Buck Blackwood - Men's Basketball Coach - Air Force Academy Athletics

Buck Blackwood

Title:
General Strength & Conditioning Coach
Email:
Buck.Blackwood@afacademy.af.edu
Phone:
719-333-0981

Buck Blackwood began his coaching career at the Air Force Academy in 2003. Prior to being hired full-time, Blackwood was a volunteer coach for two years at USAFA, and spent three years as the graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Montana State University. Blackwood received his B.A. degree from Willamette University in 1997 and his M.S. degree in exercise science from Montana State University in 1999. Active in national organizations surrounding his profession, he is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the United States Weightlifting Federation. Blackwood has been published in numerous professional journals and he also has presented to national and international coaches on the area of performance training. Originally from Bozeman, MT., Blackwood and his wife, Lyndsay, have one son and daughter, Ridge and Reese.