Andrew Stuart

Andrew Stuart joined the Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab as an assistant director in July of 2022. He assists with overall management and direction of Nebraska Sports Science by working with coaching and support staff members on the integration of sport technologies, training strategies and return to play processes to promote athlete development, health and optimize performance.
 
Before Nebraska, Stuart served as the manager of applied sports science and performance for the national training programs and Olympic Team for four years with US Speedskating. In his role, Stuart developed and led health and performance screening process while utilizing sports science technologies to establish individual performance plans for all national training program athletes. He helped Team USA and USS accomplish its medal and performance goals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with a gold medal, two bronze medals and eight top-10 finishes.
 
Prior to joining US Speedskating, Stuart was an athletic performance graduate assistant at New Mexico, where he worked directly with the track and field, cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s golf, cheer and dance programs.
 
In 2014-15, Stuart worked with LSU Shreveport Athletics and the USA Weightlifting Center for High Performance and Development. He served as an adjunct professor within the kinesiology and health science department and was an assistant strength and conditioning coach, working directly with men’s and women’s basketball and baseball. While working at the USA Weightlifting Center, he assisted with USA Weightlifting and USA Paralympic Powerlifting.
 
Stuart also has working experience as an intern at Memphis, Ole Miss and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Certifications:
National Strength and Conditioning Association- CSCS
National Strength and Conditioning Association- RSCC
ISAK Level 1 Anthropometrist- Technician
USA Weightlifting Level 1- Sports Performance Coach
American Red Cross AED/CPR Certified

Accomplishments/Awards:
2019 USOPC Doc Counsilman Science Award Winner
 
Professional Publications
Stuart, A., & Kravitz, L. (2017). Getting Better at Recovery. IDEA Journal, 14-16.
Stuart, A.C., Snyman, K. (2021). Strength Training & Development in Competitive Speed Skating. NSCA Strength and Conditioning Journal
 
Professional Presentations
Strength and Conditioning, Working with Olympic Athletes- lessons and application - Presented at SLCC ACSM Health and Fitness Conference, November 2020
Do Strong Athletes = Better Athletes? A Case for the Dynamic Strength Deficit Ratio - Presented at NSCA Utah State Clinic, April 2019
Using Dynamic Strength Index to Guide and Monitor Training - Presented at NSCA Advance Periodization Clinic, November 2020
A Periodized Approach to Enhancing Strength and Velocity - Presented at SLCC ACSM Health and Fitness Conference, March 2021
Evaluating and Individualizing Health and Performance in Competitive Speed Skating - Presented at SCSM Rocky Mountain Fall Lecture Series, October 2021
Evaluating and Individualizing Health and Performance in Competitive Speed Skating - Presented at NSCA Tennessee State Clinic, May 2022