Eloi Badia Rovira joined the UAlbany Strength & Conditioning staff in the summer of 2023.
Eloi joins the Great Danes family from Springfield College, where he coached Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Rugby, as well as assisting with Football. He previously interned at Harvard where he worked with Football, Basketball and Olympic Sports. He first coached in the United States at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville where he worked with multiple DI sports. He started his career as Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Olympic Handball in Spain.
Eloi is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), USA Weightlifting coach (USAW), and possesses certifications such as CrossFit Level 1, Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and CPR/AED from the American Red Cross. He graduated from Springfield College with a Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning and possesses a Bachelors in Exercise Science from INEFC Lleida. Eloi is a native of Barcelona and grew up in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain).
