Director of Strength & Conditioning, East Central University
Scott O'Dell was named the Strength and Conditioning coach for East Central University in August 2013.
O'Dell's strength and conditioning experience started while playing football at William Jewell College. From there he went on to earn his bachelor's in sports science from the University of Central Missouri and also served as an intern with the Kansas State University football team.
O'Dell then accepted a position as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at San Jose State University (SJSU) where he also got his master's in kinesiology.
The next stop was the University of California, Berkeley (CAL) where he went on to become the associate head strength and conditioning coach of the Memorial Stadium weight room and coached first round draft picks Nnamdi Asomugha, Kyle Boller, Aaron Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch, Alex Mack, and NFL superstar DeSean Jackson while also making stops at the Insight Bowl, Holiday Bowl, and Las Vegas Bowl.
After California, O'Dell took the job of strength & conditioning assistant with the Washington Commanders.
From Washington, O'Dell took a position at William Jewell College to be the assistant defensive line coach/strength and conditioning coordinator for football for one year before being named the school's first head strength and conditioning coach for the entire athletic department.
In May of 2020 the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) rewarded O'Dell as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC), the highest honor in the strength and conditioning profession.
He is the author of the book The Power Revolution, has been a conference speaker for the National Strength and Conditioning Association in the areas of plyometrics, speed development, sprinting technique, agility, strength development and Olympic weightlifting. He has also been published in the American Football Coaches Association magazine.
The frequent speaker has spoken overseas and at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinics, has also been featured in STACK Magazine, been published by Training and Conditioning and has been a speaker at the Frank Glazier Football Clinics.
O'Dell is a also Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a United States of America Weightlifting (USAW) Club Coach, a United States of America Track and Field (USATF) Coach, Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC), certified by Functional Movement Solutions (FMS), and is a continuing practitioner in Jeet Kune Do with a current ranking of Brown Sash (Senior Instructor). He is also a Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) approved mentor.
