Staff Spotlight: Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Derek Young

Where did you go to college?

• UMass Boston

What was a memorable college experience for you?

• As a high school drop out just getting in was pretty great

Where did you work before Wentworth?

• Mike Boyle's Strength and Conditioning

What do you enjoy most about working at Wentworth?

• The opportunity to work with the student-athletes

Where is your favorite place in Boston?

• Fenway, both the park and the area during the summertime

What is your favorite movie?

• Pulp Fiction

What is your favorite snack?

• Pizza

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

• Was saving for Thailand before the pandemic

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

• Hopefully one that stands out

What is your favorite show to binge?

• Right now "The Wire" but normally either "The Office" or "Rick & Morty"

If you could choose to have any superpower, what would it be?

• Time travel ($$$)

What was your first concert?

• The Unseen in Harvard Square.

Favorite Book?

• Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink

Favorite Quote?

• "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times". -Bruce Lee

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