Aaron Sanchez joined Seattle U athletics as the head athletic performance coach in the summer of 2023.
Sanchez made the move to Seattle U after spending a year and a half with Breaking Force LLC, working primarily with clients for men's tennis, women's soccer and National Football League athletes. Sanchez was responsible for executing rehab and strength protocols as well as program nutritional and supplementation plans for specific calorie and macronutrient goals.
Sanchez has prior experience working in collegiate athletics, serving as the strength & conditioning and sports science coach for the Washington Football team (2021) and as the assistant offensive line coach and strength & conditioning coach at Linfield University in McMinnvilee, Oregon from 2015-17.
A graduate of Linfield University in 2015, Sanchez earned his Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science before going on to get his M.S. in Biokinesiology from Southern California in 2019. Sanchez has also served as a performance coach for the Seattle Sounders (2019-20) and Portland Timbers (2019) of Major League Soccer.
"Aaron possess a wealth of knowledge, from both a research and practical perspective," said Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Student Athlete Services Eric Guerra. "He will bring a high level of teaching and competitiveness. In addition to helping our teams win championships, Aaron's experiences and insight will help our student athletes grow personally and professionally."
Sanchez made the move to Seattle U after spending a year and a half with Breaking Force LLC, working primarily with clients for men's tennis, women's soccer and National Football League athletes. Sanchez was responsible for executing rehab and strength protocols as well as program nutritional and supplementation plans for specific calorie and macronutrient goals.
Sanchez has prior experience working in collegiate athletics, serving as the strength & conditioning and sports science coach for the Washington Football team (2021) and as the assistant offensive line coach and strength & conditioning coach at Linfield University in McMinnvilee, Oregon from 2015-17.
A graduate of Linfield University in 2015, Sanchez earned his Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science before going on to get his M.S. in Biokinesiology from Southern California in 2019. Sanchez has also served as a performance coach for the Seattle Sounders (2019-20) and Portland Timbers (2019) of Major League Soccer.
"Aaron possess a wealth of knowledge, from both a research and practical perspective," said Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Student Athlete Services Eric Guerra. "He will bring a high level of teaching and competitiveness. In addition to helping our teams win championships, Aaron's experiences and insight will help our student athletes grow personally and professionally."