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Jacobs, Jeremy
Jeremy Jacobs
- Title:
- Associate Director for Sports Performance/
Head of Football Applied Sports Science
- Email:
- jeremy.g.jacobs@duke.edu
- Phone:
- (919) 681-7420
Jeremy Jacobs joined Duke’s athletic staff in January 2022, and serves as an associate director for sports performance and head of football applied sports science.
Jacobs comes to Durham after serving a six-year stint (2016-21) in a variety of different roles at Louisiana State University (LSU), most recently as the associate director of strength and conditioning for football. He also served as a strength and conditioning coach (2018-19) and graduate assistant coach (2016-17) during his time with the Tigers.
While in Baton Rouge, Jacobs wrote all aspects of the speed and conditioning program and FRC/mobility program. He was also responsible for all aspects of the team’s perch velocity based training system by creating daily, mesocycle, and macrocycle force/velocity and tonnage reports. In addition, he assisted in the creation of all GPS reporting to the coaching staff, sports medicine staff, and strength staff.
Prior to his time with LSU, Jacobs spent three seasons (2014-16) working as a student assistant at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. During his time there, he assisted the head strength and conditioning coach and assistant strength and conditioning coach in training all men’s and woman’s teams. Jacobs provided coaching on techniques and mechanics of strength, mobility, agility, power and cardiovascular training as well.
Jacobs spent time as the vice president for the non-profit Wisconsin Weightlifting organization from 2015-16 and a coach/co-owner for Milwaukee Barbell from 2012-16 as well.
Jacobs earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology – exercise science from Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2016. He added a master's degree in kinesiology – pedagogy and psychological from LSU in 2018. Jacobs is a veteran of the United States Army, having spent time as a team leader from 2003-07. During his tenure in the military, he was directly in charge of educating, training, and supervising personnel on all tactics, standard operating procedures (SOP), and weapon systems. He served combat rotations to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Jacobs owns certifications as a strength and conditioning specialist and strength and conditioning coach from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa), respectively. He is also a Level 1 USA weightlifting sports performance coach and a functional range conditioning specialist. In addition, he is CPR/AED/First Aid certified.
Jacobs is married to the former Alyssa Anzalone of Racine, Wisc., and they are the parents of daughter Beau and son Fitzgerald.
Jacobs comes to Durham after serving a six-year stint (2016-21) in a variety of different roles at Louisiana State University (LSU), most recently as the associate director of strength and conditioning for football. He also served as a strength and conditioning coach (2018-19) and graduate assistant coach (2016-17) during his time with the Tigers.
While in Baton Rouge, Jacobs wrote all aspects of the speed and conditioning program and FRC/mobility program. He was also responsible for all aspects of the team’s perch velocity based training system by creating daily, mesocycle, and macrocycle force/velocity and tonnage reports. In addition, he assisted in the creation of all GPS reporting to the coaching staff, sports medicine staff, and strength staff.
Prior to his time with LSU, Jacobs spent three seasons (2014-16) working as a student assistant at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. During his time there, he assisted the head strength and conditioning coach and assistant strength and conditioning coach in training all men’s and woman’s teams. Jacobs provided coaching on techniques and mechanics of strength, mobility, agility, power and cardiovascular training as well.
Jacobs spent time as the vice president for the non-profit Wisconsin Weightlifting organization from 2015-16 and a coach/co-owner for Milwaukee Barbell from 2012-16 as well.
Jacobs earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology – exercise science from Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2016. He added a master's degree in kinesiology – pedagogy and psychological from LSU in 2018. Jacobs is a veteran of the United States Army, having spent time as a team leader from 2003-07. During his tenure in the military, he was directly in charge of educating, training, and supervising personnel on all tactics, standard operating procedures (SOP), and weapon systems. He served combat rotations to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Jacobs owns certifications as a strength and conditioning specialist and strength and conditioning coach from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa), respectively. He is also a Level 1 USA weightlifting sports performance coach and a functional range conditioning specialist. In addition, he is CPR/AED/First Aid certified.
Jacobs is married to the former Alyssa Anzalone of Racine, Wisc., and they are the parents of daughter Beau and son Fitzgerald.
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