Using GPS Data to Help Mitigate Hamstring Injuries
Gio Grassi is the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Monmouth University, where he currently oversees optimization of player readiness and high performance for Football through GPS load management as well as implementing, analyzing, and interpreting all sport science technology. He is also the strength coach for Baseball, M/W Swim, and Rowing. Prior to Monmouth University, Coach Grassi was at Fordham University from 2018-2021 where he was charged with the design & implementation of strength training for Baseball, Volleyball, Water Polo, M/W Track & Field, and directly assisted with Football. In 2019, Gio helped Fordham Baseball win their first Atlantic-10 Title since 1998. The Rams achieved their best ever single season win total in 2019 (38). In 2017, Grassi served as the Intern Strength and Conditioning Coach for the New York Giants, where he assisted the strength and conditioning program, conducted physical assessments of all rookies, directly assisted with Catapult GPS, Force Decks Force Plate, and Nordbord assessments, as well as warm ups for conditioning and pre-practice sessions. From April of 2015 to August 2019, Grassi was the ACL Return-to-Sport Program Coordinator at HackensackUMC Fitness and Wellness, where he worked alongside surgeons to develop an extensive ACL Return-to-Sport testing/strength/speed/agility program. From June 2014 until March 2017, Grassi served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Grassi also served as a Strength and Conditioning Coach/NFL Combine Preparatory Coach at the Parisi’s Speed School from 2010-2015. Coach Grassi earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Science from Delaware State University in 2009, where he was also a part of the 2007 MEAC Championship Football program; earned his Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2017. Grassi is a certified member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCCa) as well as the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
