Jason George will begin his 11th season as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Fordham University in the 2008-09 season. Under George's guidance, the Fordham student-athletes have continued to get bigger, stronger and faster. Though working with all Fordham student-athletes, George is primarily responsible for men's basketball, softball, baseball, women's soccer, men's soccer, crew, men's and women's track & field / cross country, golf, and women's tennis. Prior to arriving at Rose Hill, George served as the Graduate Assistant Strength Coach at Kansas while completing his Master of Science degree in Education with a double specialization in Exercise Physiology and Sports Psychology. While at Kansas, George was responsible for assisting the Head Strength Coach of the Kansas football program with the development, instruction, and evaluation of in-season and off-season strength, speed, and conditioning programs. He was also directly responsible for developing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for the men's tennis and women's soccer teams as well as assisting with the men's basketball program. Named the Atlantic 10's 2000 College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, George also received Fordham's 2000 Iron Major Award as the university's Coach of the Year. George is a 1992 graduate of the University of Manitoba, where he earned a Bachelor of Physical Education degree with a double major in Physical Education and Psychology. He played with the university's football squad, earning Academic All-Canadian honors in 1991 and 1992. Following graduation, he served as the Strength and Conditioning Coach/Assistant Football Coach at St. Paul's High School while he started his graduate work at the University of Manitoba. George is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). He received the 1995 Grey Cup Legacy Coaching Scholarship awarded to an amateur sports coach that "has demonstrated academic and other abilities indicating high potential in the field of coaching". He also received the 1994 Lord Strathcona Trust Fund Scholarship given to a University of Manitoba graduate student in "high academic standing who has demonstrated strong community leadership and service". George was also nominated for the 1996 3M Manitoba Amateur Coach of the Year Award at St. Paul's.