Meet Teddy Anderson, the strength and conditioning coach for Mission Bay High School.

Raised in Poway, Anderson is a graduate of Sacramento State University with a BA in kinesiology: exercise science and clinical rehabilitation, as well as a master’s Degree in kinesiology: sports performance from Point Loma Nazarene University.

At Mission Bay, Anderson works with several athletic teams including girls volleyball, football, baseball, and track and cross country over the course of the school year. In August, his focus is girls volleyball and football.

Anderson started at Mission Bay in the summer of 2021 coming in from coaching strength and conditioning at Mt. Carmel High.

anderson works with gramoirls volleyball in the early afternoon after on-court practices. The football players are next. Their strength and conditioning sessions are mid-afternoons before their on-field practices.

Andres Alvarez, Mission Bay junior, plays football and runs track and cross-country. “I have only worked with Anderson a little over a month and I can already see improvement in my strength, speed, and vertical jump.”

Sophie Piquillod, a junior volleyball player, said: “I have noticed a pronounced improvement in my strength since I started this program. It has helped me increase my vertical, hit harder, sprint faster, and avoid injury. I have noticed a significant decrease in injuries when I work out.”

Senior volleyball player Justyne Higman credits Anderson with her personal improvement and major improvements with the team.

“I have experienced increased strength through this type of training. I also have improved stamina,” Higman said. “Training with Anderson has really helped our team become more fully rounded athletes rather than just volleyball players. We are jumping higher, hitting harder, having fewer injuries, and lasting through long rallies while still being able to move to the next point.”

Danny Perez, who coaches football and track and field at Mission Bay, credits Anderson’s program for major improvements in Mission Bay’s football program. “Honestly I feel as if we have college level to professional level weight, strength and conditioning program.”

“Anderson knows what he is doing when it comes to building athletes from the elite level to beginners. He has mastered it by not only incorporating lifting, but also speed and conditioning as well. Having a strength and conditioning coach helps grow the program as a whole,” Perez said.

“One of my most important responsibilities is to explain to our student-athletes the ‘why’ behind a lot of my stuff,” said Anderson. “So ‘why’ are we going to work out if you’re not eating properly? What I see hurting student-athletes the most is improper fueling or under-eating.

“I give a basic nutritional rundown at the beginning of each semester because I don’t remember nutrition being covered enough in the classes I was in. I always keep the weight room stocked with protein bars and shakes.”

Anderson is quick to acknowledge the receipt of a generous grant last year from FOPBSS (Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools) to the football/strength and conditioning program. “This grant allowed us to hold more students safely at one time as well as be better equipped for students with not as much knowledge about strength and conditioning,” Anderson said.

Fun Facts about Anderson: 1. Graduated from Poway High School in 2012. 2. Has his own sports performance business with college-level and professional-level athletes as clients. 3. In his off time, él enjoys surfing, snowboarding, and hanging out with friends.