ski racing and worked as a strength and conditioning coach for student-athletes.
Today, Coach RJ draws on nearly a decade of coaching, education, and personal training experience to work with individuals and teams in a wide array of sports and activities.
Coaching Philosophy
The foundation is passion and energy—fostering an environment that values learning and growth over results and ego. Athletes are partners in the work, not subjects of it.
Consistency over intensity
The work that compounds is the work that gets done — not the heroic week followed by three quiet ones.
Enjoyment over ego
Athletes who enjoy the process stick with the process. Ego is fragile; enjoyment is durable.
Process over outcome
Outcomes are downstream of habits. Get the inputs right and the outputs follow.
Education
Master's in Strength & Conditioning
Graduate work culminating in the Comprehensive Assessment Project: Establishing Strength and Conditioning Assessments at Colby-Sawyer College.
B.S. Exercise Science
Experience
Colby-Sawyer College
Worked as the lead strength coach for Men's Soccer, Baseball and Alpine Skiing within the Colby-Sawyer Athletics Department while pursuing a graduate degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning.
Stratton Mountain School
Alpine ski coach, strength and conditioning programming, and interpersonal development with aspiring elite winter sport athletes at a boarding school in southern Vermont.
Worked alongside the U.S. Ski & Snowboard High Performance Department, collaborating with coaches across the USSA Eastern Region on youth strength and conditioning programming, athlete development, and long-term training progression.
INBRE Research
Assisted with exercise science research under faculty at Colby-Sawyer College.
Personal Training
Worked in several personal training settings, from private gyms serving athletes and adult clients to membership-driven gyms with a broad range of clientele.