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Drake-Voris

Drake Voris

  • Title
    Strength & Conditioning Coach/Defensive Ends Coach
  • Email
    dvoris@vsu.edu
  • Phone
    804-524-5600
The 2023 season marks Coach Voris' first season on the Virginia State University football staff.

Coach Voris brings over 19 years of quality football experience to the Trojans staff. His previous experiences included oversight in areas of coaching assistance and operational management of teams that led to superior insight and coordination in managing programming conducive to the overall benefit of personal player development.

In 2022, Coach Voris served as the Defensive Line/Strength Coach at Ohio Dominican University. Prior to that, Voris was Defensive Line/Tight Ends/ H-Back/Strength & Conditioning Coach/Video/Social Media Coordinator for the University of Wisconsin-Steven Point from 2019 to 2021. Coach Voris has been a defensive assistant for his alma mater Teays Valley High School and a defensive line/assistant sports performance coach at his alma mater Capital University. 

Voris has also served as the Director of Athletic Performance at Plus Two University, working extensively with NFL, Collegiate, and High School Defensive Lineman with exercise programs and position specific skill development.

Voris played college football at Capital University for four years and completed strength and conditioning internships at The Ohio State University and Denison University, along with a football coaching internship with Capital University.

Coach Voris graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a Master of Science, and Capital University with a degree in Health and Fitness Management with a minor in Coaching. Coach Voris is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the NSCA, a Certified Strength Coach (CSC) with the NCSF, a Certified Specialist in Speed and Explosion (CSS) with the NASE, a Level 1 USAW Certified Coach, and a Level 1 RPR Certified Coach.
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