Name:
Javier García
Current Title:
Assistant Athletic Trainer – Men’s Basketball
Began at FIU:
August 2022
Education:
Florida International University, 2024 Doctorate of Athletic Training
Montclair State University, 2022 Master of Science in Athletic Training
Montclair State University, 2020 Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Concentration: Clinical & Pre-Professional Studies
Certifications/Professional Development:
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
Applied Performance Coach
Advanced Rehab Certification
DBC Biomechanics & Human Movement
American Academy of Manipulative Therapy – Dry Needling 1 & 2
IV Therapy Certification, Clinical Solutions
USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach
Previous Positions/Jobs Held (titles and years):
Florida International University, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer – Track & Field/XC & Indoor Volleyball, 2022-2023
Alkaeme Sports RX, Sports Performance Coach, 2023
Athletic Training Intern, New York Jets, Summer 2022
Adjunct Professor, Exercise Science Department, Montclair State University, 2020-2022
Personal:
A native of North Bergen, New Jersey, Javier grew up a few minutes from New York City and spent most of his life up north before making his move to South Florida. Currently a Doctoral Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at FIU where he is focusing on developing a 501C3 Emerging Nonprofit Organization to enhance social determinants of health by providing health/wellness education and sports performance services to medically underserved youth in South Florida. Garcia was most recently an intern with the NFL’s New York Jets where he was awarded the Ethnic Minority Athletic Training Scholarship. During his time as a graduate assistant at MSU, Javier presented his Capstone Research, "Effects of Concurrent Neuromuscular-Electrical-Stimulation Cueing on Postural Stability During a Non-dominant Single Leg Balance Protocol In Healthy Individuals,” at the 2022 MARC ACSM annual meeting.
