Coach Robert dos Remedios has been involved in strength and conditioning for over 19 years. After completing his competitive football career at the University of California, Berkeley in 1988, he began training athletes on a full-time basis. "Coach Dos" has a masters degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Biomechanics from California State University, Northridge and has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the NSCA since 1990.
Coach Dos is a sought after speaker on a variety of conditioning topics such as Olympic Weightlifting applications, Sport-speed development, Explosive training, and CHAOSTM Speed Training which he developed with Jim Liston. Coach Dos serves as Director of Speed, Strength & Conditioning @ College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA, a position he has held since 1999.
Coach Dos is also the 2006 recipient of the National Strength and Conditioning's prestigious Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Professional of the year for 2006. This award is given to the top collegiate strength coach in the country (as voted on by his peers). In addition to contributing to Men's Health on a regular basis, Coach Dos' first book Men's Health Power Training (Rodale Books) was released in September 2007 and has become a best seller.
 

Dan Corbet starts his first year as assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2009. Dan is also an assistant for the COC football team. Dan is a former football athlete here at COC still holding numerous strength and conditioning records. Dan received his B.A. in Human Performance and Sport from New Mexico Highlands University where he was an all-conference linebacker and will receive his M.A. in Human Performance in May 2009 from NMHU. Dan works with all of our sport teams here on campus and is a tremendous addition to the Cougar Strength Staff.

2009 Intern Nick Wagner. Nick comes to us from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND. Nick has been a great addition for us this winter and spring helping with all of our athletic teams. Nick is graduating with his B.S. Exercise science in May 2009 and will sit for his NSCA CSCS exam by then as well.