Shawn Michelle Drake
Head Coach
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Shawn Drake was hired as the USA & AAU Jonesboro Jets head
coach in 2007. Prior to taking the head coach position, Coach
Shawn was the assistant coach for the Jonesboro Jets and the
Hattiesburg Hub Fins. She has over 10 years of coaching
experience and was chosen as an assistant coach for the Arkansas
LSC at Central Zones in 1996. Since becoming the head coach,
she has had one swimmer qualify for Zones in USA
swimming. Coach Shawn
is a certified ASCA Level II. She has expertise in
sports fitness training, sports nutrition, injury prevention and
rehabilitation. She holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology
and is a licensed physical therapist in Arkansas. Furthermore,
she is certified as a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning
Association and as an Exercise Specialist by the American College
of Sports Medicine.
Kelli Pruitt
Assistant Coach
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Kelli is currently
an ASU graduate. She has a degree in Public Relations.
She has been coaching and working with the jets for around three
years now. She was a Jets member herself for almost ten years as
well as being a part of the Jonesboro High School team for four
years.
She has experience
as a YMCA lifeguard and swim instructor since 2003 and currently
work as a private swim instrustor,YMCA daycare provider and a
server and bartender at Outback Steakhouse.
Her personal
interests include swimming,photography and creating works of
art. She also enjoy spending time with her friends and
family.
"Mainly, I like to have fun.
Swimming is all about having fun, and I am firm believer that you
should keep swimming as long as you are having fun, but I can say
that it becomes much more fun as you get older and learn more about
the sport, life, and especially more about yourself."
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