Ricky Napper was hired as the Offensive Line and Strength & Conditioning Coach in August of 2023. He steps into this position after most recently serving as a trainer with Planet Fitness, where was responsible for managing members' training, designing workouts, tracking progress, and coordinating and running group workouts. Prior to that, he was also a Youth Skills Sports Coordinator with the Rockford Park District where he worked to coordinate activities for large groups of kids and developed athletic programs for various sports.Â
He also brings some playing experience to the table as well, as a member of the Rockford football team himself, from 2017-2021.Â
Napper graduated in the spring of 2022 from Rockford University with a bachelor of science in Kinesiology. He is currently studying for a masters of Business Administration also at Rockford.Â
