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 University of Delaware head strength and conditioning coach Russell Barbarino has been chosen as one of six finalists for the 2002 National Strength and Conditioning Association College Professional of the Year Award.
The award is given annually by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the winner is chosen by the NSCA membership. The award seeks to recognize College Professionals who have shown excellence in their strength training and conditioning programs. The winner will be announced at the National Conference Awards Reception July 12 as part of the 2001 NSCA National Conference in Las Vegas.
The honor marks the second straight year that Barbarino has been a finalist for the award and the third time in the last five years that a University of Delaware strength and conditioning coach has been among the finalists for the award. Tony Decker, now the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Virginia, was named NSCA Professional of the Year in 1998.
Barbarino, 28, a native of Staten Island, is in his third year as head strength and conditioning coach at Delaware. He is responsible for working directly with student-athletes from Delaware's 23-intercollegiate athletics teams, coordinating all strength and conditioning programs.
A 1995 graduate of Kean University with a degree in adult fitness, Barbarino earned his master's degree in athletic administration from Florida State University in 1997. He previously served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Florida State n 1995-99.
A two-time world, three-time national, and eight-time state power lifting champion who has held world and national records in the bench press and dead lift, Barbarino is certified by the NSCA as a certified strength and conditioning specialist, certified advanced person trainer by the International Fitness Professionals Association, and a certified aerobics instructor by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. He is also a member of the U.S. Weightlifting Federation as a coach.
Barbarino began his career as head strength and conditioning coach at Port Richmond (N.Y.) High School from 1991-93. He also served time as a strength and conditioning coach for the Kean University football team from 1994-95, and was a consultant to the Tallahassee (Fla.) Tiger Sharks, a minor league ice hockey program, from 1996-99.
The NSCA, as the worldwide authority on strength and conditioning, supports and disseminates research-based knowledge and its practical application, to improve athletic performance and fitness.
April 17, 2002
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