Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Strength & Conditioning Director
- Email:
- jrucci@sports.uga.edu
- Phone:
- 706-583-0105
Josh Rucci joined the UGA strength and conditioning staff in January 2006 and has coordinated those efforts for Lady Bulldog Basketball since 2009. Josh also coordinates the strength and conditioning efforts for the Gymdogs.
From 2004-05, Rucci was a volunteer student assistant with the strength and conditioning program while an undergraduate at Bowling Green, working primarily with football and hockey. A native of Chicago, Rucci then completed a seven-month internship with the Bulls and helped the team to its second straight play-off appearance.
In 2006, Rucci came to UGA as a graduate assistant. He coordinated the strength and conditioning efforts for the cross country and golf programs and assisted with basketball, swimming & diving and gymnastics.
Rucci is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He received his bachelor's as an Exercise Specialist in the Kinesiology program from BGSU in 2005 and his master's in Motor Behavior from UGA in 2008. Since that time Rucci has accrued many other certifications including the Functional Movement Screen, Strongfirst Kettlebell, and NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist.
He is married to the former Bridget Berish, and the couple have a son; Everett.
