Doc Kreis is out
filed in Coaching on May.02, 2003 by Marc
CU has asked award winning strength and conditioning trainer Doc Kreis to leave the program. “The athletic director has decided to make a change in the direction and leadership of CU’s strength and conditioning program. E.J. “Doc” Kreis’ appointment will end on May 31, 2003. A search for a replacement will begin immediately.”
Apparently, there was a disagreement between Barnett and Kreis regarding some of the lifting that was being done during the off season. Barnett has at least partially attributed the rash of CU shoulder injuries to some of Doc’s techniques.
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May 2nd, 2003 on 9:06 am
Obviously Barnett knows far more about the situation than I do, but I can’t help but feel that we are losing an extremely important part of the CU football program. Personally, I atribute our offensive line success over the last several years largely to Doc Kreis.
May 2nd, 2003 on 9:11 am
Interesting news. Especially considering I heard a rumor yesterday that UCLA just let their strength coach go, and Doc Kreis was #1 on their list.
May 2nd, 2003 on 9:26 am
Also, I wonder if the Ramsey house will be up for sale again soon? Kries bought it for a song a few years ago. No one has been murdered in it for over 6 years.
May 2nd, 2003 on 1:27 pm
I cant belive what i am reading. I know that i am not in the situation directly but doc was such a great teacher. He helped me through out my high school years when i came to boulder for the summer football camp. I feel like I just got kicked in the gut. I really liked doc and Gary just let a very valuable resourse walk out the door. He should have gotten Shawn Watson out before doc. It is a sad day for our program i am afraid.
Still a loyal buff even though i am down.
Go Buffs
May 7th, 2003 on 6:08 pm
Is there a college football player anywhere, no matter what off-season training program they use, who DOESN’T have banged-up shoulders? Not many. How many Olympic lifters, who do the lifts Barnett thinks caused the shoulder injuries, have banged-up shoulders? Not many.
In a disagreement between the head football coach and the strength coach, the strength coach will always lose. Just check the difference in salaries. Certainly it’s never convenient for the head coach to admit to the press that FOOTBALL causes the vast majority of injuries.
The injury rate was often featured in last season’s news. That doesn’t look good for the head coach. When the Buffs DIDN’T have an injury during scrimmage it made the news. Can you imagine a strength coach who has several serious injuries every week? Never happens.
A quick glance of three news articles shows :
Johnson (pulled leg muscle, ruptured disk)
Hollowell (pulled hamstring)
Purify (knee, groin, ankle)
Rogers (shoulder)
Brown (concussion, bruised sternum)
Werth (fractured patella, knee)
Reed (pulled hamstring, dislocated shoulder)
Oderberg (back)
Shader (shoulder)
Aldrich (groin)
Marischal (back)
Barnes (sprained foot)
Jackson (dislocated shoulder)
Down (back)
Houston (shoulder)
McChesney (ankle)
Stewart (knee)
Sounds like football injuries to me.
“Through 13 games in 2002, CU has lost 131 games to injury, including 102 by players either in or projected to be in the two-deep. Of the 73 players possibly expected to contribute in some manner this year off the original active roster of 107, that means games lost to injury have numbered 131 of 949 overall (13.8%) and 102 of 572 in the two-deep (17.8%). This appears to by cyclical; CU had great luck with injuries between 1989 and 1996, losing an average of 6.5% of two-deep man games per year. It jumped for a couple of years, settled in ‘99 and has jumped again this season.”
May 12th, 2003 on 2:20 pm
Just another example of Barnetts poor personal relations skills. He loses players, coaches, and now one of the highest regarded strength and conditioning coaches in the entire country!! Barnett is in no position to be saying that Doc’s strength techniques caused the shoulder injuries…I dont see Gary as one of the foremost experts on strength…stick to football, and let the experts, like Doc, train the players. Bad move, I think….
July 17th, 2003 on 11:58 am
Thanks Coach Barnett. You have added an important piece to the puzzle for UCLA’s glorious return as a dominant force in athletics. For the short time that Doc has been with us he has shown that he not only knows what he is doing in the weight room, but he is a strong motivator and people’s person. Thanks again Coach Barnett.
August 4th, 2003 on 12:43 pm
As much as I despise CU football, I am amazed that they would eliminate a person who contributes so much to their program. Doc is an amazing coach and motivator, and truely cares about his athletes. I appreciate all his help he provided to me during my collegiate career at CSU.
January 3rd, 2004 on 8:09 pm
I would really like to thank Coach Barnett for letting Coach Doc go. Hes only been here at UCLA a couple of months and I have alrady improved many of my #’s in the weight room and that is un heard of during the inseason phase of most training programs. Coach Doc is an important piece of the puzzle to get us back where we need to be. Thanks Barnett
January 11th, 2004 on 3:35 pm
Go Big Red!!!
January 29th, 2008 on 3:46 pm
I don’t now if any of you idiot no anything about S&C, But it would seem to me that all of you have no idea what it the hell you talking about!! Doc is a horrible strength and conditioning coach. I think most of you are clouding your judgement because you like him as a person. His teaching is horrible and science is worst. Read a S&C book someday and maybe you’ll have a change of mind.
January 29th, 2008 on 3:47 pm
I don’t now if any of you idiot no anything about S&C, But it would seem to me that all of you have no idea what it the hell you talking about!! Doc is a horrible strength and conditioning coach. I think most of you are clouding your judgement because you like him as a person. His teaching is horrible and science is worst. Read a S&C book someday and maybe you’ll have a change of mind.