Henry Ruggiero - Strength & Conditioning Coach - Lacrosse Support Staff

Henry Ruggiero

Title:
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Email:
hruggiero@huntsman.utah.edu
Phone:
206-257-8740

Henry Ruggiero is in his third year as the Executive Director for Olympic Sports Performance. He works with the Utah baseball, Nordic skiing and diving teams.

Before joining the U staff, Ruggiero spent three seasons as Director of Physical Performance at Real Salt Lake, where he oversaw the athletic development of every team under the RSL banner, including the Major League Soccer team, Utah Royals women's team, Real Monarchs of the United Soccer League and youth academy programs. He worked with a team consisting of the staffs of athletic training, sport science, sport psychology and sports nutrition supporting all aspects of player development.

Ruggiero worked five seasons (2012-17) as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Washington, and previously spent three years (2009-12) as an assistant strength coach. As director, Ruggiero managed the development of 400 student-athletes across 21 sports and supervised six assistant coaches.

Ruggiero also spent time as a graduate research assistant at Connecticut (2008-09) and did internships at USC (2008) and Boston College (2007). He has a bachelor's degree in applied exercise science, and is a certified NSCA Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Ruggiero is married to Utah gymnastics assistant coach Carly Dockendorf. They have two daughters, Crosby and Hayden.