University of Houston Athletics
Cougars Add Dennis To Strength Staff
2/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 16, 2006
HOUSTON, Texas - University of Houston Director of Athletics Dave Maggard Thursday announced the hiring of Chad Dennis as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Dennis arrives in Houston after spending last year at the University of Connecticut as assistant strength and conditioning coordinator.
"We want real strength in that weight room," said Maggard. "I want to beef up our strength and conditioning because that's where our (student-athletes) are going to, No. 1, be introduced to what they have to do to get in shape and, No. 2, be introduced to the discipline aspect."
Prior to UConn, Dennis spent three years in a similar capacity at Texas A&M. While in College Station, Dennis worked with the Aggies' football and men's and women's basketball teams while also overseeing the three-time national champion A&M equestrian team. While at A&M, Dennis worked closely with Larry Jackson; the Cougars new head strength and conditioning coach.
Before arriving in College Station, Dennis worked at Westfield High School in Spring, Texas, from 2000-02, where he served as an assistant football coach and directed the team's strength and conditioning program. Dennis spent the six years prior to that appointment working as a physical therapy technician at several occupational health care facilities.
A native of Baytown, Texas, Dennis graduated from the University of Texas in 1993, with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. He earned a master's degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M in 2005. Dennis is certified by both the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and College Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). While an undergraduate at UT, Dennis was a member of the football team. He played tight end for his first two seasons but, hampered by injuries, spent his final two seasons in Austin working as a student assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Dennis and his wife, Melynda, have a nine-year old son, Coleman.
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