Andrew Bates joined the Hampton staff as was named as Hampton University Football Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in June 2021. Bates previously served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Jacksonville University for the last 9.5 years.Â
At Jacksonville, he oversaw 19 sports while concentrating on football, men’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, men's lacrosse, baseball, and track & field. He oversaw an office of three assistants and one graduate assistant. Bates worked primarily with Jacksonville Football designing and implementing all aspects of Strength & Conditioning, nutritional planning for training, travel, and gameday fueling, and providing Pro Day/Combine preparation training.
With the Dolphins, Bates was part of 10 Conference Championships in Football 2014, Women's Lacrosse 2013-2021, and Baseball 2021.
Bates joined Jacksonville from Marshall University where he spent the previous two years as a graduate assistant. Prior to Marshall, Bates has completed internships at Michigan State University and Wayne State University. A two-year letter winner in football at Grand Rapids Community College and Wayne State University, Bates served as captain in 2005 at GRCC winning the NJCAA Non-scholarship National Championship. In 2008, Bates served as captain at WSU leading the program to an 8-3 record tied for most wins in school history at the time.
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Bates is a certified strength and conditioning specialist CSCS certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and strength and conditioning coach certified SCCC through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He also holds the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification and is RPR Reflexive Performance Reset Level 1 Certified.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Wayne State University 2009 and his Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology from Marshall University 2012.
A native of Howell, MI., Andrew and his wife, Kasandra, reside with their two dogs Burban and Rogue.
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