Shaver to Lead Strength & Conditioning for Iona's Athletics

Iona College Director of Athletics Rick Cole announced the appointment of Kelly Shaver as head strength and conditioning coach for the school. Shaver, according to a post on the Iona College Gaels website, was previously assistant strength and conditioning coach for four years at Fordham University.

At Fordham, Shaver was responsible for the development and supervision of seven of the school’s 22 athletics programs, according to the post. Shaver designed workout cycles and assisted with practice and game-day tasks for football and men’s basketball. He was also in charge of the development of the incoming freshman football introductory phase strength and conditioning program and collaborated with athletics trainers regarding the rehabilitation of injured student athletes.

Prior to Fordham, Shaver served as Assistant Sports Performance Director at Velocity Sports Performance in Manhattan for three years. There, he coached athletes of all-ages, specifically high school, college, and professionals and severed as strength coach for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Silver Medalist Men’s Saber Team.

Shaver graduated magna cum laude in 2007 from Georgia Southern University with a BS in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. As a student, he served as a strength and condition coach intern, where he worked with 450 athletes on all 15 Division I varsity teams. 

Shaver is a certified NSCA strength and conditioning specialist, USA Weightlifting sports performance coach, NASE Speed and explosion specialist, and is certified in CPR and AED.