Jim Griffin (CSCS, USAW)

Coach Griffin is completing his first full year as the strength and conditioning coach for the Cougars.  He currently offers weight training programs to all of Montgomery’s athletic teams as well as runs a comprehensive speed and agility program.  The goal of these programs is to develop each athlete to their fullest potential.  These training programs focus on improving their athleticism, increasing athletic flexibility, developing joint stability, and improving overall physical strength.  These goals are accomplished through a variety strength, speed, and agility training programs that incorporate olympic lifts, core lifts, plyometrics, and functional exercises.    

Coach Griffin graduated from West Windsor- Plainsboro High School in 1997 where he was an All-Area and All-Decade football player.  He continued his studies at The College of New Jersey where he was a member of the football team and graduated in 2001 with a degree in History & Secondary Education.  Coach Griffin spent four years as a seventh grade social studies teacher in Montgomery Middle School before moving up to the High School in on 2005.  He currently teaches 9^th and 10^th grade history and serves as the Defensive Coordinator for the football team.  [He] holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and USA Weightlifting.  Jim currently resides in Robbinsville, NJ with his wife Rhonna.

Athlete Development Program

Coach Griffin’s training programs are available to all Montgomery’s Athletes who are in eighth grade or older.  This includes sports specific weight training plans as well as the speed and agility program.  Coach Griffin also runs periodic seminars on the benefits of weight training, proper athletic development, and the necessities of a comprehensive training program.  For further information on any of these topics please email Coach Griffin at jgriffin@mtsd.k12.nj.us