Nate Brookreson - Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Nate Brookreson joined the Seattle Kraken as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in November of 2020. In his role, Nate will be tasked with developing a strategic process for performance training and monitoring, which will be implemented with the team. Before joining the Kraken, Nate was the Assistant AD of S&C for Olympic Sports at North Carolina State University, where he supervised the Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science delivery for over 500 student-athletes. Before joining NC State, Nate held director roles at the University of Memphis and Eastern Washington University. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Central Washington University, where he was a member of the football team and was included on the 2000-2010 All-Decade Team. He received his Master's degree from Eastern Washington University. He is a certified strength and conditioning coach (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is married to Kelsey and has two boys, Brock and Blaise.

Nate and Kelsey met while in high school, and both attended Central Washington as student-athletes. Both Kelsey's parents and Nate's father live in the state of Washington, as well as all their siblings.