#18 Jim McGuire Fitchburg State

Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 12:07 p.m.

b'Jim McGuire enters his second year as Fitchburg State\\u2019s head strength and conditioning coach.\\nMcGuire came to Fitchburg State after serving as the assistant strength and conditioning coach as the University of Delaware from 2015-2018. Prior to that, Jim was the assistant director of strength and conditioning at Merrimack College from August 2012-June 2015.\\nPrior to his stint as Merrimack, coach McGuire was a volunteer football strength and conditioning coach at Boston College (June 2012-August 2012), a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Springfield College (August 2011-May 2012) and a football strength and conditioning intern at the University of South Carolina (May 2011-July 2011).\\nJim began his collegiate strength and conditioning coaching career at the College of the Holy Cross as a volunteer strength and conditioning intern from December of 2009-January of 2010.Following that, Jim had stints at Achieve Performance Training (June 2010-August 2010), Springfield College (August 2010-December 2010) and at the University of Connecticut (January 2011-May 2011).\\nCoach McGuire holds the following memberships and certifications:\\nNational Strength and Conditioning Association: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist\\nFunctional Movement Screen-Level I Certification\\nAmerican Red Cross: Adult CPR/AED Certified & Infant CPR Certified\\nPhi Epsilon Kappa Physical Education Honor Society\\nJim graduated from Plymouth State University in May of 2010 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education, while also holding a Master\\u2019s of Education in Exercise Science and Sports Studies with a concentration in Strength & Conditioning from Springfield College (2012). Instagram is coachmcguirefsu Twitter @FSUFalconSC'