Chad Pearson - Football Coach - University of Akron Athletics

Chad Pearson

Title:
Strength & Conditioning Coach for Football
Email:
cpearson@uakron.edu
Phone:
(330) 972-8510

Chad Pearson enters his first season as the strength and conditioning coach for Akron football in 2019. He will be responsible for all aspects of strength training, speed and agility training and energy system development as well as oversee nutrition and fueling for the Zips.

He comes to Akron after serving in the director of athletic performance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga two seasons (2017-18) in which he was responsible for all aspects of performance training the UTC football team as well as overseeing the entire strength and conditioning department.

Pearson spent six years on the strength and conditioning staff at University of Minnesota (2011-16) where he assisted in the planning and programming of off-season speed development, agility training and overall energy-system advancement for the Gophers. He also helped direct team training schedules, while assisting with student-athlete data management and analytics.

Prior to his time at Minnesota, Pearson spent three seasons at Northern Illinois University (2008-10). There he worked with the Huskies’ women's basketball, football, baseball and softball teams.

His previous experience includes work as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Southern Illinois University (2006-07) and also at NIU while finishing up his master's degree in kinesiology. He earned his master's degree from Southern Illinois in 2009.

Pearson was a two-sport athlete at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He played tailback for the Beaver football team and was a sprinter on the track team, earning all-conference honors on both before graduating in 2006.

A native of Polk City, Iowa, Pearson is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA and also a member of USAW and holds a RSCC*D designation. He is also a member of USAW as a USAW Sports Performance Coach. Pearson is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner.

Pearson is married to the former Rachel Green. The couple has two sons– Roman and Jack.