The Atlanta Hawks at present introduced a number of additions throughout the Athletic Efficiency Crew, together with Director of Integrative Well being Ray Chow, Head Energy & Conditioning Coach Paddy Hogben, Higher Extremity Specialist Mojca “Mo” Herman, Assistant Energy & Conditioning Coach Isaiah West, Assistant Bodily Therapist Javan Francis and Efficiency Coach, Basketball Programs Nick Gibson. Director of Athletic Coaching Scottie Parker enters his tenth season with the group, Assistant Athletic Coach John Dusel returns for his sixth season, and Assistant Athletic Coach Takahiro Uchida begins his fourth season.
Chow involves Atlanta following 27 years as a therapeutic massage therapist and assistant athletic coach with the Toronto Raptors, the place he additionally assisted with participant power and conditioning in addition to vitamin. He served beneath each crew president and common supervisor in Raptors historical past, together with through the franchise’s 2019 NBA Championship season. A local of Myanmar, Chow graduated from the College of Toronto with a Grasp’s in Molecular Biology and from the Sutherland-Chan College of Therapeutic massage Remedy.
Parker got here to the Hawks as assistant athletic coach in 2014 earlier than he was named head athletic coach in 2017. Previous to becoming a member of the Hawks, Parker labored with the Seattle Seahawks, the place he was a part of the athletic coaching employees for the 2014 Tremendous Bowl champions. Parker is a Licensed Athletic Coach (ATC) by the Nationwide Athletic Trainers Affiliation, and a Licensed Energy and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the Nationwide Energy and Conditioning Affiliation. He graduated from College of Northwestern – St. Paul (MN) with a Bachelor’s Diploma in Kinesiology and a minor in Teaching. He earned his Grasp’s from California Baptist College in Athletic Coaching.
Hogben, initially from England, served as lead athletic growth coach with the Geelong Soccer Membership (Australian guidelines soccer) since 2020 after two years as lead efficiency specialist with P3 Peak Efficiency Venture. He additionally has expertise in skilled rugby as power and conditioning coach with Saracens RFC, Bedford Blues and with Bathtub Rugby. Hogben is a graduate of the College of Bathtub with a level in Sports activities and Train Science and holds a Grasp’s from the College of Bedfordshire.
Herman has labored in personal follow and sports activities drugs for the previous 20 years. For the final 4 years, she has owned and operated Professional Rehab with MO, specializing solely in elite {and professional} athletes. Herman has been a therapist guide to NBA athletes since 2008. She is the previous president of the American Society of Hand Therapists and a former elite collegiate and Olympic swimmer. Herman is a Licensed Hand Therapist who graduated from the College of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science and Grasp’s of Arts, each in Occupational Remedy.
Dusel initially joined the Hawks in 2018 following two seasons with the Golden State Warriors, ending because the crew’s assistant athletic coach. He additionally has expertise with Cressey Sports activities Efficiency. Dusel holds a Bachelor’s diploma in Athletic Coaching from the College of New England and a Grasp’s from East Tennessee State College in Sport Science.
Uchida, a local of Japan, got here to the Hawks as a seasonal assistant athletic coach in 2020 earlier than a promotion to assistant athletic coach in 2021. He has prior expertise with the Los Angeles Rams, Stanford College and College of Hawaii at Manoa. Uchida owns a Bachelor of Science from Lindenwood College and a Grasp’s in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science from College of Hawaii at Manoa.
West joins the Hawks from NBA Academy Africa (Senegal), the place he served as athletic efficiency coach for the final three years. West beforehand labored for Wholesome Baller Velocity and Efficiency Heart, The St. James, Cressey Sports activities Efficiency and the Washington Mystics. West earned a Bachelor’s diploma in Kinesiology and Train Science from George Mason College.
Francis has labored the final 4 years at P3 Peak Efficiency Venture as a sports activities biomechanist. From 2021-23, he additionally served as a graduate analysis assistant on the Georgia State College Biomechanics Laboratory. After incomes a Bachelor of Science in Sport and Health Administration/Administration from Claflin College, Francis moved onto Georgia State, incomes a Grasp of Science in Kinesiology and Train Science, and a Physician of Bodily Remedy diploma.
Gibson rejoins the Hawks, the place he was basketball operations coordinator from 2013-15. Most lately, he’s labored as director of basketball at P3 Sport Science in Atlanta for the final three years. Previous to that, he coached internationally with the Sichuan Blue Whales and Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese language Basketball Affiliation. Gibson additionally served as participant growth director for the Tunisian Nationwide Crew through the 2021 Olympic Qualifiers and AfroBasket, the place Tunisia took residence the Gold Medal. Gibson is a graduate of Syracuse College with a Bachelor’s in Broadcast and Digital Journalism.
