Brian Gearity

Professor & Dir MA Coach Sports Education; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, GSPP

Faculty
Graduate School of Professional Psychology

brian.gearity@du.edu

303-871-4027 (Office)

https://portfolio.du.edu/Brian.Gearity

Personal

Ammi Hyde Building, 2450 South Vine Street Denver, CO 80208

What I do

I lead the Master of Arts in Sport Coaching program and the graduate certificate program in Strength, Conditioning, and Fitness Coaching.

Specialization(s)

sport, psychology, sociology

Professional Biography

Dr. Brian Gearity, ATC, CSCS, FNSCA is founding Director and Assistant Professor of the Master of Arts in Sport Coaching program, the Graduate Certificate in Strength and Conditioning (S&C) and Fitness Coaching, and specialized graduate certificates in S&C and the Psychology of Coaching at the University of Denver. Dr. Gearity has been a S&C coach for youth, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes, including stops at the University of Tennessee and Cleveland Indians. A Fellow of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), he is Editor-in-Chief for NSCA Coach, the NSCA’s journal dedicated to the practice of coaching, and Associate-Editor-in-Chief for Strength & Conditioning Journal. He also serves on the editorial board for Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Coaching Review, International Sport Coaching Journal, and the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. Dr. Gearity’s research uses sociological and psychological theory to enhance quality coaching. He is co-editor of Coach Education and Development: Instructional Strategies [https://www.routledge.com/Coach-Education-and-Development-in-Sport-Instructional-Strategies-1st/Callary-Gearity/p/book/9780367367343], and co-author of Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching: Bridging the Biophysical, Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice[https://www.routledge.com/Understanding-Strength-and-Conditioning-as-Sport-Coaching-Bridging-the/Cassidy-Handcock-Gearity-Burrows/p/book/9781138301825], both published by Routledge in 2020.

Degree(s)

MBA, Executive Leadership, University of Denver, 2023
Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, 2009
MS, Human Performance & Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, 2003
BA, Physical Education & Exercise Science, John Carroll University , 2001

Licensure / Accreditations

USA Track and Field Level III Certification Sprints
Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified
Certified Athletic Trainer
USA Track and Field Level II Sprints, Hurdles, & Relays
USA Track and Field Level 1 Certification
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
United States of American Weightlifting Club Coach Certified

Media Sources

Areas of Research

sport

psychology

sociology

kinesiology

strength and conditioning

coaching

qualitative research

philosophy of science

Foucault

social theory

Featured Publications

Kuklick, C. R., Gearity, B. T., Thompson, M., & Neelis, L. (2016). A case study of one high performance baseball coach's experiences within a learning community. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 8(1), 61-78. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2015.1030343

Kuklick, C. R., Gearity, B. T., & Thompson, M. (2015). The efficacy of reflective practice and coach education on intrapersonal knowledge in the higher education setting. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 9(2), 23-42.

Mills, J. P., & Gearity, B. (2016). Toward a sociology of strength and conditioning coaching. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 38(3), 102-105. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000198

Presentations

Gearity, B. (2019). 1. Theoretical lenses and conceptual bricks: Organizing and mobilizing critical sport coaching research in neoliberal times. 5th International Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC). Worcester, England: Cardiff U., U. of Worcester, Manchester Met U.

Gearity, B., & Maloney, S. (2018). Becoming a culturally competent coach. US Lacrosse - Western Regional Conference. Las Vegas, NV: US Lacrosse.

Kuklick, C. R., & Gearity, B. (2016). A foucauldian intervention implemented for strength and conditioning coaches. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference. Tampa, FL: North American Society for the Sociology of Sport .

Kuklick, C. R., & Gearity, B. (2015). Reflective practice in a coach education practicum. National Commitee for Accreditation of Coaching Education. National Coaching Conference.

Gearity, B., & Henderson Metzger, L. (2017). Intersectionality, microaggressions, and microaffirmations: Towards a cultural praxis of sport coaching. Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Windsor, Canada: North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.

Awards

Fellow of the National Strength & Conditioning Association, National Strength & Conditioning Association