Socha named strength and conditioning coach

Tim Socha (pronounced – saw ha) is the new head strength and conditioning coach at Boise State University. Socha, who has been the assistant director of strength and conditioning for football at the University of Louisville the past two years, replaces Jeff Pitman who is leaving the Bronco program to become the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Colorado.

A 1999 graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he was a four-year letterman (1995-98) of the football team, Socha has been part of the Louisville program since January of 2004.

Socha began his career in strength and conditioning as a student assistant at Minnesota following his playing career in December of 1998.

In June of 1999, he became a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Auburn University.

During his two years at Auburn he served as an assistant for football, baseball and softball, and during the 2000-01 season directed the strength and conditioning program for the men’s golf program.

In June of 2001 he was named the assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Wyoming. Socha was responsible for the strength and conditioning program for the wrestling and track and field programs, and assisted with football for the Cowboys.

Along with his Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from Minnesota, Socha also earned his Masters of Education degree in exercise physiology from Auburn in May of 2001.

Socha will begin working at Boise State on May 15 (Monday).

Courtesy Broncosports.com

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