John Ellis

About Me:

John Ellis joined IMG Academy as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach in February of 2022. Prior to IMG he worked as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. Ellis spent two years working as the Head Sports Performance Coach at Next Level Sports Performance in Baltimore, Maryland. While in Maryland he also completed a graduate internship with Towson University strength and conditioning. Coach Ellis served as the Assistant Sports Performance Coach and then Director of Sports Performance for Windermere Preparatory School in Windermere, Florida. There oversaw all aspects of sports performance for the 12 varsity sports teams. Ellis got his start at UCF, where he served as a Graduate Assistant and then an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach. With the Knights, he supervised the strength and conditioning programs for women's basketball, volleyball, cross country, track and field, and assisted with the baseball and football teams.

Education/Accreditations

• M.S. Human Performance - Liberty University, 2021
• B.S. Sport & Fitness - University of Central Florida, 2011
• CSCCa - Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC)
• USA Weightlifting - Sport Performance Coach certification
• NASM - Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)
• Florida Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)
• Member National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• Member National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA)

Experience

• Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Florida Southern College, 2021-2022
• Head Sports Performance Coach, Next Level Sports Performance, 2019-2021
• Train Conductor, Norfolk Southern, 2018-2019
• Director of Sports Performance, Windermere Preparatory School, 2017-2018
• Assistant Sports Performance Coach, Windermere Preparatory School, 2016-2017
• Owner, Ellis Strength & Performance, 2013-Present
• Assistant Strength Coach University of Central Florida, 2010-2013