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WOICIK
MIKE WOICIK (WOY-sick)
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
Boston College
NFL: 26th Year • Cowboys: 12th Year
The Dallas Cowboys named Mike Woicik the
team’s strength and conditioning coach for the 2011
season. Woicik, now in his second tour with Dallas,
served as the club’s strength and conditioning coach
from 1990-96. Since his first stint with the Cowboys,
Woicik headed up the strength and conditioning program
for the New Orleans Saints (1997-99) followed
by the New England Patriots (2000-10). Woicik now
boasts 35 years of strength and conditioning experience,
including 25 years in the NFL.
The team’s work showed through the strength
and conditioning program headed by Woicik in 2014
with their display of stamina throughout games, particularly
on offense where Dallas led the league in
time of possession with a season average of 32:26.
Woicik and his staff were also responsible with
assisting in the return of injured players from the previous
season, while also continuing to help players
who suffered injuries during the 2014 season to
return to the field as quick as possible.
In 2013 Woicik’s strength and conditioning program
helped reduce the number of season-ending
injuries and games missed from the previous season.
The program also helped to keep the team
fresh in the second half of the season, as the
Cowboys finished with the highest yards-per-carry
average (5.3) in the NFL and the second-most scrimmage
yards-per-attempt (8.4) in games 8-16.
In 2012 Woicik was able to implement his offseason
strength and conditioning program with the
aim of helping rookies adjust to the rigors of the NFL
while working to improve and lengthen playing
careers for veterans.
In his first year back with Dallas, Woicik and the
strength staff were faced with getting players ready
for the season during training camp without having
an offseason of preparation due to the lockout.
Woicik also brings championship experience with
him as he has claimed six Super Bowl
Championships in his 25 NFL seasons - three with
Dallas and three with New England. Woicik’s six
Super Bowl rings are more than any player or head
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coach has earned in NFL history. He has been
named to the Professional Football Strength and
Conditioning Society's Coach of the Year Award four
times (1992, 2004, 2010 and 2014). As a testament
to the success of his strength and conditioning
programs, from November through the end of the
season, Woicik’s teams have posted a 166-83 (.667)
record - including playoffs.
Woicik was named the Patriots strength and conditioning
coach on Feb. 16, 2000 and initiated programs
that have contributed to the success of three
Patriot Super Bowl teams. Under Woicik, the Patriots
were able to sustain lengthy winning streaks during
his tenure, compiling an NFL-record 21-game winning
streak from 2003-04. In 2007 the Patriots
became the first team in the NFL to win 18 consecutive
games in a season.
Prior to New England, Woicik spent three seasons
under head coach Mike Ditka with the Saints.
Woicik began his NFL coaching career in 1990
with the Cowboys and was voted the NFL’s Strength
and Conditioning Coach of the Year in 1992. In seven
seasons with Dallas, the Cowboys claimed 12 playoff
wins, three Super Bowl Championships and garnered
a 39-19 (.672) record through the second half
of the season.
Woicik spent 10 years (1980-89) as the strength
and conditioning coach at Syracuse University.
In his first coaching job, Woicik was the graduate
assistant at Springfield, Mass., College (1978-80)
where he assisted with track and field as well as the
weight room. As a member of his collegiate track
and field team at Boston College, Woicik set a then
school record with a discus throw of 180 feet, five
inches, earned All-East honors and qualified for the
NCAA championships. He also competed in the shot
put and hammer throw.
Woicik was a standout in football and track at
Westwood High School. He earned his Bachelor’s
degree in history from Boston College and Master’s
in physical education from Springfield.
Mike Woicik – Born Sept. 26, 1956, Baltimore, Md. No college or pro football experience. College
coach: Springfield College 1978-80, Syracuse 1980-89. Pro coach: Dallas Cowboys 1990-96, New
Orleans Saints 1997-99, New England Patriots 2000-10, Dallas Cowboys 2011-14.