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Zavier Gooden on staff as as strength coach under Jacob Flint per miller

Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:11 am
Posted by Bradbaxter
Member since May 2016
58 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:11 am
New strength coach ?

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This post was edited on 12/7/21 at 10:14 am
Posted by MrVoodoo
Mississippi
Member since Nov 2015
315 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:16 am to
from his USC profile:

"Zaviar Gooden was named an assistant strength and conditioning coach in January of 2021.

Gooden, 30, was the head sports and fitness trainer at CRA-Z Sports Training in Dallas/Forth Worth (Tex.) for 2 years (2019-20). He also spent part of 2018 and 2019 as a speed and performance coach at D1 Sports Training in Dallas/Fort Worth.

He was a volunteer assistant strength and conditioning coach at SMU in the summer of 2018.

He spent the spring of 2018 as a strength and conditioning intern at Notre Dame.

He played linebacker for 5 years in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans (2013-15), Detroit Lions (2016) and Arizona Cardinals (2016-17). He was selected in the third round by the Titans in the 2013 NFL Draft.

He was a linebacker at Missouri for 4 years (2009-12), being named team captain and Most Inspirational Player.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Missouri in 2012.

He holds a certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

He prepped at Pflugerville (Tex.) High, where he was on the football and track teams.

He was born on Aug. 31, 1990."
Posted by Jabontik
Houston
Member since Dec 2016
4310 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:18 am to
USC bio

looks good to me
Posted by TigerMonkey7
Member since Jul 2021
4397 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:20 am to
Finally some news
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
19829 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:21 am to
Dude had Landry arms coming out of Mizzou. That's something, and I don't mean that sarcastically or flippantly.

Head trainer for a while at a Dallas gym/performance center.

This is an up and comer move, but a good one if I had to guess. The fact he's done it outside CFB as a private entity is a plus.
Posted by Prominentwon
LSU, McNeese St. Fan
Member since Jan 2005
94892 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:21 am to
Before anyone even tries to criticize this hire, let’s all take a step back for a second and accept the reality that no one on this board knows anything about S&C coaches and whos who and whos on wha type of career trajectory.

Looks good on paper. That’s about as detailed knowledge as you’re going to get on S&C coaches and if Kelly hires him, he obviously interviewed well and has a lot of good contacts that speaks highly of him.
Posted by r0cky1
Member since Oct 2020
4853 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:21 am to
New blood. Young. Seems to be very experienced. Bring in the culture shock.
Posted by TigerLord2020
Member since May 2020
1040 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:22 am to
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Zavier Gooden new strength coach


Dude has brains and brawn! Looks like he would be a great addition. Leader in college. Played in the pros.
Young and hungry!
Posted by Flablete
in the SEC
Member since Aug 2021
1062 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:42 am to
One of the best up and coming strength coaches in the country. Major Ties to the state of Texas and will be an instant impact on the relationship with the team.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
37051 posts
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:54 am to
quote:

One of the best up and coming strength coaches in the country


based on what?
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