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SEAN JOHNSON asst . strength & conditioning coach
Sean Johnson is in his fourth season with the Angels as Physical
Therapist and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach . Prior to
joining the Angels, Sean practiced at the University of Southern
California's Physical Therapy Associates faculty practice. Johnson is
a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist and a member of the
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). front office
Johnson spent the first six years of his professional career teaching
within USC's Physical Therapy program. He continues to serve as
a primary mentor with the Orthopaedic Residency Program and
Sports Residency Program for Physical Therapy. He previously taught Musculoskeletal
Examination labs for the Introduction to Clinical Medicine courses for USC's Keck School
of Medicine.
Sean also serves as one of USC's primary instructors within the Division of Biokinesiology
and Physical Therapy’s Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Boot Camp. In 2014 and 2016, Sean
taught as clinic faculty at the Kenya Medical Training College Higher Diploma Program
(sponsored by Richard Jackson, PT, DPT, OCS and Jackson Clinics). He taught lower back
pain treatments in Nairobi, Kenya to physiotherapists working towards their advance
physical therapy diploma .
Johnson is highly involved within the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA)
serving as Director on the California Physical Therapy Association’s Board of Directors.
He received his Clinical Doctorate degree in physical therapy and residency trained in
Orthopedics at USC. He received a Bachelor of Science as well as a Bachelor of Exercise
Science at the University of Sioux Falls where he also played outside linebacker for the
football team.
Sean currently resides in Alhambra, CA and is active in Krav Maga martial arts.

ADAM AUER assistant strength &
conditioning coach
Adam Auer (pronounced like 'hour') enters his second season with
the Angels as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Major
League level. Over the previous five campaigns, he served in the same
capacity in the Club's minor league system. Auer worked with the Salt
Lake Bees (AAA) in 2018 and the Mobile BayBears (AA) for 2017. He
has also spent time in the LAA system in Arkansas (AA) in 2016 and two
years (2014-15) with Burlington (A).
Prior to joining the Angel organization, Auer was a teacher and
coach for five years at the high school and college levels. He was a catcher at Cerro Coso
Community College (CA), and Colorado State University – Pueblo where he completed BS
degrees in Exercise Science & Health Promotion, as well as in Sociology .
A native of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Auer is a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist (CSCS), a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) and earned his
USA Weightlifting Certification (USA-W) during the off-season. He is currently working to
become a Registered Dietician (RD).

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