Taylor Portman is a Sports Performance Coach hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated with his undergraduate degree in exercise science and his master’s degree in sport science with an emphasis on coaching education. He carries his CSCS and RSCC credentials through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Taylor started his career in 2018 as an assistant Strength & Conditioning coach for a variety of our Olympic winter sports ranging from bobsled, skeleton, luge, biathlon, and freestyle skiing. After his time in Lake Placid, Taylor joined the Royals as a Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coach where he worked from 2019 – 2021. He found his home at Grand Canyon University at the end of 2021, where he was primarily with GCU baseball and also trained beach volleyball and cross-country until 2023.
Taylor pivoted from athletics and transitioned to a more clinical setting in 2023 when he joined the Training HAUS/OrthoArizona staff as a Sports Performance Coach. He has been with Training HAUS ever since, working with a variety of injuries and sports. He has a heavy background in sprinting and plyometric training that translates directly to athletic performance.
In his free time, Taylor has picked up country swing dancing and boxing as his primary hobbies and has made his faith a high priority in his life.