Author Topic: New Head Strength and Conditioning coach?....  (Read 6226 times)

Offline ysufan0505

  • Emperor Penguin
  • *****
  • Posts: 2477
    • View Profile
New Head Strength and Conditioning coach?....
« on: May 18, 2015, 09:47:55 PM »
Ben Iannacchione has been named new Head Strength and Conditioning coach according to Tommy Moffit, head S&C at LSU. Ben has been an assistant at LSU for the last 5 years.

Anybody know what happened to Cochran?

Tommy Moffitt @TommyMoffitt  ·  1h 1 hour ago
Congratulations to former intern, GA and assistant Ben Iannachionne for being named Strength Coach at Youngstown State University #ovc#1

Ben Iannacchione @BenIannacchione  ·  52m 52 minutes ago
@TommyMoffitt thank you Coach!!! I learned from the best!!

Offline penguinpower

  • Emperor Penguin
  • *****
  • Posts: 2880
    • View Profile
Re: New Head Strength and Conditioning coach?....
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2015, 09:32:06 PM »
What is up with this?

Offline IAA Fan

  • Administrator
  • Emperor Penguin
  • *****
  • Posts: 12051
  • Bring Coke back to YSU!!
    • View Profile
    • ysupenguins.com
Re: New Head Strength and Conditioning coach?....
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2015, 09:43:01 PM »
Cochran resigned & it was not truly expected, but he gave plenty of notice. Looks like a good hire.

Offline ysuguins4

  • Emperor Penguin
  • *****
  • Posts: 1003
    • View Profile
Re: New Head Strength and Conditioning coach?....
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2015, 12:01:03 PM »
Dana B said it was due to personal reasons.  Hopefully it's not a health issue with anyone in his family.

Offline ysufan0505

  • Emperor Penguin
  • *****
  • Posts: 2477
    • View Profile
Re: New Head Strength and Conditioning coach?....
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2015, 12:53:48 PM »
Looks like a solid hire. Especially from a program like LSU.

Offline Paingwin

  • Rock Hopper Penguin
  • *
  • Posts: 5
    • View Profile
Re: New Head Strength and Conditioning coach?....
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2015, 04:45:22 PM »
Wouldn't be looking for anything transformative here.  For as obstinate as most are here that YSU can compete in bigger conferences, Im surpised at the amount of "hes from LSU he must be good" sentiments surround this hire.  There are good strength coaches, Bad strength coaches, and Bad strength coaches with big time jobs because of the old boy network.  most are the latter, few are the former.  LSU gets the top athletes in the top sport,  every year regardless of beef o' brady bowl or a National championship, this guy could be in way over his head trying "make" athletes instead of maintaining them.  Cochran was guilty of much of the same.