STRENGTH & CONDITIONING POWER BEHIND THE PROGRAM MIKE GERBER Strength & Conditioning Coach UNLV football’s strength and conditioning program is now under the guidance of veteran coach Mike Gerber. “The goal of the UNLV football strength & conditioning program is to maximize those physical traits that excellence in the sport demands,” Gerber said. “Football is a game of relatively short but extremely intense efforts requiring great power production. Because of this, the core of the program is made up of the Olympic Weightlifting movements. Run speed development and con- ditioning also follow the dictates of the game’s physical demands. Em- phasis is placed especially on initial acceleration because most sprint- ing in football is relatively short. Conditioning is made up largely of position-specific movement patterns done in series of all-out effort with the quantity of work similar to a long football drive.” The Ernie Becker Sr. Strength and Conditioning Cen- ter’s 8,500-square-foot deck fea- tures all-new free weights, power racks and Olympian platforms. The The covered agility drills area features 1,200-square-foot balcony level offers stretching and cardio areas. The room also 3,000 square feet of artificial turf. features a premium sound system to further enhance the workout experience. Weight stations cover the all-new state-of-the-art flooring inside the Ernie Becker Sr. Strength & Conditioning Center. 2 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT REBELS WEAR ONLY THE BEST UNLV’S All-New Bill Ireland Locker Room 114 custom-made player lockers fill the Bill Ireland Locker Room inside the Lied Athletic Complex. PAUL PUCCIARELLI Director Now in his 28th year overseeing the equipment department for UNLV, Paul Pucciarelli says he and the school are committed to outfitting players to be both safe and stylish no the football field. “My philosophy behind equipment is that student-athletes have enough problems, that is, they have to compete in the classroom and on the field — worrying about equipment shouldn’t be a problem,” says Pucciarelli, widely known as Pooch. “Our players are lucky because of the system we have set up here. The athletic department and the university provide us a tremendous support group.” The Lied Athletic Complex’s 10,000-square-foot, two-sided equipment room gives all 17 UNLV sports the services of an immense facility designed with the student-athlete in mind. In one of 19 team and staff locker rooms, players and coaches can simply drop off their uniforms at the end of a practice or competition. The next day a clean version will be waiting for pickup in personally assigned lockers located in a wall surrounding the equipment room. Nike is the exclusive products supplier and sponsor of UNLV Athletics SPORTS MEDICINE THE FINEST CARE The Marilyn & Si Redd Sports Medicine Complex sprawls over an 8,500-square- foot area. KYLE WILSON Director A skylight welcomes natural light Providing the best possible preventative and rehabilitative care, the into the rehabilitation room. UNLV football athletic training staff is headed by Director of Athletic Training Kyle Wilson, who is in his 29th year at the school. Made possible by a generous gift of $1.5 million from Marilyn and Si Redd, the Lied Athletic Complex’s athletic training facility incorporates the total scope of sports medicine over an 8,500-square-foot area. Aside from five staff offices, a rehabilitation room houses a dozen pieces of equipment including Cybex stationary bicycles, stair machines and treadmills, all under a natural skylight. The largest area features a dozen tables to offer student-athletes various treatments throughout the day. Taping, padding and bracing all take place in another all-inclusive room. Finally, an aquatic therapy room features three above-ground whirl- pools surrounding a 10-feet deep pool for rehabilitative exercises. An aquatic therapy room includes a rehab pool. 4 TRAINING FACILITY PALATIAL PRActICE PARK The All-New Ernie Becker Sr. Football Fields at Bill “Wildcat” Morris Rebel Park The UBU synthetic sports surface covers two full football fields on campus. ne of college football’s largest and most impressive areas of its kind, Bill “Wildcat” Morris Rebel Park has been transformed into an athletic showcase over the past decade. In 2010, Oa state-of-the-art UBU synthetic surface was installed at a cost of $700,000. The artificial surface was originally installed in 2002 thanks to a $1 million gift from the family of Ernie Becker Sr. A completely new lighting system soon followed. Also, Bruce Bayne of Peccole Nevada and Ernie Becker Jr. helped develop an all-new grand entrance to the park, complete with pine trees, desert rocks and an archway. The palm-tree-lined area includes two full-sized practice fields. Also, Terry Manley of Champion Homes is responsible for the UNLV Football Manley Corner, which welcomes visitors, staff and student-athletes onto campus and into the heart of Rebel Football. 