ALEX GETT, PT, DPT, CSCS, RSCC, USAW-1
Alex is a native of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where he played football and baseball in high school. He played collegiate baseball at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) where he was a four-year letterman, voted team captain his senior year, and a multiple-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, he signed a free agent contract with the St. Joseph Blacksnakes of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. His professional career also included stints in the United League and Frontier League, including a Frontier League Championship Series appearance in 2007 with the Washington Wild Things. At the conclusion of his professional career after the 2009 season, he returned to IUP as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Crimson Hawks baseball team. During his coaching tenure at IUP from 2010-2013, he also served as an Assistant Coach with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Summer Baseball League under legendary Head Coach Mike Roberts, who was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2015.
After graduating from IUP in 2012 with a Master's Degree in Health and Physical Education, Alex continued his strength and conditioning career by accepting an internship position with the University of Pittsburgh's Olympic Sports Staff. He then moved on to serve a similar role at Wofford College before accepting a position as a Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Kansas City Royals in December of 2013. He was assigned to the Burlington Royals of the Appalachian League (R) in 2014 and the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League (Adv A) in 2015. Alex's passion for optimal athlete performance landed him back in the classroom at Shenandoah University, where he earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in December of 2020. Alex is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting. Alex is currently co-owner of Clubhouse Athletics in Abbottstown, PA.
After graduating from IUP in 2012 with a Master's Degree in Health and Physical Education, Alex continued his strength and conditioning career by accepting an internship position with the University of Pittsburgh's Olympic Sports Staff. He then moved on to serve a similar role at Wofford College before accepting a position as a Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Kansas City Royals in December of 2013. He was assigned to the Burlington Royals of the Appalachian League (R) in 2014 and the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League (Adv A) in 2015. Alex's passion for optimal athlete performance landed him back in the classroom at Shenandoah University, where he earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in December of 2020. Alex is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting. Alex is currently co-owner of Clubhouse Athletics in Abbottstown, PA.
