University of Manitoba Athletics

Bisons strength and conditioning

The Bisons strength and conditioning team at UM provide a systematic approach to training designed to maximize the physical talent of all Bisons. The strength and conditioning team oversees all facets of physical preparation including warm-up, cool-down, mobility, strength and power training, conditioning workouts, and speed development. 

The Bisons strength and conditioning team is committed to helping the Bisons improve upon both the physical and mental aspects of sport performance. Click here to learn more about the team. 

Cole Scheller – Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach

Cole Scheller [B.Kin./’15, M.Sc./19’] is the Lead Bison Strength and Conditioning Coach, working to coordinate design and delivery of high-performance training programs to many of the varsity programs on campus.  He also oversees the strength and conditioning component of the Junior Bisons basketball and volleyball programs. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). 

Cole splits his time between the High Performance Training Centre and the Bison Football Weight Room in Princess Auto Stadium, and had a depth of knowledge and breadth of experience that comes from working in a high-performance multi-sport environment.

A former Bison football athlete, Cole understands the importance of a quality training environment for student-athletes and is driven to provide that experience for all current Bisons.

Adam Stevenson – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Adam Stevenson  is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning specialist and has also completed the Precision Nutrition Level 1 coaching certification. He graduated from the University of Regina in 2016 with a Bachelor of Kinesiology, majoring in Human Kinetics, and he obtained a postgraduate diploma in Strength and Conditioning from St. Mary's University, Twickenham in 2023.

As the Assistant Bison Strength and Conditioning Coach, Adam works primarily with the Bisons swimming and track and field teams. Since January 2016, he has also brought his expertise to the Junior Bison Strength & Conditioning programs.

Adam is working to complete the NCCP Weightlifting Introduction certification.


 

Bisons High Performance Training Centres

The High Performance Training Centre, located on the main floor of the Active Living Centre at the Fort Garry campus, is a dedicated strength and conditioning training space for the Bisons basketball, volleyball, hockey, soccer, swimming and track teams.

This world-class training centre contains:

• 12 Olympic platforms
• DHS Olympic bars and bumper plates
• 6 power racks
• 4 sets of dumbbells ranging from 2-54 kg
• Plyoboxes
• Keiser Performance Trainers
• Seated row, lat pull down, glute ham raise, leg press, nordic lower, power runner, leg extension and leg curl machines.
• Three lane 30-metre sprint track.
• Rowing ergometers, elliptical machines, Woodway Curve treadmills, Keiser spin bikes and Wattbikes

    
    

David Asper University of Manitoba Bisons Football Centre

The Bisons Football weightroom is found within the David Asper University of Manitoba Bisons Football Centre in the belly of IG Field, the home to the Bisons and Winnipeg Blue Bombers football teams. The Centre provides Bisons Football with a full service athletic therapy clinic and training centre. 

• The raining facility contains:
• 8 Olympic weightlifting platform
• DHS Olympic bars and bumper plates
• 5 Power racks
• 2 Jammers
• 1 Tredsled
• 2 Smith machines
• 2 sets of dumbbells ranging from 5lb to 200lbs
• Plyoboxes-Keiser functional trainers
• Lat pulldown, seated row and glute ham raise machines

     

Technology

The strength and conditioning staff apply cutting-edge technology to training programs which includes:

• Kistler force plate with isometric mid-thigh pull rig
• Fusion sport timing systems
• Tendo Speed and Power Analyzers
• GPSport GPS
• Polar Team 2 system
• Cloud based athlete data tracking system

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