General | August 06, 2024
AIKEN, S.C. – USCA is pleased to announce the hiring of
Ryan Burnham as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach.
"We are extremely excited to have Ryan join the Pacer Family," Associate Athletic Director Brandon Aiken stated. "He brings enthusiasm and unique perspectives, not to mention a strong background and experience to the position.
"I'm looking forward to the positive impact he will make on our student-athletes and coaches."
"I'm really excited for the opportunity to be a part of USCA Athletics," Burnham said. "After meeting with everyone on the athletics staff, I immediately knew something special was being built here. I am excited to work with everyone and will do everything I can to help our athletes succeed both in and out of competition."
Burnham carries an extensive background and has been the head weightlifting coach for the past three years at Winter Haven Senior H.S. There, he developed and implemented a training program for the competitive girls weightlifting team. He oversaw fundraising and managed his budget. Burnham also taught classes that covered proper training and nutrition strategies for different training goals.
He spent a season at Polk State College as the head strength and conditioning coach. Burnham designed and implemented the strength training programs and field work for the women's soccer team. He educated student-athletes on the biomechanics and proper form of Olympic lifts and variations of compound movements. Burnham instructed daily lessons to improve overall health and assisted injured players during the return to play process.
Burnham interned at the University of Florida. He worked with the football strength and conditioning department on the day-to-day operations. Additionally, he developed multiple comprehensive strength and conditioning programs for various sports.
Burnham was an athletic performance intern at Southeastern University. He designed and implemented strength programs for position players on the baseball team, which was ranked No. 1 in NAIA as well as in No. 1 for home runs.
Burnham is a graduate of Southeastern University. He earned his B.S. in exercise science with a minor in physical education. Burnham earned his M.S. in kinesiology/exercise science from Southeastern as well.
He holds a Level 1 certification for USA Weightlifting and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