5 ACADEMICS IN THE COMMUNITY RECORD CLASSROOM SUccESS hirteen UNLV football players were named to the 2011 Academic All- UNLV ACADEMIC Mountain West team, which highlighted another strong year in the ALL-CONFERENCE Tclassroom by the Rebels. Marking the 13th consecutive season that at least seven UNLV players appeared on the academic squad, the total number of 2011-MW (13) Jacob Hales, DL 2001-MW (7) Trent Allmang-Wilder, DL Shane Horton, DB Joe Haro, RB honorees was the fourth-most ever recorded by the program (the high mark is Taylor Barnhill, QB Mario Jeberaeel, OL Kurt Nantkes, QB 20 set in 2008) and ranked third among MW teams a year ago. Brett Boyko, OL Tate Knutson, WR Derek Olsen, DB Kenneth Brown, DB Evan Marchal, OL Dillon Pieffer, PK In fact, academic advising for football, which boasts multiple full-time advisors, Perry Cooper, LB Marquel Martin, DB Hubi Schulze Zumkley, PK has helped produce 153 such honorees since the school joined the Mountain West Devante Davis, WR Mike McKiski, OL Toby Smeltzer, WR Tyler Gaston, DL Sifa Moala, OL Trevan Sorensen, DE in 1999. Three players – TE Anthony Vidal, LB Tim Hasson and DL Tyler Gaston – Daniel Harper, DB Matt Murphy, OL earned the honor for the second consecutive season. Also, senior DB Daniel Harper Tim Hasson, LB Richie Plunkett, OL 2000-MW (9) Chase Lansford, P Ryan Wolfe, WR Bill Cofer, LB earned the additional honor of being named a MW Scholar-Athlete. Sean Reilly, QB Ryan Worthen, TE John Greer, OL Anthony Vidal, TE Ryan Hanson, QB In addition, a stunning 19 Rebel gridders earned spots on the UNLV Dean’s Robert Waterman, OL 2006-MW (14) Joe Haro, DB List during 2011-12. In 2009, the program placed a player on the CoSIDA Academic Rodelin Anthony, WR Joel Menendez, OL All-District First Team for an unprecedented third consecutive season. 2010-MW (12) KC Asiodu, LB Dillon Pieffer, PK David Blair, LB Chris Butler, TE Nate Rydalch, WR Ian Bobak, DL Tony Cade, DB Toby Smeltzer, DB Casey Flair, WR REBELS ON THE Tyler Gaston, DL Trevan Sorensen, TE Flair Tim Hasson, LB Jacob Hales, DL UNLV DEAN’S LIST 2011-12 Tate Knutson, WR Mario Jeberaeel, OL 1999-MW (11) Brendon Lamers, P Maquel Martin, DB Bill Cofer, LB Taylor Barnhill, QB Chase Lansford, P Matt Murphy, OL Mike McKiski, OL BJ Edwards, FB Tyler Bergsten, TE Aaron Mueller, C Maika Mataele, WR Kjelby Oiland, DL Kris Fisher, TE Kenneth Brown, DB Beau Orth, LB Aaron Straiten, WR John Greer, OL Andrew Oberg, OL Aaron Reed, WR Ryan Tillman, DB Joe Haro, RB Patrick Carroll, OL Kameron Rose, PK Travis Trickey, LB Ryan Wolfe, WR Blake Livingood, OL Tyler Gaston, DL Sonny Sanitoa, DL Anthony Vidal, TE Ryan Worthen, FB Tim O’Reilly, PK Daniel Harper, DB Nick Sherry, QB Jason Palmucci, LB Tajh Hasson, DB Jordan Sparkman, DL 2009-MW (17) 2005-MW (7) Danny Pacheco, OL Max Johnson, FB Casey Flair, WR Imari Thompson, RB Rodelin Anthony, WR Nate Rydalch, WR Kenny Keys, DB Mark Barefield, WR Jacob Hales, DE Toby Smeltzer, DB Robert Waterman, OL David Blair, LB Ryan Heise, DL Jason Koontz, OL Omar Clayton, QB Jarrod Jackson, QB 1998-WAC (5) Mike Donato, OL Kamu Kapanui, FB Kawika Batoon, DB One of the top student-athletes in UNLV history, record-setting receiver Casey John Gianninoto, OL Mike McKiski, OL Brandon Ellena, OL Kamu Kapanui, LS Ryan Worthen, FB John Greer, OL Flair (above) in 2009 became the first Rebel gridder to twice be named to Tate Knutson, WR Blake Livingood, OL the Academic All-District First Team, which is voted on by the College Sports Andrew Mack, OL 2004-MW (8) Tim O’Reilly, PK Marquel Martin, DB Reggie Butler, LB Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Matt Murphy, OL Tyler Crandal, OL 1997-WAC (8) Beau Orth, LB Michael Freund, TE Kawika Batoon, DB Ryan Tillman, DB Tim Goins, OL Rob Bone, QB Travis Trickey, LB Mike McKiski, OL Brandon Ellena, OL Shane Watterson, OL Kurt Nantkes, QB John Greer, OL Ryan Wolfe, WR Hubi Schulze Zumkley, PK Tim O’Reilly, PK Doug Zismann, OL Ryan Welter, LB Mac Smith, OL Chad Reed, QB 2008-MW (20) 2003-MW (10) Mike Reily, OL Rodelin Anthony, WR Reggie Butler, LB Omar Clayton, QB Ryan Claridge, LB 1996-WAC (3) C.J. Cox, RB Tyler Crandal, OL Rob Bone, QB Mike Donato, OL Larry Croom, RB Mike Reily, OL Casey Flair, WR Chris Eagen, DE Mac Smith, OL Jacob Hales, DL Michael Freund, TE Ben Jaekle, PK Kurt Nantkes, QB 1995-BIG WEST (3) Mario Jeberaeel, OL David Olsen, DB Rob Bone, QB Kamu Kapanui, LS Derek Olsen, DB Mike Reily, OL Terrance Lee, DB Dillon Pieffer, PK David White, TE Evan Marchal, OL Matt Murphy, OL 2002-MW (9) 1994-BIG WEST (4) Beau Orth, LB Bill Cofer, LB Brad Faunce, P Phillip Payne, WR Larry Croom, RB Darin Lovat, OL Deante’ Purvis, DB Michael Freund, TE Howard McGowan, OL Martin Tevaseu, DL Joe Haro, RB David White, TE Ryan Tillman, DB Kurt Nantkes, QB Ryan Wolfe, WR David Olsen, DB 1993-BIG WEST (4) All-time UNLV and MW receptions Rusty Worthen, LB Derek Olsen, LB Brad Faunce, P Ryan Worthen, RB Toby Smeltzer, WR Howard McGowan, OL leader Ryan Wolfe played the 2009 Chameion Sutton, DB Jonathan Perez, RB season as a graduate student after 2007-MW (16) David White, QB Rodelin Anthony, WR having earned his bachelor’s degree.