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Larry
Greenlee, M.
Ed. (SSC,
SCCC, USAW, NASE)
Assistant
Director of Strength & Conditioning
Larry
Greenlee is in his tenth year
as a full time Assistant Strength
and Conditioning coach at Clemson.
Larry served as a graduate assistant
for two years under Director Joey
Batson.
Greenlee
serves
as
the
Assistant
Director
of
Strength,
Speed
and
Conditioning
where
he
supervises
all
Assistant
Coaches,
Graduate
Assistants,
Undergraduate
Assistants,
and
Volunteers
under
the
Direction
of
the
Head
Strength
and
Conditioning
Coach.
Greenlee
assists
with
the
Tiger
Football
Strength,
Speed
and
Conditioning
program
working
with
skill
positions
(Receivers,
Defensive
Backs,
Kickers
and
Punters).
He
also
provides
direct
supervision
to
all
aspects
of
the
Tiger
Olympic
Sports
programs.
Other
responsibilities
include
overseeing
the
Tigers
14,000
square
foot
training
facility.
As
a
nationally
ranked
track
and
field
athlete,
Larry
began
his
career
at
North
Carolina
State
University.
After
one
year
he
transferred
to
Clemson
University,
accumulating
four
ACC
Championship
Titles
two
National
Runner-up
titles.
Greenlee
is
a
member
of
the
NSCA,
CSCCA,
ISSA
and
the
USAW.
He
is
a
certified
Specialist
in
Sports
Conditioning
(SSC)
with
the
International
Sports
Science
Association.
Larry
is
also
certified
by
the
USA
Weightlifting
corporation,
specializing
in
Olympic
lifts.
Greenlee
recently
added
the
Certified
Strength
and
Conditioning
Coach
(SCCC)
organized
by
the
Collegiate
Strength
and
Conditioning
Coaches
Association.
Larry
and
his
wife
Shirley
have
two
children:
D.J.
(12)
and
Sydnee
(4).
E-Mail : LG@clemson.edu
David
Abernethy, MS
(SCCC, NASE, CSNC) 
Senior
Assistant
Strength & Conditioning
Coach
David
Abernethy is in his third year
serving as senior assistant with
Clemson University. He served
under Batson for two years as
a graduate assistant from 1999-2001.
Abernethy coordinates all strength
and conditioning activities for
Olympic sports and serves as an
assistant with football. Prior
to Clemson, he served as the Director
of Strength and Conditioning for
Western Kentucky University from
2003-2005. He was in charge of
all 20 varsity teams and worked
directly with football and men’s
basketball. Email:
hjr@clemson.edu
Abernethy
went to
Western Kentucky
after serving
as an
assistant strength
and conditioning
coach at
the University
of Mississippi
under Ruben
Mendoza from
2001-2003, who
now is
the Director
at Notre
Dame. He
primarily worked
with football,
women’s
soccer and
softball.
Abernethy
played football
at Western
Carolina University
where he
was a
starting guard
in 1997
and 1998.
This followed
after transferring
from Methodist
College, where
he was
the starting
left tackle
on the
offensive line
in 1994
and 1995
and won
the team's
rookie of
the year
award. He
graduated from
Western Carolina
in 1999
with a
Bachelor of
Science degree. Abernethy
received his
Masters degree
from Western
Kentucky University
in Exercise
Science. He
also completed
graduate work
in Education
from Clemson
in 1999-2001.
He is
a certified
member of
the Collegiate
Strength and
Conditioning Coaches
Association, the
National Strength
and Conditioning
Association, the
National Association
of Speed
and Explosion
and certified
through the
American Fitness
Professionals Association
as a
Certified Sports
Nutrition Consultant.
Abernethy
is
married
to
the
former
Kelli
Iddings
of
Denver,
NC
and
they
have
a
daughter,
Madilyn
(3).
David
Helms, M.
Ed. (CCS,
NASE)
Assistant
Strength & Conditioning
Coach
David
Helms is in his fourth year with
the Tigers serving as an Assistant
Strength and Conditioning Coach
after serving the department for
three years as a graduate assistant.
