Ray Tam
Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance Coach
Sport Responsibilities: Softball, Field Hockey, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Rowing
Home Town: San Francisco, CA
Currently Resides: San Francisco, CA
Birthday: September 8
Professional Education:
- San Francisco State University – BS Kinesiology
- Concordia University Irvine – MA Coaching and Athletic Administration
Past Experience and Accomplishments:
- 2018-Present: Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance; Stanford University
- 2016-2018: Assistant Sports Performance Coach; Stanford University
- 2015-2016: Intern Assistant Sports Performance Coach; Stanford University
- 2014-2015: Volunteer Intern Sports Performance Coach; Stanford University
- 2009-2014: Strength & Conditioning Intern; City College of San Francisco
Biography:
Coach Tam started on The Farm in 2014 as a Sports Performance Intern. 2016 was his first year as a Sports Performance Coach.
Prior to joining Stanford University, Tam served as a strength & conditioning intern for City College of San Francisco primarily working with the football program.
Tam is a 2013 graduate of San Francisco State University (BS), where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology and a 2014 graduate of Concordia University Irvine (MA), where he earned his Master of Art degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration. His is a certified strength and conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, a performance enhancement specialist from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and a level 1 sports performance coach from USA Weightlifting.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle
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