#12 Don Day Director of Strength & Conditioning Olympic Sports Georgia Southern University

Originally from Akron, Ohio, Don Day is the director of strength & conditioning for Olympic Sports for Georgia Southern Athletics, a role he assumed in May of 2019. He moved into this role after serving as the assistant director for the football team in the 2018-19 year. In his position, he oversees all aspects of strength & conditioning for 16 Eagle sports out of Iron Works. Day came to Statesboro after serving as the interim director of strength & conditioning at the University of Buffalo. Day has also contributed as a columnist for EliteFTS.com and also has had stops at Western Kentucky University, American University, Robert Morris University and The University of Akron. At American, he worked with the track/cross country program and designed the speed/agility program for men’s/women’s soccer and field hockey. At Robert Morris, he worked with the softball and football program. Day received his Master’s at the University of Akron in sports science and coaching while doing his graduate assistantship with the football strength staff. He received his bachelor’s degree in strength and conditioning at The University of Findlay while also playing football for the school. He is certified through the CSCCA with the S.C.C.C (strength conditioning coaches certification) and USAW certification. Contact for Coach Don [email protected] 330-256-8108 Follow the podcast on Instagram @strengthtalkshop1