Redlands

Anthony Penalber joins the University of Redlands strength and conditioning staff as an assistant to recently hired Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Connor Truhitte.

Penalber comes from Keiser University in Florida where he was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. At Keiser he evaluated athletes’ performance and designed training programs that were sport specific. He had been at Keiser since September of 2020.

From August 2018 to June 2021, Penalber was an Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology and an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Chaffey College. While at Chaffey he ran the strength and conditioning for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women's cross country, and assisted with their football program. He instructed Body Conditioning, Cardio Fitness for Life, and online courses.

Penalber’s first opportunity as a strength and conditioning coach came as a graduate assistant at his alma mater University of La Verne (ULV) from June 2016 through June 2018 where he graduated with his Master of Science in Leadership and Management. He managed warm-ups for 11 sports, assisted in mobility/flexibility programs, and created curriculum for interns.

As an undergraduate at ULV, Penalber played two seasons of football for the Leopards and was named a team captain, team defensive MVP, and was a member of the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Health and Human Performance in 2016.

Prior to La Verne he played two seasons of football at Chaffey.

Education

• B.S. Kinesiology, Health and Human Performance - 2016
• M.S.  Leadership and Management - 2018

Certifications

• CSCS - National Strength and Conditioning Association
• USAW – Level 1 Sports Performance Coach
• CPR & AED – American Heart Association
• Distance learning - Canvas