Like many kids who played sports growing up, Bryan Jackson constantly bugged his coaches with questions. It’s human nature to want to comprehend how things work, and Jackson wanted to know what their reasoning was for different activities.

After serving in the 82nd Airborne Division in the U.S. Army, Jackson decided to pursue answers for the “why,” follow his passion and get into sports science. He wanted to give athletes a reason for what they do.

Google sports science and you’ll get a simple definition: “a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives.” However, how sports teams interpret the data they receive varies, and that’s where Jackson’s interest lies.

He’s well-traveled across the United States, having earned a bachelor’s degree from California State – Sacramento and a master’s from the University of Florida. After graduating, he worked as a strength and conditioning coach at Sacramento State Aquatic Center before becoming a sports performance intern at Old Dominion in 2019. It was there he built a relationship with Dwight Galt IV, who Brent Pry hired as the Senior Director of Strength and Conditioning at Virginia Tech in December.

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