Samantha Moore - Applied Sport Scientist/Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Women's Volleyball Coaches

Samantha Moore

Title:
Applied Sport Scientist/Assistant Strength & Conditioning
Email:
srmoore8@ncsu.edu
Phone:
(919) 515-2753

Sam Moore joined the Wolfpack in December 2019 as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach /Applied Sport Scientist. Her primary responsibilities are designing and implementing training programs for women's soccer and volleyball, along with the application of menstrual cycle based periodization and athlete management strategies for female athletes.

Prior to joining the Pack, Moore worked as the volleyball Sport Science intern at the University of Utah. Her primary responsibilities were with on-court strategic periodization strategies while assisting with strength and conditioning services for volleyball and sand volleyball.

Moore played two seasons of volleyball at the University of Portland then transferred to Western Oregon University, where she played outside hitter and setter. In addition to playing volleyball at WOU, Moore competed on the track and field team. She collected All-GNAC honors in the heptathlon, as well as posting a top-10 all-time finish in the pentathlon for WOU and being named to the All-GNAC academic team.

Moore is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), USA Weightlifting (Level 1), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (PES), and the National Academy of Speed and Explosion (Speed & Explosion Specialist). Prior to Utah, she served as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at University of Portland, as well as an Assistant Coach and Sports Performance Coach for Southwestern Oregon Community College volleyball for their off- season development.

Moore graduated with a degree in Exercise Science and Human Biology in 2015 from WOU, a Master’s in Exercise Science in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention from California University of Pennsylvania in 2018, and is currently enrolled in a PhD of Exercise Science in Health and Human Performance at Concordia University of Chicago researching menstrual cycle based athlete management.