Hired on February 4, 2010, Jamie Yanchar joined the Seahawks coaching staff after spending 20 years as an assistant strength & conditioning coach with the University of Southern California.
Yanchar, who helped Seattle win Super Bowl XLVIII after 2013 and make a return trip to Super Bowl XLIX, works alongside head strength & conditioning coach Ivan Lewis to implement a regimen of mobility, stability, strength, and power.
He is responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive strength training programs including all aspects of strength, power, speed, agility, plyometrics, position-specific conditioning and position-specific drills.
Yanchar is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a registered strength & conditioning coach emeritus (RSCC*E) by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), and is certified in the functional movement screen (FMS) assessment by Functional Movement Systems.
During his time at USC, Yanchar oversaw the strength and conditioning efforts for baseball, football, women's tennis, and volleyball. Yanchar contributed to USC's national championship teams in men's and women's water polo, women's track & field, men's tennis, women's volleyball, and back-to-back national football titles, as well as being a part of 13 college football bowl teams, including five Rose Bowl and two Orange Bowl appearances.
Along with his USC duties, Yanchar worked for the L.A. Rams (1992-95) in a volunteer strength role, the L.A. Lakers (1993-95) as a strength consultant, the NHL's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993-96) and the WNBA's L.A. Sparks (1997-99).
Yanchar entered the NFL as a part-time assistant with the Cleveland Browns during his time as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Louisville, where he earned his degree in exercise science in 1987. Yanchar earned his master's degree two years later in athletic management.
Born on December 29, 1963, in Cleveland, Ohio, he and his wife, Stephanie, have one son, Tjaden.
