Brandon Gilbert - Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach - Football Support Staff

Brandon Gilbert

Title:
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Email:
bgilbert@sports.uga.edu

Brandon Gilbert was hired in January 2024 as an assistant with Georgia’s strength and conditioning program.  This followed four years serving as Charleston Southern’s Director of Strength and Conditioning where he oversaw all areas of the department and was in charge of the operation of the CSU Athletic Performance Center.

His responsibilities at Charleston Southern included managing the day-to-day operations of the 8,000-square-foot facility that featured state-of-the-art Sorinex equipment and amenities.  He also handled the nutrition center featuring grab-and-go items, as well as various healthy food options for the student-athletes throughout the day.  In addition, he implemented leadership development programs for athletes and educates on nutrition and daily habits.

Prior to his time at CSU, Gilbert served as the Assistant Director of Football Strength, Speed, and Conditioning from May 2019-January 2020 at Coastal Carolina University.  He was the top assistant for the football strength and conditioning program and developed program design for the offensive and defensive lines, as well as incoming freshmen and non-travel players.  Gilbert also assisted the Coastal Carolina football special teams coordinator on game days with organizing alignments.

Gilbert first served at CSU as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach from August 2017-May 2019, and added the Interim Director title in the spring of 2019 during his previous stint with the Buccaneers.  During his time with CSU, he oversaw program design and implementation with the Bucs baseball, softball, track & field and cheerleading programs.  Gilbert also headed up the Nutritional Operations and designed programs for the non-travel and freshman football players.

Gilbert came to the Buccaneers after a year-long work experience at Indiana University where he served as a part-time Athletic Assistant Performance Coach working primarily with the football program.  He assisted with the program design for a majority of the Hoosiers athletic programs, while also helping with the day-to-day in Nutrition Operations, Facility Maintenance and Music Operations.

He began his strength and conditioning coaching path with internships at both Furman University (2016) and Byrnes High School (2015-16), while also serving as a Student-Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at USC Upstate.
Gilbert graduated from USC Upstate in December 2015 with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science (Strength & Conditioning Concentration).

Gilbert is married to Courtney and they have a son, Jaiden, and a daughter, Kennedy.