Jeff Fish

Biography

Jeff Fish

Jeff Fish enters his second season as Director of Athletic Performance for the Falcons after spending the previous four seasons (2004-07) as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Oakland Raiders. Fish is responsible for supervising the Falcons conditioning efforts while developing offseason programs to maintain the strength and endurance of the team.

Before joining the Silver & Black, Fish was the Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Missouri (2001-03) where he oversaw a program that worked with nearly 500 student-athletes from 20 Missouri sports teams.

Fish’s second stint in the NFL came with the Kansas City Chiefs as a Strength and Conditioning Intern in 1998. After one season, he was promoted to Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach where he served from 1999-2000. He earned his start in the League with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a Strength and Conditioning Intern in 1997.

Fish spent eight seasons in the college ranks with four different schools. The certified strength and conditioning specialist started his coaching journey with Western Michigan University as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach in 1989. He served as an Assistant Strength Coach at Clemson University from 1991-93 and then moved on to Kent State as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach from 1993-95. Fish’s last stop at the collegiate ranks came at the University of Tulsa where he served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach from 1995-97.

The Ithaca, N.Y. native competed as a wide receiver at Western Carolina. Fish and his wife, Rachel, have one daughter, Whitney.

fish’s Coaching Background:
2008-09 Dir. of Athletic Perfor. // Falcons
2004-07 Strength & Cond. Coach // Raiders
2001-03 Dir. of Strength & Cond. // Missouri
1999-00 Asst. Strength and Cond. // Chiefs
1998 Strength & Cond. Intern // Chiefs
1997 Strength & Cond. Intern // Buccaneers
1995-97 Strength & Cond. Coach // Tulsa
1993-95 Strength & Cond. Coach // Kent State
1991-93 Asst. Strength & Cond. // Clemson
1989 Graduate Assistant // W. Michigan