Helms designs and implements strength
and conditioning programs for
the baseball team as well as assists
with the Football Strength, Speed
and Conditioning program. He is
also coordinator for the Clemson
Strength & Conditioning
Power Station.
Helms
started
his
career
as
a
Graduate
Assistant
Strength
and
Conditioning
Coach
at
The
University
of
South
Carolina
for
a
year
before
moving
on
to
The
University
of
Arkansas.
At
both
schools
he
worked
with
football
and
was
in
charge
of
the
men's
and
women's
swimming
and
diving
strength
and
conditioning
programs,
the
men's
golf
team
and
the
cheerleading
squads.
Before
coming
to
Clemson,
Helms
was
the
Strength
and
Conditioning
coach
at
Myrtle
Beach
High
School,
where
he
also
coached
football.
Helms
played
football
at
Newberry
College
for
three
years
before
transferring
to
The
University
of
South
Carolina
where
he
graduated
in
1986.
Helms
completed
his
Masters
degree
from
Clemson
in
Education. He
played
football
and
baseball
at
Conway
High
School
for
four
years
and
graduated
in
1981.
David
and
his
wife
Kathy
have
a
son,
Hunter
(2).
Email: helms@clemson.edu
Jon
Sanderson, M.S. (CSCS, USAW,
IFA)
Assistant
Strength & Conditioning
Coach
Jon
Sanderson joined the Clemson strength
and conditioning staff in May
of 2006. He is primarily responsible
for keeping the Men’s
and Women’s
Basketball teams in top physical
shape. Sanderson is the director
of the Littlejohn Coliseum weight
room and is a certified strength
and conditioning specialist (NSCA),
certified USA weightlifting club
coach (USWF) and a certified sports
nutritionist (IFA).
The Mansfield, Ohio, native played college basketball at Ohio State and Ohio University; he was a three year starter including on the 1999 Ohio State Final Four Team. Sanderson received his Bachelors in Communication (2001) and Master's in Recreation and Sport Sciences (2002) both from Ohio University. Sanderson served as the head strength and conditioning coach for olympic sports at Marshall University from 2003-2006. During the 2002-2003 season Sanderson was the assistant basketball coach and strength coach at Barton College. He also worked at North Carolina, Chapel Hill as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach under the direction of former basketball strength and conditioning coach Thomas McKinney, who is now the head strength and conditioning coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Sanderson is married to the former Jennifer Sessor. They have a newborn son, Johnathon William Sanderson.
Email: js@clemson.edu
Dennis
Love
Assistant
Strength & Conditioning
Coach
Dennis
Love is in his first year as Assistant
Strength
and Conditioning Coordinator for
Olympic sports after spending
four years as a graduate assistant
strength and conditioning coach.
In his new position, Love will
work directly with volleyball
and women's tennis while assisting
with the football team. In conjunction
with David Abernethy, Love will
also oversee the training programs
for several other Olympic sports.
During the 2007-08 season, Love trained the volleyball and women's tennis teams, both of which claimed ACC titles during their respective seasons. Eight student-athletes from the combined programs were named all-conference while volleyball senior Meghan Steiner was recognized as an NSCA Strength & Conditioning All-American. Love also trained Ani Mijacika, who rose to the #1 singles ranking in the Fila/ITA Tennis poll in 2008 and ranked as the #2 player in the nation in the final poll.
Before coming to Clemson, Love spent two seasons as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Catawba College and completed an internship at the Athletes Performance Institute in Tempe, AZ. At Athletes Performance, he worked with professional athletes ranging from football, basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, hockey and golf. He helped the Athletes Performance Specialists implement strength, speed, agility, flexibility and mobility programs, while assisting with the daily operation and maintenance of the facility.
Prior to his time in Arizona, Love held the title of Sports Director, among others, for KIDSSPORTS in Salisbury, NC. He developed and oversaw all sports programs for youth and adults, while serving as a physical education instructor for children ages 4-12.
A native of Cheraw, SC, Love played football and baseball on the collegiate level at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. He graduated with a degree in Recreation in 2000 and earned his Master's degree in student affairs with an emphasis in counseling from Clemson University in May of 2008. Love is certified by the National Association of Speed and Explosion and currently resides in Seneca, SC.
Email: djlove@clemson.edu
  
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