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Director of Speed, Strength & Conditioning
John Sauer                                                                   
jasaue@wm.edu
                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                     


Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning, John Sauer is starting his 20th season with W&M athletes.  Sauer works primarily with football & baseball.

 In 1995, Sauer designed the Joseph W. Montgomery Strength Training Center located in the lower level of William and Mary Hall. This 5,000-square foot facility contains 14,000 pounds of free weights, 6,500 pounds of dumbbells and 6,000 pounds of rubber bumper plates. In addition it has 24 custom built olympic platforms, 18 multipurpose power racks, and a fully equipped plyometric area and also a wide variety of selectorized machines.

Sauer came to William and Mary from Clemson where he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach. At Clemson, he assisted in the development, coordination and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for more than 450 varsity athletes.

Before Clemson, Sauer held assistant coaching positions at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He earned his bachelor of science degree in health and physical education from the University of Montana in 1984. In 1985, he received his master's in health and physical education from Delta State University, where he was the Head coach of strength and conditioning in charge of all varsity sports.

Sauer is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, International Sports Science Association, U.S. Weightlifting Federation and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Sauer is certified as a Level I Club Coach & Level II Senior Coach by U.S.A. Weightlifting. Additionally, he has achieved Level I Coaches certification from the U.S.A. Track and Field Association and has been certified as a strength and conditioning coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (C.S.C.C.A). In 2005, Sauer was honored by the C.S.C.C.A as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach. From 1996-98, Sauer was honored as Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year by the Colonial Athletic Association.