PBSCCS Coach of the Month
Nick White, MS, RSCC - Head of Strength and Performance
Nick White joined the Orioles prior to the 2020 season as Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. In 2021, he was promoted to the newly established position of Head of Strength and Performance. In his new role, Nick provides oversight of four aspects of Baltimore's Player Development Program; strength and conditioning, sports science, nutrition and mental skills. White is responsible overseeing the function of 16 positions under the umbrella of Strength and Performance.
A native of Snellville, GA, Nick graduated from Brookwood HS in 2006 where he earned letters in baseball and track. After high school, he attended Chattahoochee Valley Community College, playing baseball for two years and attaining his
Associates of Science degree. He then attended the University
of North Georgia and was a pitcher on the UNG baseball team, while earning a BS in Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
He enrolled in graduate school at Georgia State University and earned a MS in Kinesiology and Sports Administration in 2012. While at Georgia State, he gained experience serving as a graduate assistant in strength and conditioning at Georgia Tech (2011-2013). In 2013, he was named Director of Performance, Olympic Sports at Western Carolina. In 2015, he became the Assistant Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning at Coastal Carolina and the baseball team the College World Series in his first year. He remained at Coastal Carolina from 2015 to 2019 before joining the Orioles prior to the 2020 season.
Nick is a NSCA, RSCC certified and registered strength and conditioning coach. He also holds USAW, TPI, OBU, and FMS certifications.
His philosophy on strength and conditioning is to be able to objectively evaluate what we do and provide feedback to players and coaches. As a staff, we have to holistically educate players for better processes and routines, i.e., sleep, nutrition, prep routines, quality training strategies, etc. Our goal is to build movement proficiency in players and add strength and power to maximize performance and resiliency. Our program trains all three contractile phases, three planes of motion, three speeds, and the core in 360 degrees. We also try to create environments for skill acquisition and transfer and collaborate with other departments to make better decisions for our players programs. At the end of the day, the main goal is to provide efficient and effective practices to maximize player health and baseball performance.