University of Arizona Athletics

Henry Adelman was named Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Arizona Football program in May 2025. 

Adelman joins the Wildcats after serving as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, managing five programs needs from January 2022 to May of 2025. His previous responsibilities with Cal Poly include Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach from Jan. 2022 to Dec. 2024. He was responsible for year-round athletic development, injury prevention, and mental discipline for the football program.

Prior to Cal Poly, Adelman was Head Football  Strength and Conditioning Coach at Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn., just outside Knoxville. He also volunteered his time with the Tennessee Vols and was a Sport Performance Coach at D1- Knoxville, where he worked with athletes and clients of all sports, ages, and training levels.

Before joining Tennessee, Adelman was a Strength and Conditioning Coaching Assistant at Fresno State. He began his work in Fresno in January 2017 as an intern and was a Graduate Assistant while earning his degree in Education with a specialty in Curriculum and Instruction.

At Fresno State, Adelman worked with football, baseball, wrestling, women’s volleyball, women’s soccer and equestrian. Before his stint in Fresno, Adelman spent one year at Dakota College at Bottineau, a small junior college in North Dakota (2016), where he held the title of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Adelman is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and certified with the American Red Cross and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED.

Adelman was born and raised in Arroyo Grande, Calif., graduating from Arroyo Grande High School in 2012. He earned his undergraduate degree in applied exercise science from Willamette University in 2016 and was a two-year starter at linebacker for the Bearcats' football team, serving as team captain in the 2015 season and earning all-conference honors.

Adelman earned his Masters of Arts at Fresno State University in 2019.