Former University of South Alabama baseball standout Joey Choron is in his second season overseeing the strength and conditioning program for the men’s basketball team.
Choron, in his fourth season overall at USA, also heads up the strength and conditioning program for baseball and assists with football.
His role includes overseeing all workouts and writing in-season and off-season programs for each team. Choron consults with players to ensure they maintain proper nutrition and body weight.
He also manages the intern schedule and assignments.
Prior to the return to his alma mater, Choron worked at Sportplex of Mobile as an assistant manager. There he managed the membership sales team and the weight room staff, in addition to serving as a personal trainer for young athletes. His role also extended into the sales realm with a focus on increasing memberships.
An accomplished player on the field, Choron set records at both the junior and senior college levels. While at Gulf Coast Community College he tied the school’s home run record as a sophomore and was named to the Florida Junior College All-State Second Team.
He continued his prolific career at South Alabama where he tied the school’s single-season home run record with 21 in 1997 en route to second team all-conference honors. His power numbers carried over into the Sun Belt Tournament, setting new marks for home runs (5) and RBI (12) in a single tournament. He was named Sun Belt Tournament Most Valuable Player and to the 1997 NCAA All-South Region Team in Baton Rouge, where he led the Jaguars to within one game of the College World Series.
Choron parlayed his success into professional contracts with the Chillicothe Paints (1999-00) and the London Werewolves (2001) of the independent Frontier League.
After his playing career concluded, he was hired as an assistant varsity baseball coach at Theodore High School in Theodore, Ala. He served as the Bobcats’ hitting coach and infield instructor.
Choron earned a B.A. in business management from South Alabama in June 2002.
