Jed Smith is the Director of Strength and Conditioning and an Exercise Science Instructor at the University of Northern Iowa. Coach Smith oversees 18 NCAA Division 1 Sport Teams and the staff that trains them. Prior to joining the staff at the University of Northern Iowa, Smith was the Explosive Strength Training Coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Coach Smith also coached the Minnesota Wild players of the National Hockey League during the NHL Lockout of 2004 – 2005. In 2004, Smith was also the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Minnesota Thunder professional soccer team in the United Soccer League. Smith oversees a Regional Training Center for USA Weightlifting, the Olympic Sport, in Waterloo Iowa. Jed is a National Instructor for USA Weightlifting and has certified strength and conditioning coaches throughout the United States. He has given presentations and seminars in Exercise and Sports Science both nationally and internationally. Some of his international speaking engagements are as follows: In 2008, Smith spoke at the Beijing Institute of Technology in Zhuhai China. In 2009, he spoke at the Asia Pacific Conference on Sports Science in Kota Bharu Malaysia as well as conducted seminars in Singapore for the Singaporean Ministry of Education. In 2010, Coach Smith was a speaker at the 2010 Youth Sports Conference held in Singapore.

Dr. Kimitake (Kimi) Sato, is entering his fifth year as a faculty member in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the ETSU. Prior to coming to ETSU, Dr. Sato was a biomechanics lecturer for the Kinesiology program at Arizona State University and spent some time at United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. He completed his Ph.D. in exercise science with concentration in biomechanics at the University of Northern Colorado in 2010. Dr. Sato earned his master’s degree in movement science with concentration in sport biomechanics from Barry University (FL) in 2007, and received his bachelor’s degree in healthful living / sport studies from Lenoir-Rhyne College (NC) in 2001. He became TPI Level I, II & III fitness certified to provide physical assessment and team workouts on a daily basis. He currently consults amateurs and professional golfers internationally.