Gender

Male

Location

Towson, MD

Relation to the Strength & Conditioning Industry?

High School Coach, College Coach, Professional Coach, Other

Name of School, Team or Business

SMARTER Team Training

Job Title

Founder and Owner

Current Job Description

Coach Taylor is the founder and owner of SMARTER Team Training. STT has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education since March 2009. SMARTER Team Training has been recognized as an Approved Continuing Education (CEU) Provider for the NSCA, BOC, NSPA, ACE, NFPT and CSCCa.

Past Job Experience

Taylor was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Loyola University Maryland for over seven years. Rob was a strength and conditioning consultant for athletes on the Women’s Lacrosse World Cup Champion’s Team Australia in 2005, and was the Head Strength Coach for Team Australia’s 2009 World Cup team which played in the world championship game also. He has worked with professional organizations such as the Anaheim Angels, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Mutiny, and San Antonio Silver Stars. Coach Taylor has also been the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at UNC Greensboro. He left to pursue a graduate degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Delaware, while working as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Rob has also worked with the athletic department at Cincinnati, Princeton, and Villanova. At each of these institutions he has helped numerous athletes reach their dream of becoming professional athletes. Rob’s athletes have gone on to be drafted by the NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, MLL, NLL and participate in the Olympic Games.

Education

Taylor is certified through numerous national and international organizations. He is a Strength and Conditioning Certified Coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Rob is recertified with distinction for both the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer certifications through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In both 2009 and 2010, Taylor was a finalist for the NSCA College Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year award. He is also recognized by the National Strength Professionals Association as a Certified Conditioning Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer. Taylor is also the Maryland/DC State Director for the National Association of Speed and Explosion and is a Certified Speed and Explosion Specialist. Rob has also earned the Performance Enhancement Specialist and Corrective Exercise Specialist credentials through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Taylor has been certified through SPARTA as a Master High Intensity Trainer too.

School, Team or Business Hiring Status

Taylor is certified through numerous national and international organizations. He is a Strength and Conditioning Certified Coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Rob is recertified with distinction for both the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer certifications through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In both 2009 and 2010, Taylor was a finalist for the NSCA College Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year award. He is also recognized by the National Strength Professionals Association as a Certified Conditioning Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer. Taylor is also the Maryland/DC State Director for the National Association of Speed and Explosion and is a Certified Speed and Explosion Specialist. Rob has also earned the Performance Enhancement Specialist and Corrective Exercise Specialist credentials through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Taylor has been certified through SPARTA as a Master High Intensity Trainer too.