Stephen King was announced as the Emory University Head Strength
and Conditioning Coach in October of 2011.
King comes to Emory after serving as the Olympic Sports Strength
and Conditioning Coach at Villanova University since the fall of
2007. While with the Wildcats’ program, he designed and
implemented the strength, conditioning, flexibility and agility
programs for the baseball, softball, men’s soccer,
women’s soccer and field hockey teams while overseeing the
implementation of similar programs for men and women’s
lacrosse, men’s and women’s swimming and volleyball
programs. In addition, he was an assistant strength
coach for the football team.
“Stephen is a true professional and a tireless worker who is
driven by a desire to make a difference in the lives of
students,” Emory Athletics Director Tim Downes said of King's
appointment. “We are excited about his arrival and look
forward to his contributions.”
Prior to Villanova, King was a performance coach for Velocity
Sports Performance, one of the nation’s top training centers,
where he designed strength workouts for a number of athletes and
team, focusing on improving speed and agility, from 2006 through
2007.
King worked at the University of Georgia from the fall of 2004
through the spring of 2006, first as a student weight room manager
and then a strength and conditioning intern where he worked with a
number of teams including women’s track, softball, volleyball
and men’s basketball.
Stephen is a USAW club coach and NSCA C.S.C.s certified and CSCCa
certified.
King earned his bachelor’s degree in criminology from Florida
State in 2003 and received a master’s degree in exercise
science from Georgia in 2006. He is in the process of
obtaining an additional master’s degree in business
administration from Villanova.
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