Trey Watson, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Jaguar Therapeutics

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2016

  Director of Sports Science/ Head Strength & Conditioning Coach US Sailing Team
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  University of Miami

  May 2013 - Aug 2020

  • Manages the health, fitness and conditioning of 125 student athletes per year• Significantly impacted the health and performance of the student athletes by reducing injuries• Implemented first pre-habilitation program for Women’s Soccer resulting in reduced injury rates• Oversees the integration and management of a collaborative approach to identifying movement patterns, performance parameters, and implement corrective solutions and monitoring strategies • Interprets the results of testing, practice, strength training regimens, athlete self-reporting, and other factors that help increase human performance and decrease injury rates (GPS, Load Monitoring, Movement Assessments, etc.) • Design, plan and deliver all aspects of sports performance programs utilizing non-linear undulating periodization models • Supervise, mentor, and manage graduate assistants and interns that have since gained employment with professional sports teams • Instruct technical exercises, Olympic lifts, plyometric progression, multi directional movement training, dynamic warm-ups & cool downs• Implement injury alternative exercises during team lifts while collaborating with Sports Medicine staff to ensure an effective and efficient rehabilitation process • Monitor training load in conjunction with the coaches to prevent overtraining syndrome while maximizing athletic performance. • Provide detailed performance and rehabilitation analysis to coaches • Administer several types of mobility and flexibility to increase joint and fascial range of motion • Motivate, educate and guide athletic improvement and injury prevention Show less Instruct undergraduate and graduate classes and laboratories for students in exercise physiology. Provide challenging course work, innovative projects, and stimulating exercises while utilizing active learning techniques and a hands-on approach. ✓ Stimulate class discussions, proofread papers/recommend changes, and act as a liaison between students and the professor. ✓Help students apply concepts in exercise programming for athletes including olympic/ballistic training.✓Aid students in understanding theoretical as well as practical applications as it relates to prescribing and implementing resistance based exercise for injury prevention and advanced human performance✓ Utilize a wide variety of teaching aids, motivational tools, and educational management strategies to engage students in active and experiential learning through traditional and non-traditional methods. ✓ Provide academic and administrative assistance and support to students outside the classroom. ✓ Graduate Courses include: KIN 636 KIN 636 Advanced Strength & Cond. I, KIN 637 Advanced Strength & Cond. II, KIN 646 Elite Conditioning I, KIN 661 Fitness Facility Management I, KIN 647 Elite Conditioning II, KIN 662 Fitness Facility Management II, KIN 670 Advanced Programming✓ Undergraduate Courses include KIN 366 Exercise Prescription Lab Show less

  • Strength And Conditioning Coach

    Jul 2016 - Aug 2020

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2014 - Jul 2019

  • Strength and Conditioning Coach | Graduate Intern

    May 2013 - May 2015
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  US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2015

  Assistant Head Strength & Conditioning Coach US Sailing Team
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  US Sailing

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Head Strength & Conditioning Coach US Sailing Team
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  Florida International University

  Aug 2020 - now

  Clinical Assistant Professor