John Abbatoy

Biography

John Abbatoy joined the Wolfpack Strength Staff in August of 2021. His primary responsibilities include the performance program design and implementation for Men’s and Women’s Swim & Dive as well as Men’s and Women’s Cross Country & Distance Track. John is also responsible for organizing and administering the monthly continued education for the strength and conditioning staff. Prior to joining the Wolfpack, John was the Lead Performance Coach for Coronado Swim/Team Elite (CSTE). In this position, he was responsible for the development and program implementation for youth, collegiate, professional, and Olympic level swimmers. Before CSTE, John was an Assistant Strength & Conditioning coach at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), designing and implementing the performance programs for Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, and Women’s Golf while assisting with Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Men’s Soccer, and Men’s Basketball. During the time he was at PLNU he was also working as a Performance Specialist at EXOS where he was responsible for the design and implementation of performance programs for high school, collegiate, professional, and tactical athletes. John earned a Master of Science in Kinesiology as well as a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership at PLNU. He obtained his Bachelor of Science from Eastern Michigan University. He currently holds the CSCS certification from the NSCA. John is a Navy Veteran and former collegiate lacrosse player. John is married to Stephan