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LEE FIOCCHI

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Lee Fiocchi (FEE-oh-KEY) is in his third seasons as the Angels Head Strength &
Conditioning Coach. Prior to joining the Halos, Fiocchi worked on the University
of Houston's baseball staff as Head Athletic Development Coach (2013-16). He is
also the founder and director of Dynamic Sports Training (DST) in Houston, Texas.
Prior to starting DST, Lee worked and trained under world-renowned
performance specialist Pete Bommarito in Davie, Florida. Lee was the Director of front office
Major League Baseball off-season training, creating immediate success for several MLB players and was
an integral part of the 2007 and 2008 NFL Combine Prep strength program.
Lee has trained 33 MLB players, over 100 NFL players, prepared over 100 players for the NFL combine
and trained the US Olympic Sailing Team during the 2008-2012 Quadrennial.
A native of Hermiston, Oregon, Fiocchi graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2004 with a B.S.
in physical education. Lee is supported by wife, Crystal, and his two girls, Alana and Alexa.
SEAN JOHNSON

Physical Therapist /
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Sean Johnson is in his third season within 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).
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 physiotherapists in treatment of low back pain in Nairobi, Kenya 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 first season with the Angels
as an 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. 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 a 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 (R.D).

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