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Biography
Erik Korem, MS,
C.S.C.S., CSCCa, USA Weight Lifting Club Coach, brings a wealth of
knowledge and experience to High School Strength and Speed. His
expertise in speed development is unmatched. Erik is currently an
assistant strength and conditioning coach and adjunct professor at
Mississippi State University.
Erik
Korem began his career as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Texas
A&M University…as a walk-on football player. At Texas A&M,
Erik learned the value of hard work and commitment as a member of the
12th Man Squad. Although he didn’t garner much playing time, Erik found
his passion in Strength and Conditioning.
Mike Clark, currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the
Seattle Seahawks, was Erik’s coach and helped develop his strong
foundation in the fundamentals of training. After earning his BS in
Applied Exercise Physiology, Erik began working as a Graduate Assistant
at the University of Arkansas. While at Arkansas Erik was directly
responsible for training women’s track and field, women’s tennis,
soccer and swimming/diving. In addition, under the direction of Don
Decker, Erik assisted in training football.
After two years at Arkansas, Erik earned a MS in Exercise Science and
accepted his first full-time position at Fort Valley State University.
With the help of an ambitious football staff, Erik developed the first
strength and conditioning program at Fort Valley. Within a matter of a
few months, Erik reformatted the training facility and the training
attitude.
Erik’s next assignment was as the Director of Athletic Performance at
the University of Pacific. Here Erik was directly responsible for the
development of nearly 400 student-athletes in over 15 sports.
Following a short stint at Pacific, Erik accepted a position at
Mississippi State University.
Currently, Erik is directly responsible for training men’s and women’s
tennis and softball. In addition, Erik works under the direction of
Ben Pollard in training football. Apart of the weight room, Erik is an
adjunct professor and teaches course in Kinesiology.
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