Dan Boothby
M.S. Sports Nutrition
B.S. Exercise Science
Strength & Conditioning Coach
First season at NU: 2006-07
Alma mater: Central Connecticut State '05

Dan Boothby begins his fourth full season as Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Northeastern University hockey team. Boothby oversees all strength, conditioning and nutrition for the team, and aides in team building and organization.

Boothby has spent the last four years working with Northeastern athletes, having joined the staff as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach in Nov. 2005. He has served as the Director of Player Development for the Northeastern men's and women's hockey teams since July 2006. In his first role, Boothby had the opportunity to design and implement strength and conditioning programs for various Husky athletic teams, including year-round nutrition, weight and injury-prevention programs. Working with the hockey teams, Boothby expanded his role to include budget management and biomechanical evaluations.

Boothby, a National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, also holds Dan Boothby Performance Training camps, which are tailored for sport-specific strength and conditioning for all levels, including high school, college, professional and Olympic-caliber athletes. Over the past year, he has been advising Northeastern alumna Zara Northover, who competed in the shot put at the Olympics in Beijing.

Before coming to Northeastern, Boothby served under the Head Strength & Conditioning coach at Central Connecticut State University as an undergraduate intern while playing on the offensive line of CCSU's football team for four seasons.

The Kennebunk, Maine, native graduated from Central Connecticut State in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and now resides in North Andover, Mass.