Army West Point Athletics
Football
Yerry, GC

GC Yerry
- Title:
- Assistant Football Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Phone:
- 5249
GC Yerry joined the Army strength staff in February 2019 after a three-year stint as the Director of Athletic Performance at Stony Brook.
While in that role Yerry oversaw an assistant director and graduate assistant, while also designing and implementing all strength and conditioning programs for the Seawolves football team. He coordinated team and individual nutritional counseling for 118 collegiate football athletes in accordance with a nutrition performance coach. Yerry also worked closely with the athletic training staff to create modified training programs for injured athletes and implemented return to play protocol for post-surgical athletes.
Prior to being promoted to the director, Yerry spent one year as the assistant director (2015) and two years as a graduate assistant at Stony Brook (2013-14)
As a graduate assistant, Yerry focused on all components of strength training and conditioning for softball, men’s soccer, as well as men’s and women’s tennis. During that time, he oversaw baseball’s conditioning programming, while also assisting with football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and volleyball.
After moving into the position of assistant director, Yerry’s responsibilities shifted to all aspects of strength training and conditioning for women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, baseball and volleyball, while also assisting with football.
He holds his certification as a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist), as well as being accredited as a USAW Sport Performance Coach.
Yerry received varsity letters in baseball and basketball from Stony Brook, including a College World Series appearance in 2012. He earned two degrees from the university – a bachelor of science degree in health science in 2013 and a master of arts in liberal studies in 2015.
While in that role Yerry oversaw an assistant director and graduate assistant, while also designing and implementing all strength and conditioning programs for the Seawolves football team. He coordinated team and individual nutritional counseling for 118 collegiate football athletes in accordance with a nutrition performance coach. Yerry also worked closely with the athletic training staff to create modified training programs for injured athletes and implemented return to play protocol for post-surgical athletes.
Prior to being promoted to the director, Yerry spent one year as the assistant director (2015) and two years as a graduate assistant at Stony Brook (2013-14)
As a graduate assistant, Yerry focused on all components of strength training and conditioning for softball, men’s soccer, as well as men’s and women’s tennis. During that time, he oversaw baseball’s conditioning programming, while also assisting with football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and volleyball.
After moving into the position of assistant director, Yerry’s responsibilities shifted to all aspects of strength training and conditioning for women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, baseball and volleyball, while also assisting with football.
He holds his certification as a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist), as well as being accredited as a USAW Sport Performance Coach.
Yerry received varsity letters in baseball and basketball from Stony Brook, including a College World Series appearance in 2012. He earned two degrees from the university – a bachelor of science degree in health science in 2013 and a master of arts in liberal studies in 2015.