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Luis Velez is beginning his third year as an Assistant
Athletic Trainer for
Lenoir-Rhyne College.
Velez, a 2001 graduate of
Lenoir-Rhyne College with an
undergraduate degree in
sports medicine/athletic
training, is responsible for
men’s soccer in 2007-08 as well as
baseball.
Velez comes back to
Lenoir-Rhyne after working
as an Assistant Athletic
Trainer for Florida
Institute of Technology in
Melbourne, Fla., (2003-05).
Velez received his master’s
degree in health and
exercise science from Furman
University in May of 2003.
At the Greenville, S.C., school,
Velez served as a graduate
assistant trainer and is the Head
Athletic Trainer for Doug
Allison’s Soccer Academy
every summer. He also
directs a Speed and
Conditioning Academy at
Lenoir-Rhyne every summer
along with assisting speed
and conditioning programs
for Lenoir-Rhyne's baseball
and men's soccer teams.
Velez is a Certified
Strength and Conditioning
Specialist and First
Aid/CPR/AED Instructor and
belongs to numerous
organizations including the
National Athletic Trainers’
Association. He
is currently working on a
Doctor of Education degree
in Exercise and Sport
Science at UNC-Greensboro.
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