Joe Staub is in his third year as the head strength and conditioning coach at Hofstra University. He was named to his position in March of 2014.
Staub came to Hofstra from the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas, where he had served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach since October 2011. During his tenure with the Jayhawks, Staub worked with the track and field, cross country, men’s golf, women’s golf and softball teams. The Jayhawks women's track and field program was the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Champion. He also assisted with other teams, as needed, including the 2011 national runner-up men’s basketball team and the 2011 and 2012 NCAA Sweet 16 women’s basketball teams. In 2013 he was a finalist for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Assistant Coach of the Year.
While at Kansas, Staub implemented new training programs using Eliteform 3D-motion capture technology as well as Sparta Science’s Sparta Mars force plate analysis program. He also worked with the athletic training staff to develop per-operative, post-operative and reconditioning programs for injured student-athletes.
Prior to his stint at Kansas Staub served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, from May 2009 to May 2011. He worked directly with the women’s crew, men’s golf and men and women’s diving teams. He also assisted with various other teams including the men’s basketball team during their run to the 2011 National Championship and the football team that was selected to play in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl.
Staub, who earned both his undergraduate degree in strength and conditioning (2009) and master’s degree in kinesiology (2011) from Connecticut, served as an undergraduate assistant in the strength and conditioning department from May 2006 to May 2009. He was also a student-athlete for the Huskies, competing in the decathlon and heptathlon as a member of the track and field team.
While pursuing his master’s degree Staub served as a professor at Connecticut, teaching a free weight training and safety class in in department of kinesiology for four semesters. He was responsible for developing and implementing course curriculum for 150 undergraduate students.
Staub was the lead author of a published article in the August 2013 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research titled “Positive Effects of Augmented Verbal Feedback on Power Production in NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes”. He also served as a guest reviewer for the publication between 2010 and 2013, offering feedback on coaching methods, upper and lower body power output and periodization, as well as presenting at both the USA Hockey Northeast Development Camp and the Mid West Sports Performance Conference.
Staub is a NSCA Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach as well as a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He also holds a United States Weightlifting Association (USAW) Level 1 Sports Performance Coach certification.
