Springfield College '94 Appalachian State '96
Supervising all strength and conditioning programs for the Terriers' 24 varsity teams, head coach Glenn Harris and his staff aim to improve an athlete's size, speed, strength and power using the latest training techniques.
A 1994 graduate of Springfield College, Glenn Harris earned his master's degree in exercise science from Appalachian State in 1996. He first came to Boston University in May 1996 to serve as an assistant strength & conditioning coach, where he supervised the strength & conditioning programs for men's soccer, field hockey, and the 1996-97 America East champion men's basketball team. He was promoted to his current role of head strength & conditioning coach in 1997, supervising the strength & conditioning programs for the Terriers' 24 varsity teams.
During his 25-year career, Harris has had the opportunity to train members of the U.S. national team in women's soccer, women's ice hockey, and rowing. He has also worked with athletes preparing for seasons in Major League Soccer, Major League Lacrosse, the National Hockey League, and the European Basketball League. He also consulted with the Massachusetts State Police fitness coordinators and served as a conditioning coach for the 19th Special State Police Academy.
Along with his role at Boston University, Harris also serves as the strength coach for the Boston Rowing Federation, which is a pan-river, Greater Boston effort to support a limited number of oarsmen and oarswomen who are capable of contending for Olympic and Paralympic medals. Through that effort, Harris was the strength coach for the U.S. women’s 1x Olympian in 2012, the U.S. women’s 1x Olympic silver medalist in 2016, as well as the U.S. women’s 2x and members of the women’s 4x at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Harris has authored several articles involving strength & conditioning and has also spoken extensively on the subject. He was a featured speaker at Community Rowing’s 2019 What Works Summit, presenting Row Strong: How decreased volume can lead to increased performance. Harris contributed to The Professional’s Guide to Strength & Conditioning textbook, authoring the chapter “Aerobic & Anaerobic Conditioning and Program Design” as well as other articles including "Off-season Conditioning for Women's Lacrosse" and "Pre-Season Conditioning for College Basketball." He has also co-authored "Training for Ice Hockey" and a study entitled "Short-Term Performance Effects of High Power, High Force, or Combined Weight-Training Programs."
Harris is Strength & Conditioning Coach certified (SCCC) by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association and is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Harris was presented with the certification of Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the CSCCa in 2014. The certification is considered the highest honor that can be achieved in the coaching profession of strength & conditioning, and represents professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise and longevity in the field.
Harris resides in Salem, NH with his wife, Beth and son, Owen.
