Robert Handerahan - Strength & Conditioning Coach<br><em>Men's Basketball, Golf</em> - Staff Directory

Staff Directory

Robert Handerahan

Title:
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Men's Basketball, Golf
Email:
Phone:
994-7665

Robert Handerahan joined GW in 2023 and is currently responsible for Men’s Basketball and Golf strength and conditioning. Handerahan came to GW from George Mason University where he spent the previous 26 seasons. Overall, Handerahan has 31 years of experience in the profession, including 28 in NCAA Division I basketball having trained seven conference Players of the Year and over 40 All-Conference honorees. Teams he has worked with have made multiple appearances in the NCAA tournament including the 2006 Final Four, as well as the NIT and WNIT.

In his career, Handerahan has worked with a USA Olympic Basketball Head Coach (Theresa Grentz, 1992 Barcelona Women's Basketball) and three Final Four Head Coaches (Jim Larranaga, Paul Hewitt and Dave Paulsen. A number of individuals he has worked with have earned recognition as Olympians, National Champions, All-Americans and all-conference selections. He has lectured on training methodology to coaching delegations representing China, Russia, Venezuela, Libya, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Azerbaijan and Tel Aviv/Jerusalem through the U.S. State Department Visitors Program.

A graduate of University of Illinois with a Master’s degree in kinesiology and an undergraduate degree in exercise science from Bloomsburg University, Handerahan is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the NSCA and a Performance Enhancement Specialist through the NASM. He has completed the United States Weightlifting Federation Club Coach Certification program. He is also certified in Plant-Based Nutrition by the T. Colin Campbell Foundation.